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Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge
Sandra Day O'Connor has died age 93. Re-listen to our 2006 interview
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal
The UK government paints President Kagame in positive hues. What do his opponents think?
06/12/2023 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency
Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of UNRWA, the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians
Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a member of Israel's far-right Religious Zionism party
Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a man widely seen as a contender to be Africa’s first pope
Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise
Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux