welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.ay i'm deep in the english countryside to meet a man with a remarkable story, which has earned him admiration and accolades around the world. sir nicholas winton is now 105 years old. when he was just 29, he helped rescue more than 600 mostlyjewish children from nazi persecution in czechoslovakia. now, he hates the label of hero, but his life is proof that an individuals can make an extraordinary difference. so what motivated him? sir nicholas winton, welcome to hardtalk. for most of your long life, your extraordinary story wasn't particularly well—known. but now it is known right around the world. do you like the fact that people now know exactly what you did in 1938 and ‘39? i don't mind the story being told. i'm not so keen on the frills. what do you mean about the frills? well, you know as a journalist, better than i do, what i mean. well, it means you get attention and people want you to tell the story again and again. do you get sick of that? yeah, except that when they tell it a

welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur.rt of our celebration of 20 years of hardtalk, i am joined by an audience here in the heart of westminster to meet a very special guest. the oscar—winning actor, activist and fitness guru, jane fonda. in a career spanning six decades, she has never shied away from speaking her mind. a trait not always welcome in the movie business, where sexism and abusive behaviour are currently in the spotlight as never before. so, how dark is the reality behind hollywood's glitz? applause. jane fonda, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. let me begin by asking you about the arc of your recent career because for a while it looked as though you have pretty much stopped? yes, i had stopped, i had no intention of coming back. i left the business for 15 years, ten of them with ted turner, who needs to have a job when you're with ted turner? it is too interesting, too much going on! and then five years writing my memoir and then i decided i could maybe find joy in acting again. what drew you back? what gave y

i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is a legend in the music business.s written and performed some of the most memorable tracks of the last four decades. nile rodgers co—founded chic, the band which defined the late 70s disco generation. from his own band to his collaborations with everyone from madonna to daft punk, his beat goes on. now he is releasing another chic album. so what makes his sound and his spirit so special? nile rodgers, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. for four decades you have found a way to reach out to every successive generation of music lovers. what is the secret to that success? i am not really sure. 0therwise, every record i put out would be a hit. ijust do what feels natural to me. and i have to admit that when it was earlier in my career, i knew that i wanted to make a living doing music. so when i was younger, it was a little bit more calculated. i was actually trying to make hits. before we get going on your career, i want to talk about your childhood. i have read enough to know there was lots of music in your childhood, a lot

stephen sackur, bbc news, paris. n see stephen's hardtalk special — on the road in france — on the bbc iplayer or across the bbc news channel tomorrow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. tonight we talk live to the first secretary of state. and as rape allegations surface about harvey weinstein, we ask if the code of silence is now shattered for good. join me now on bbc two. that's newsnight with emily. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. european champions portugal will have a tilt on the world cup next year, as they complete the road to russia successfully. the netherlands miss out on a miracle and a second major tournament in a row. and on world mental health day we'll hearfrom olympic gold medallist helen richardon walsh on her battles with depression. good evening, thanks forjoining us at the bbc sport centre. it's been a big evening for world cup qualifiers, as the second half of the teams in europe completed their final group games. and there's goo

now on bbc news in a special episode of hardtalk, stephen sackur speaks to the hollywood icon and activist

now on bbc news in a special episode of hardtalk, stephen sackur speaks to the hollywood icon and activist

i am stephen sackur. france is back. so says this country's new young president emmanuel macron.ady outlined a grand vision for a reformed friends, leading europe on a much too greater integration. my guess today is his minister for europe, it nathalie loiseau. having big visions is one thing. but how does emmanuel macron deliver here in france and in europe? nathalie loiseau, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good morning. your president, emmanuel macron, seems to think he can single—handedly revived the european project. what did he make him feel that way? i think first, he feels a need. there are expectations for more europe, but also a different europe. the challenges —— the challenges that we face of the continent are bigger than what can be addressed by single member states, be it migrations or climate change, terrorism, trade competition... all these challenges you to be addressed at the european level. and there is a high expectation from the citizens to have a more efficient, more active, more dynamic europe. do you think there is a desire from the people of europe for, it

welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. we are all familiar with rock music's living legends. thinkjagger or springsteen. but perhaps more intriguing are rock and roll‘s cult heroes. those artists who have inspired others without getting massive rewards. my guest today, wilko johnson, fits that bill. his raw guitar sound in the band dr feelgood paved the way for punk. he's kept on rocking through cancer, depression, and changing musical tastes. so what keeps him going? wilkojohnson, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i want to start in 2013. when you were diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. i believe the doctors said you had less than a year to live and yet, here you sit with me. how weird is that? it's very weird. in fact, it's stranger now for me to try and look back and imagine, imagine that year i spent expecting... death? death, yes. i think of waking up every morning with that, and i can't... you know, i can't... i mean, i'm back in the world now, so... and yet, one of the striking and for many people, strange things about the way you responded was that you refused c

welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur., the abc employs human beings like me to question the way the world works. for how much longer? —— the bbc employs human beings. as research into artificial intelligence intensifies, is there any sphere of human activity that won't be revolutionised by ai and robotics? my guest today is alan winfield, a world—renowned professor of robot ethics. from driving, to education, to work and warfare, are we unleashing machines which could turn the dark visions of science fiction into science fact? alan winfield, welcome to hardtalk. delighted to be here, stephen. you do have a fascinating title, director of robot ethics, i'm tempted to ask you, what's more important to you, the engineering, robotics or the ethics, being an ethicist? both are equally important. i'm fundamentally an engineer so i bring an engineering perspective to robotics but more than half of my work now is thinking about... i'm kind of a professional warrior now. —— worrier now. would you say the balance has shifted over th

i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is one of the biggest selling fiction writers of all time.rown. his 2003 novel the da vinci code sparked outrage in the vatican, he's just published another epic tale, this time about man's quest for the origins of life. is there still a public appetite for dan brown's high—fibre blockbusters? dan brown, welcome to hardtalk. usually the phrase which follows your name is "best author" but in reviews of your latest novel, origin, the new phrase for you, and novelist of ideas. i like that. i have heard many things, but i like that. i would did it and thought i had not heard about it but it is sort of what you are about. i love to write about the grey area between right and wrong, big ethical questions, will god survive science is what i tackled in origin. in some ways it would seem hard to package that into a genre that maybe you don't like this word but people would regard as thriller. i love the word. i write books i want to read. thrillers are fun to read but i also like to learn so what i try to do and it's an intentional thing is create a b

she sat down with stephen sackur from bbc hardtalk.und out about harvey weinstein‘s behaviour last year and now regrets not speaking out. why don't they talk about it? because he is powerful, because they are scared. who are the women he preyed on, and preys on? young women. most of them were in their 20s when it happened. vulnerable, afraid that if they say or do anything, it will ruin their career. i found out about him about one year ago and i wish that i had spoken out. why didn't you? it didn't happen to me. nonetheless... i did want to expose, i admit i should have been braver. from now on, i will be when i hear such stories. you can watch the full hardtalk interview with jane fonda on monday the 16th of october at 1930 gmt. let's get more now on today's developments in the harvey weinstein investigations from nick bryant in new york. police investigations are now under way on both sides of the atlantic. in new york, the nypd confirming to us this morning that they are conducting a review and in particular looking back at a case

this election he's still determined to prove his reforming instincts, despite the protests, as stephen sackuright, the government has plans to raise the tax on their pensions in order to balance the nation's books. i think this increase of that tax is totally unfair because it's concentrated on one portion of the whole. the sign says, "look out for the teeth of the grey panthers." yeah, you're dangerous? are you angry? parisian pensioners have a reputation for being a little bit grumpy when they see things they don't like, and what they don't like right now is emmanuel macron. emmanuel macron is a young man in a big hurry. he's forced through labour reforms, he plans big cuts in the public sector. the response — protests and strikes, and a dramatic fall in his approval rating. macron knows he's in a fight. the reform agenda has plenty of backers. banker erich bonnet has just moved his business back to paris from london because he's convinced macron can deliver change. it wasn't a very difficult decision. thanks to macron‘s election and a much clearer direction for entrepreneurs in france, the

