HARDtalk

Synopsis

HARDtalk is a BBC television and radio programme which was broadcast on the British and international feeds of the BBC News channel, and on the BBC World Service, from 31 March 1997 to 28 March 2025. Broadcast times and days varied, depending on broadcasting platform and geographic location. HARDtalk was also available on BBC iPlayer in the UK only and as a podcast via BBC Sounds. On 15 October 2024, the BBC announced that as part of a series of cuts to its news department, HARDtalk would no longer be broadcast, along with the tech review show Click. Host Stephen Sackur said the news was "depressing" [for the future of in-depth interviews that] "hold to account those who all too often avoid accountability in their own countries". The programme aired its final episode on television on 26 March 2025 while its last radio episode was aired two days later on 28 March. The radio version was succeeded by a similar programme titled The Interview.

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Details

Type

TV series

Release date

March 31, 1997

Genres

talk show

Created by

BBC News

Countries

United Kingdom