Podcast Episodes

Pete Townshend from The Who: Farewell tour doesn’t mean the end

John Wilson speaks to Pete Townshend, songwriter and guitarist of British rock band The Who about the band’s farewell tour of the US.

Through his powe…

9 months, 1 week ago

Eliot Higgins: Algorithms don’t drive the truth

Algorithms don’t drive the truth

Amol Rajan speaks to Eliot Higgins, founder of the open-source investigative organisation Bellingcat, as the world gr…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Giuseppe Lavazza: Coffee is a big responsibility

Coffee is a big responsibility

Julia Caesar speaks to Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of coffee giant Lavazza, about the multiple challenges facing the ind…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Captain Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander.

Captain Jim Lovell, commander of the doomed Apollo 13 space mission to the Moon. Jim, who died this month at the age of 97, tells how he helped guid…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ajay Banga: world must focus on creating jobs

World must focus on creating jobs

Rahul Tandon speaks to Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank.

Born in India in 1959, Mr. Banga’s career in business…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite Holdings: we have a purpose to help people survive

Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of South Africa’s largest supermarket group Shoprite Holdings, is interviewed by Jewel Kiriungi, BBC Africa Business Correspo…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

John Denton: Uncertainty is harming business

Suranjana Tewari speaks to John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), about the impact of global tariffs. Based…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Petr Pavel: “Russia cannot stand economic pressure”

“Russia cannot stand economic pressure”

Maria Jevstafjeva speaks to Czech President, Petr Pavel about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mr.…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry: We face a special challenge in America

We face a special challenge in America.

James Naughtie speaks to veteran US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics and his long ca…

10 months ago

Sergei Tikhanovsky: Belarus will be free

Sarah Rainsford speaks to Belarussian opposition activist Sergei Tikhanovsky about his imprisonment after challenging the country’s authoritarian lea…

10 months ago