i'm stephen sackur.united states, the sheriff has always had a special status as the defender of their community, the embodiment of law, justice and the american way. but sheriffs can be politically controversial figures too. none more so than my guest today, joe arpaio, sheriff of maricopa county arizona for 2h years until 2016. a self—styled tough guy, convicted of criminal contempt and controversially pardoned by president donald trump in august. did joe arpaio betray the american values he pledged to uphold? joe arpaio, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thanks for having me. it's great to have you on the show. of course you are not longer wearing the sheriff's badge after nearly a quarter of the century. is it now time for you to acknowledge the mistakes he made while in office? well, you know i'm a big frank sinatra, my way the song, he always says regrets i've had a few. if you talk about mistakes, everyone makes mistakes. by mistakes, everyone makes mistakes. by the way, i want to thank your country

the bbc‘s stephen sackur is in barcelona and has been chairing a debate between the competing sides.he time for propaganda reserve. we are in a real crisis now. —— time for the gander is over. do you believe the time has come for your government, the one you work with and four, to unilaterally declare independence. are you about to declare independence? we have received a mandate from the catalan citizens. all of the catalan citizens... applause . circumstances are very sad. circumstances are dangerous. i am a great admirerof the circumstances are dangerous. i am a great admirer of the catalan people and their history, and the creativity of catalonia. yes, yes. so with the majority of the spanish population. catalan people have a reputation of being cosmopolitan and tolerant. and what we have now is a divided society fractured into two sides. we have attempted plenty of times to open a dialogue and we have confronted a wall. he refuses political dialogue. you can see that full debate on bbc world news from 09:10 gmt. stephen brings together distinguished politicalfigures from across

stephen sackur, bbc news, paris.battle of the sexes — it was the tennis match watched around the world and we'll talk to the legend who took part. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. you are watching bbc news. i am david eades. the lat

this election he's still determined to prove his reforming instincts despite the protests, as stephen sackurernment has plans to raise the tax on their pensions in order to balance the nation's books. i think this increase of that tax is totally unfair because it's concentrated on one portion of the whole. the sign says, "look out for the teeth of the grey panthers." yeah, you're dangerous? are you angry? parisian pensioners have a reputation for being a little bit grumpy when they see things they don't like, and what they don't like right now is emmanuel macron. emmanuel macron is a young man in a big hurry. he's forced through labour reforms, he plans big cuts in the public sector. the response — protests and strikes, and a dramatic fall in his approval rating. macron knows he's in a fight. the reform agenda has plenty of backers. banker erich bonnet has just moved his business back to paris from london because he's convinced macron can deliver change. it wasn't a very difficult decision. thanks to macron's election and a much clearer direction for entrepreneurs in france. the move was, fo

welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. in 17 months‘ time, britain — barring a sensational political u—turn — will be out of the european union, but on what terms? how will post—brexit britain relate to the club it has just quit, and the rest of the world? these are questions that theresa may's government is struggling to answer, but they are no less difficult for the opposition labour party. my guest today is labour's shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry. what would the opposition do about brexit? emily thornberry, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have slammed theresa may and her government for being divided and utterly confused about what they want from brexit, which, of course, raises the question — are you clear about what you and the labour party want from brexit? i mean they are. they're incredibly confused, and they do say a whole lot of contradictory things. will i think they've come forward with a number of red lines, which they're now trying to change, or they're trying to say "we didn't really mean it",

the hardtalk interview between stephen saca and jane fonda and she talked about it extensively, she said to stop calling it a hollywood problem because it isn't. —— sackuris something you said to me this morning, you are in the technology industry and you have experienced this. absolutely, this is a story -- this. absolutely, this is a story -- this is a story about abuse of power. the reckless representation when it comes to women in some sectors and this is rife and over the summer we had several stories in the summer we had several stories in the technology sector, my sector, of investors and very prominent individuals, male figures, admitting they had harassed women. so, it is absolutely everywhere and it's about creating a culture where women feel co mforta ble, creating a culture where women feel comfortable, where they can go into a meeting and we were discussing earlier how eating on our different. they are not in offices, they could be in they are not in offices, they could beina they are not in offices, they could be in a bar or... exactly, in a coffee shop, in a bar, meetings in a social setting. it is no excuse to like that. also there is no

i am stephen sackur. is back" — so says this country's new young president, emmanuel macron. he has a ready outlined a grand vision for a reformed friends,