HARDtalk speaks to Patrick Honohan, governor of Ireland's central bank. Growth has returned, optimism is on the rise, but is it justified?
Source: BBC 2
Carl Bildt - Swedish Foreign Minister
As the European Parliament selects a new set of officials, HARDtalk speaks to one of the EU's most experienced politicians, Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt.
08-07-2014
BBC 2
Professor Susan Greenfield - Neuroscientist
Stephen Sackur speaks to Susan Greenfield, a leader in the study of degenerative brain diseases who believes our 21st-century screen habits could be doing us damage.
23-09-2014
BBC 2
Aubrey De Grey - Chief Science Officer And Co-founder Of The Sens Foundation
Stephen Sackur speaks to a scientist and futurologist who believes that biotechnology will soon be able to eliminate aging in humans. Is his vision inspiring, daft, or dangerous?
24-06-2014
BBC 2
Salva Kiir Mayardit - President Of South Sudan
In Juba, Stephen Sackur talks to the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. A ceasefire has been agreed between his government and rebel forces led by his former deputy.
20-05-2014
BBC 2
Jessye Norman - Opera Singer
HARDtalk speaks to Jessye Norman, acclaimed as one of the greatest singers of her generation. Born in America's segregated south, has her success helped to tear down barriers?
30-09-2014
BBC 2
Makaziwe Mandela - Daughter Of Nelson Mandela
Ahead of the first elections since the death of Nelson Mandela, Zeinab Badawi speaks to Makaziwe Mandela, his eldest child. Does the party Mandela loved, the ANC, deserve to win?
08-05-2014
BBC 2