i stephen sackur, and _ welcome to hardtalk. i stephen sackur, and today _ welcome to hardtalk.today i am _ welcome to hardtalk. i stephen sackur, and today i am in - welcome to hardtalk. i stephen sackur, and today i am in west l sackur, and today i am in west sussex in the south of england. this land, 25 years ago, was intensively farmed, but today, it is an internationally acclaimed example of re— wildling. that is a form of land management that aims to reverse the degradation of ecosystems and reverse the extinction of species. my guest is isabella tree, the co—owner of this knepp estate. as her passion for re— wildling represent an indulgence or a pathway to a healthier planet? isabella tree, welcome to hardtalk and thank you so much for inviting us to your estate here in sussex.— here in sussex. pleasure. absolute _ here in sussex. pleasure. absolute pleasure - here in sussex. pleasure. absolute pleasure to - here in sussex. pleasure. | absolute pleasure to have here in sussex. pleasure. - absolute pleasure to have you. i'm sorry it's a better weather. it i'm sorry it's a

i'm stephen sackur, and today i'm in brussels, welcome to hardtalk.erparts from latin america. relations between the two haven't been easy of late, not least because of latin american scepticism about european military support for ukraine and its war against russian aggression. my guest today is gabriel boric. he's the president of chile. he's young. he is the architect of a new brand of progressive left politics.

i'm stephen sackur, and today i'm in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur, and today i'm in brussels, where eu leaders are hosting their counterparts from latin america. relations between the two haven't been easy of late, not least because of latin american scepticism about european military support for ukraine and its war against russian aggression. my guest today is gabriel boric. he's the president of chile. he's young. he is the architect of a new brand of progressive left politics. but right now, he's running into big trouble back home. has his political bubble burst? president gabriel boric, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it's an honour to be here with you and on bbc. well, we are delighted to have you as a guest. now, you're here at the eu headquarters for a summit meeting which involves most, if not all, of latin america's leaders. many of those leaders right now are self—described socialists. you also are a leftist, a socialist. but it seems to me there are many ways in which you are somewhat different. would you agre

now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur.gth of the english channel. now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have

now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur.gine swimming at the north pole. or in a tunnel below the antarctic ice. or along the entire length of the english channel. now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have been undertaken by my guest today, lewis pugh. why does he do it? to focus attention on the climate crisis and its impact on our blue planet. his death—defying exploits have won him political access from downing street to the kremlin. but is the response too little, too late? lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it's great to have you on the show. here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, you'll be back in your trunks on another marathon swim — you've just announced you're going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in new york city at the time of the un general assembly. it's a massive undertaking. do these things get easier with experience and with time? mentally easier. physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. because, without being

i'm stephen sackur. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories

i'm stephen sackur.nt has one key asset — durability. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk.

i'm stephen sackur. and today i'm in west sussex in the south of england.laimed example of rewilding. that is a form of land management that aims to reverse the degradation of ecosystems and reverse the extinction of species. my guest is isabella tree, the co—owner of this knepp estate. now, does her passion for rewilding represent an indulgence or a pathway to a healthier planet? isabella tree, welcome to hardtalk and thank you so much for inviting us to your estate here in sussex. pleasure. absolute pleasure to have you. i'm sorry it's not better weather. ah, well, it's actually still, for me, very exciting to be here.

welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.an rights is hard. it requires focused, forensic investigation, impartiality, and no little courage. for six decades, amnesty international has been advocating for prisoners of conscience in the face of state repression. but in recent times, it's both broadened its focus, and faced unprecedented criticism. my guest is agnes callamard, secretary general of amnesty international. is amnesty facing a credibility crisis?

i'm stephen sackur, and today i'm in brussels, below the antarctic ice, along the entire length of theen by my desk today, louis. why does he do it, to focus his attention on the climate crisis and its impact on our blue planet. his death exploits have won him political access from downing street to the kremlin, but is the response to the kremlin, but is the response to little too late?

