Amol Rajan Interviews

45min

Documentary

Talk

Amol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our world.

Episodes

Cast

Sundar Pichai

1. Sundar Pichai

57min

12th Jul 2021

In an in-depth interview, the BBC's media editor, Amol Rajan, speaks to Google's CEO Sundar Pichai about a wide range of issues, from the company's hotly debated privacy practices to its pioneering development in AI and quantum computing.

Novak Djokovic

2. Novak Djokovic

29min

15th Feb 2022

In an interview with Amol Rajan, Novak Djokovic opens up about his controversial decision to not have the Covid-19 vaccine and what effect that might have on his career.

Ian McKellen

3. Ian McKellen

59min

3rd Mar 2022

In this probing hour-long interview, Amol Rajan speaks to actor Ian McKellen, one of the most celebrated performers of his generation and someone who has long defied convention and expectation.

Nile Rodgers

4. Nile Rodgers

59min

10th Mar 2022

Amol Rajan speaks to musician Nile Rodgers, discussing his childhood in 1960s New York, setting up Chic with his musical partner Bernard Edwards, and the racism that still troubles America.

Sharon White

5. Sharon White

59min

17th Mar 2022

Amol speaks to Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. They discuss her response to the pandemic, her upbringing and education, and visit the partnership’s main distribution centre.

Billie Jean King

6. Billie Jean King

59min

22nd Jun 2022

A record-breaking tennis player on the court and a boundary-busting social activist off the court, Billie Jean King talks to Amol Rajan about her extraordinary life and career.

Greta Thunberg

7. Greta Thunberg

44min

18th Oct 2022

Amol Rajan talks to 19-year-old Greta Thunberg, the climate activist who has become the voice of a global youth.

Bill Gates

8. Bill Gates

44min

3rd Feb 2023

Amol Rajan visits Kenya, where Bill Gates through his foundation is supporting local farms and hospitals. Gates talks about wealth and recent conspiracies and controversies.

Richard Branson

9. Richard Branson

44min

4th May 2023

The entrepreneur with a rock-star persona, Sir Richard Branson, tells Amol Rajan how he went from 60s hippy to global business icon, reshaping industries and ending up in space.

Piers Morgan

10. Piers Morgan

45min

11th May 2023

Media figure Piers Morgan answers questions on everything from phone hacking to Meghan Markle.

Watergate to Trump

11. Watergate to Trump

44min

18th May 2023

Amol Rajan interviews Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists at the heart of the Watergate scandal, about Nixon, Trump and America today.

Brian Cox

12. Brian Cox

44min

25th May 2023

Brian Cox sits down with Amol Rajan to reveal the secrets of Succession and his own incredible life on stage and screen.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

13. Ronnie O'Sullivan

44min

22nd Nov 2023

Amol Rajan sits down with Ronnie O’Sullivan – widely regarded as the greatest snooker player of all time – to discuss his incredible life both on and away from the table.

Sheila Hancock

14. Sheila Hancock

44min

19th Jan 2024

Amol Rajan sits down with Dame Sheila Hancock – a pioneer of stage and screen who rewrote the rules of comedy, women and the working class.

Tony Blair

15. Tony Blair

44min

4th Sep 2024

As Britain faces huge challenges, Sir Tony Blair sits down with Amol Rajan to share his thoughts on the future of Britain and western democracy.

John Major

16. John Major

44min

18th Sep 2024

Sir John Major sits down with Amol Rajan to share his thoughts on the state of Britain, western democracy and the Conservative Party he led for seven years.

Alan Sugar

17. Alan Sugar

44min

20th Mar 2025

Amol Rajan sits down with Lord Alan Sugar to discuss the future of Britain and explore the incredible past that made him one of the UK’s greatest entrepreneurs.

Gary Lineker

18. Gary Lineker

46min

22nd Apr 2025

After more than 40 years in the spotlight, Gary Lineker sits down with Amol Rajan to reflect on his life, both on the pitch and off it.

Martina Navratilova

19. Martina Navratilova

45min

18th Jun 2025

First air date

12th Jul 2021

Last air date

18th Jun 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Talk Show

Original language

en

Networks