Showing posts with label Stephen Sackur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephen Sackur. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Maria Ressa, Journalist and CEO of Rappler – BBC HARDtalk


No world leader better epitomises the strong man style of political leadership than President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. One hallmark of his rule? A visceral dislike of scrutiny from the independent media. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to journalist Maria Ressa who founded the Rappler news website and has just been convicted of cyber-libel in a case that has raised worldwide concern. Is press freedom being strangled by populist politics?

Saturday, May 09, 2020

Coronavirus: Yuval Noah Harari, Philosopher and Historian, on the Legacy of Covid-19 – BBC HARDtalk


The coronavirus pandemic has presented humanity with an almighty shock. Our evermore interconnected and technologically advanced societies are now in lockdown and we are fearful for our health and economic futures thanks to an invisible virus. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the Israeli historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari. What 21st century lesson can we draw from the spread of Covid-19?

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court – BBC HARDtalk


In July 2019, HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur spoke to Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court. Her role was brought into the spotlight this week when she delivered the verdict of 11 Supreme Court judges which ruled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament was unlawful.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

BBC HARDtalk | Alan Duncan MP | October 24, 2018


Turkey's President Erdogan says the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a savage crime meticulously planned in Riyadh. He wants all those responsible to stand trial in Turkey. As the pressure on the house of Saud mounts, will the kingdom's partners in the West take punitive action? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Duncan, Minister of State in the UK Foreign Office. Has the time come for Britain to stop lucrative arms exports to Saudi Arabia?

Sunday, February 26, 2017

HARDtalk: Vicente Fox on Donald Trump and the Mexico Wall


Stephen Sackur speaks to former Mexico president Vicente Fox, whose strongly worded Twitter responses to Donald Trump have caused a storm on social media. The new US president has wasted little time delivering on his signature campaign promises. He has already ordered the construction of the contentious wall along the US-Mexican border. The US congress will fund it but, ultimately, Mr Trump says, Mexico must pay for it. Can Mexico afford to provoke the new US administration?

Thursday, February 09, 2017

"I Hope American People Will Wake Up" – Ex Mexico President Vicente Fox - BBC News


Former Mexico president Vicente Fox, speaking on BBC HARDtalk, tells US President Donald Trump "we are not paying for that stupid wall".

Saturday, February 04, 2017

European Parliament’s Chief Brexit Negotiator - Guy Verhofstadt


HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Belgium's former Prime Minister and current MEP Guy Verhofstadt, an EU politician who'll be at the heart of the complex negotiations over a Brexit deal.

Listen to this here

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Geert Wilders on BBC’s Hardtalk with Stephen Sackur

Geert Wilders speaking on BBC Hardtalk in August 2008.



Wednesday, May 13, 2009