i'm stephen sackur. today, i'm in pristina, capital of kosovo, which declared

i'm stephen sackur. what is art for?rld around us in a new way, firing up our imagination, revealing new possibilities. that, at any rate, seems to be an ambition of my guest today, one of the world's most innovative artists,

i'm stephen sackur. today, i'm in pristina, capital of kosovo, which declared itself independent some 15 years ago but which is still not recognised by and is locked in a potentially dangerous confrontation with neighbouring serbia. now, kosovo�*s key allies in washington and brussels are telling my guest today, kosovo�*s prime minister, albin kurti, to cool it — and quickly. will he listen? and if he doesn't, could kosovo see a new round of balkan bloodshed? prime minister albin kurti, welcome to hardtalk. welcome to pristina and thank you for having me. well, it's a great pleasure to be in your office. prime minister, how close has kosovo come to seeing a renewal of conflict in the last few months? it has been very heavy because the two extremist terrorist organisations, which are being financed by serbia, and from where they also receive their orders, civil protection and the northern brigade have been very active and first intimidating serbs and serbian candidate, who would like to vote and run in el

i'm stephen sackur. brazil is six months into the post—bolsonaro era.orkers' party leader luiz inacio lula da silva returned to power, promising to end what he called years of devastation of the environment, the economy and social justice. nothing symbolises this new direction better than the appointment of my guest today, anielle franco, as minister of racial equality. now, her sister was a local politician and anti—racism activist murdered five years ago. so, has that personal tragedy given her unstoppable political motivation? anielle franco in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. it's my pleasure to be here, and thanks for the invitation. well, it is great to have you on the show. let me ask you — when president lula offered you this very high—profile position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it's a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies a

i'm stephen sackur. nicolas maduro has one key asset. durability. over the past decade he has overseen a crumbling economy, hyperinflation, widespread hunger and the exodus of a quarter of venezuela's population. yet he is still in power and the opposition�*s big idea, the creation of an alternative government has foundered. next year, there is supposed to be a presidential election. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner among opposition candidates. but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuela's strongman? maria corina machado. welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, it is a pleasure. great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro�*s rule, is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. how come you have now decided to your hat in the ring how come you have now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition, to fight in next year's presidential elections? for years, venezuela's people

i'm stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuela's authoritarian socialist over the past decade, he's overseen a crumbling economy, of venezuela's population — and yet, he is still in power, and the opposition�*s big idea, the creation of an alternative government, has foundered. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner amongst opposition candidates — but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuela's strongman? maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it's a pleasure. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro�*s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you've now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year's presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world the way nicolas maduro has been rigging elections and the turning down, through cont

welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. holding governments to account for their abuses of human rights is hard. it requires focused, forensic investigation, impartiality, and no little courage. for six decades, amnesty international has been advocating for prisoners of conscience in the face of state repression. but in recent times, it's both broadened its focus, and faced unprecedented criticism. my guest is agnes callamard, secretary general of amnesty international. is amnesty facing a credibility crisis? agnes callamard, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. i'm sure you would agree that amnesty�*s international reputation depends upon impartiality, independence, the rigour of your research. how do you think amnesty�*s reputation stands across the world right now? look, based on the various travels i am doing in africa, latin america, asia, our reputation stands very high and firm. people from very remote areas, all the way to political leaders know that they can count on us if it's needed. i was very recently

i'm stephen sackur. the western liberal tradition prizes intellectual freedom, tolerance and the power of reason. from academia to politics, there's supposed to be a shared commitment to fact—finding and good—faith debate. well, that's the theory. what about reality? well, my guest today, peter boghossian, is a philosopher who quit his us university post claiming academia had been corrupted by woke ideology and the grievance culture. he's now a leading figure in an anti—woke movement gaining political traction. but is he stoking a dangerous culture war? peter boghossian, welcome to hardtalk. i think we have to begin with that word �*woke�*. it is so widely used now. i am mindful that its origins in the united states were amongst the black community who insisted, demanded that people should wake up, get woke to injustice. now, that's a positive. you invest the word with a great deal of negativity — why? it's not that i invest the word with a great deal of negativity. it's that it's become a catchword. we

i'm stephen sackur, and today i'm in brussels, where eu leaders are hosting their counterparts from latineast because of latin american scepticism about european military support for ukraine and its war against russian aggression. my guest today is gabriel boric. he's the president of chile. he's young. he is the architect of a new brand of progressive left politics. but right now, he's running into big trouble back home. has his political bubble burst?

i'm stephen sackur.over the past decade, he has overseen a crumbling economy, hyperinflation, widespread hunger and the exodus of a quarter of venezuela's population. next year, there's supposed to be a presidential election.

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