Simon Cheng: 'We need to fight for democracy in Hong Kong and China'

Simon Cheng was detained in China while working for the UK's Hong Kong consulate

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Epidemiologist Ian Lipkin: Are we getting the pandemic response right?

A world-renowned epidemiologist analyses the international response to Covid-19

• 23 mins

Arancha Gonzalez: Why isn't the world working together?

How much damage has the pandemic done to international collaboration?

• 23 mins

Jim McGovern: Can Biden unite the left?

We speak to leftist Congressman Jim McGovern and ask if Biden can unite the Democrats

• 23 mins

Chile Eboe-Osuji: Can the International Criminal Court achieve its goals?

How will the institution cope in the face of hostility from President Trump?

• 23 mins

André Leon Talley: Race, fashion and Vogue

The former creative director at US Vogue looks back at his years in the fashion industry

• 23 mins

Maria Ressa: Is the press under attack in the Philippines?

We speak to Maria Ressa, the journalist just convicted of cyber-libel

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Armando Iannucci: Is this a bad time to be funny?

Can the creator of Veep find humour amid the world's crises?

• 23 mins

Kathy Sullivan: Exploring space and the Mariana Trench

A former astronaut talks about exploring the deepest point under the ocean

• 23 mins

Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot & Russian protest

What, if anything, can stir Russians to rebel?

• 23 mins

Ronny Tong: Has China killed Hong Kong's special status?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a member of Hong Kong's Executive Council

• 23 mins

Danny Danon: What will Israel do in the West Bank?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel's outgoing ambassador to the UN

• 23 mins

Jane Goodall: A life with chimpanzees

Can chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?

• 23 mins

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law

Nathan Law was a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and a pro-democracy activist

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Husam Zomlot: How could Palestine respond to annexation?

We speak to the Palestinian ambassador in London

• 23 mins

Adam Goodes: How racism drove him from Australian Rules football

What lessons can the world learn from an Aboriginal sports star's experience?

• 23 mins

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 'No-one will be safe until everyone is safe'

Stephen Sackur speaks to the chair of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

• 23 mins

Gloria Allred: Epstein victim lawyer

We speak to veteran women's rights lawyer Gloria Allred

• 23 mins

Angus Deaton: The cost of the 'deaths of despair'

He won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2015. His new work looks at 'deaths of despair'

• 23 mins

Leader of Ireland's Sinn Fein party Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Fein won the most votes at Ireland's election last February. Is it still as popular?

• 23 mins

Sir Jeremy Farrar: 'I do believe there will be a vaccine' in 2020 and 2021

Sir Jeremy Farrar is a scientific advisor to the UK government

• 23 mins

Vanessa Neumann: Did Venezuela's opposition miss their chance?

Is support waning for Venezuela's opposition?

• 22 mins

07/08/2020 GMT

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

• 23 mins

Chris Packham: 'Finding the good in the bad' of Covid-19

Naturalist Chris Packham says new sustainable economies can emerge after Covid-19

• 23 mins

Raoul Nehme: Can Lebanon be saved from collapse?

We speak to Lebanon's economy minister following the resignation of the entire government

• 23 mins

Nikol Pashinyan: Peace for Armenia and Azerbaijan?

We speak to the Armenian Prime Minister about their conflict with Azerbaijan.

• 23 mins

Wu'er Kaixi: China's crackdown on Uighur dissent

We speak to Wu'er Kaixi, a Chinese political dissident in exile since Tiananmen

• 23 mins

Abdalla Hamdok: Exclusive interview with Sudan's Prime Minister

Has the euphoria that followed last year's revolution given way to harsh realities?

• 23 mins

Kishore Mahbubani: Has Covid-19 weakened the West?

A former Singaporean diplomat says the pandemic has shifted the global balance of power

• 23 mins

Katie Hill: When a politician's nude photos are leaked

What does a former Congresswoman's case tell us about sexism and modern politics?

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