Dr. Ashraf Ghani

Dr. Ashraf Ghani, who returned to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban

• 26 mins

Lorin Maazel

The world renowned conductor, violinist and composer, talks to the programme

• 25 mins

Sister Jeannine Gramick

The Catholic nun who is an advocate of homosexuality in the Roman Catholic Church

• 26 mins

Romeo Dallaire

Lt Gen Romeo Dallaire, chief of the ill-fated UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda, 1994

• 25 mins

Terje Roed-Larsen

Norwegian diplomat and sociologist Terje Roed-Larsen, working for Middle East peace

• 26 mins

Moshe Ya'alon

Moshe Ya'alon discusses his time as General of the Israeli Defence Force

• 26 mins

Saeb Erekat

Saeb Erekat, the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee

• 25 mins

George Galloway

Carrie Gracie interviews the British politician George Galloway

• 25 mins

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The Somali born Dutch feminist, writer, politician and prominent critic of Islam

• 25 mins

Tim Collins

Former soldier reflects on the now famous speech he gave on the eve of the Iraq War 2003

• 26 mins

Princess Kasune Zulu

Carrie Gracie talks to the Zambian Aids activist, Princess Kasune Zulu

• 25 mins

Mustafa Ceric

The Grand Mufti of Bosnia reflects on the Srebrenica massacre, ten years on

• 26 mins

Naved Akhtar

Journalist and producer, Naved Akhtar, on the radicalisation of young British Muslims

• 25 mins

Gary McKinnon

The British computer hacker who faces being extradited to the US to stand trial

• 25 mins

Carl Djerassi

The Austrian chemist, novelist, and playwright, who sparked a sexual revolution

• 26 mins

Peter Singer

An interview with Peter Singer, considered to be the most controversial philosopher alive

• 26 mins

Steven Levitt

Steven Levitt, a prominent American economist, best known for his work on crime

• 26 mins

Edwin Cameron

The first senior South African official to state publicly that he was living with HIV/Aids

• 25 mins

Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong, former nun and author of the highly successful A History of God

• 26 mins

Gilberto Gil

Brazilian singer, guitarist, songwriter, activist and Minister of Culture

• 25 mins

Ronald Wright

Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress, on the end of our civilisation

• 25 mins

Joel Bakan

Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

• 25 mins

Daniel Barenboim

Interview with one of the world's greatest pianists and conductors, Daniel Barenboim

• 25 mins

Ian Pearson

What will our world look like years from now? Futurist Ian Pearson discusses

• 25 mins

Scott Ritter

Interview with former American marine and weapons inspector in Iraq, Scott Ritter

• 25 mins

Alice Walker

Interview with the acclaimed author Alice Walker

• 25 mins

Abdul-Haq al-Ani

Abdul-Haq al-Ani, a London-based attorney who is one of Saddam Hussein's lawyers

• 25 mins

James Yee

The American army officer describes his time as a Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay prison

• 26 mins

Robert Putnam

Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, talks about the ideas behind his book, Bowling Alone

• 25 mins

Victor Batarseh

An interview with the Mayor of the ancient city of Bethlehem, Dr Victor Batarseh

• 25 mins