| S21E01 | General Sir Richard Barrons, Commander UK Joint Forces Command 2013-16 | January 4, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E02 | Bassma Kodmani, Member of the negotiating team of the Syrian opposition | January 5, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E03 | Jan Kizilhan, Psychologist and Trauma Therapist | January 9, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E04 | Angelina Teny, Sudan People's Liberation Movement In-Opposition | January 10, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E05 | Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations | January 10, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E06 | Theo Padnos - American Journalist Held Captive in Syria, 2012-2014 | January 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E07 | Akram Khan, dancer and choreographer | January 16, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E08 | Dominic Raab MP - Brexit Select Committee, UK | January 17, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E09 | Alexey Navalny, Chairman, Russian Progress Party | January 19, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E10 | Dmitry Peskov | January 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E11 | Ursula von der Leyen, German Defence Minister | January 24, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E12 | Audu Ogbeh, Nigerian Agriculture Minister | January 25, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E13 | Forest Whitaker, Actor | January 26, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E14 | Jens Stoltenberg, Nato Secretary General | January 29, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E15 | Guy Verhofstadt, European Parliament's Chief Brexit Negotiator | February 1, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E16 | Petula Clark, singer and actress | February 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E17 | Vicente Fox - Former Mexico President, 2000-2006 | February 8, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E18 | Myron Ebell, director of Competitive Enterprise Institute | February 9, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E19 | Jens Spahn, Deputy Finance Minister, Germany | February 14, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E20 | John Madden, Film Director | February 15, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E21 | David Walsh - Chief Sports Writer, Sunday Times, UK | February 20, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E22 | Tzipi Livni, Joint leader, Zionist Union, Israel | February 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E23 | Professor Mohammad Marandi, University of Tehran, Iran | February 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E24 | Norma McCorvey, Roe v Wade Abortion Case | February 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E25 | Donald Verrilli, US Solicitor General, 2011-2016 | February 28, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E26 | Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore | March 1, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E27 | Husam Zomlot, Advisor to the President of the Palestinian Authority | March 2, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E28 | Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Former Prime Minister of Ukraine | March 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E29 | Moïse Katumbi - DR Congo Opposition Politician | March 7, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E30 | Joice Mujuru, Vice President of Zimbabwe 2004-2014 | March 13, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E31 | Joshua Wong, secretary general of Demosisto Party, Hong Kong | March 14, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E32 | Bob Graham, Former Senator and Governor of Florida | March 15, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E33 | Vladimir Kara-Murza - Vice-chairman, Open Russia Movement | March 16, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E34 | Walter Mzembi, Minister for Tourism, Zimbabwe | March 20, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E35 | Harriet Harman, Former Labour Minister | March 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E36 | Selin Sayek Böke, Deputy Leader, Turkey's Republican People's Party | March 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E37 | Ben Ferencz, Former Nuremberg Prosecutor | March 28, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E38 | James Mitchell - Interrogator for the CIA, 2002-2009 | March 30, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E39 | Lord Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations (1999-2004) | April 2, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E40 | Sir Ian McKellen, Actor | April 4, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E41 | Anniversary Programme One | April 5, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E42 | Sandro Gozi, Italy's Under-Secretary for European Affairs | April 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E43 | Anniversary Programme Two | April 10, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E44 | Hugh Thompson - Vietnam Helicopter Pilot, My Lai | April 11, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E45 | On the Road in Venezuela | April 13, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E46 | Rima Khalaf - Head of UN ESCWA 2010-2017 | April 17, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E47 | Pascal Bruckner - Philosopher and Writer | April 18, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E48 | Bishop Angaelos - General Bishop, Coptic Orthodox Church UK | April 18, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E49 | Vladimir Chizhov - Russia's Ambassador to the European Union | April 20, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E50 | Niklas Frank - Son of Hans Frank, Governor of Nazi Occupied Poland (1939-45) | December 11, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E51 | Sir Paul Collier, Economist | December 5, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E52 | Mira Markovic, Wife of Slobodan Milosevic | December 5, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E53 | Jamie McGoldrick, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen | December 4, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E54 | Fikile Mbalula, Police Minister of South Africa | November 17, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E55 | Michaela DePrince, Ballerina | November 14, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E56 | Christopher Hill, Former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia | November 8, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E57 | Sylvie Goulard MEP, La Republique en Marche | November 8, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E58 | Charles Flanagan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland | November 2, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E59 | Elif Shafak, Author | October 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E60 | Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol | October 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E61 | Julio Borges, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | October 19, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E62 | Ingrid Betancourt | October 19, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E63 | Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu - Nigerian Minister for Petroleum Resources | May 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E64 | Sir Suma Chakrabarti - President, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development | May 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E65 | Gilles Kepel, French Political Scientist and Arabist | May 24, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E66 | Dean Baquet, Executive Editor of the New York Times | May 29, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E67 | David Shearer, Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E68 | Bernie Sanders, US Politician | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E69 | Nicola Benyahia, Founder of Anti-Radicalisation Counselling Service, Families for Life | April 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E70 | Jake Sullivan: Former Advisor to Hillary Clinton | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E71 | Stephen King, Economist | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E72 | Alexander de Croo, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E73 | Vladimir Yakunin, Former President of Russian Railways | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E74 | Thuli Madonsela: Public Protector, South Africa 2009-2016 | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E75 | Dimitri Papadimitriou: Minister of Economy & Development, Greece | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E76 | Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli Minister of Defence (2013-2016) | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E77 | Joe Lieberman: US Senator for Connecticut (1989-2013) | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E78 | Fatou Bensouda - Prosecutor, International Criminal Court | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E79 | Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai - Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E80 | Naomi Klein, Writer and Activist | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E81 | Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Vice Prime Minister for European Integration, Ukraine | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E82 | Welshman Ncube - President, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-N), Zimbabwe | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E83 | Dustin Lance Black: Screenwriter and Activist | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E84 | Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E85 | Mohammed Fairouz, Composer | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E86 | Omar Saif Ghobash: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E87 | Ghassan Hasbani: Deputy Prime Minister, Lebanon | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E88 | Tewodros Melesse: Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E89 | Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Trump | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E90 | Christian Noyer, Governor of the Bank of France (2003-2015) | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E91 | Ayad Allawi, Vice President of Iraq | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E92 | Witold Waszczykowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E93 | Isaias Medina, Minister Counsellor of Venezuela to the UN, 2015-2017 | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E94 | Mostefa Souag - Director General, Al Jazeera Media Network | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E95 | Pravin Gordhan, Former South African Finance Minister | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E96 | Mikheil Saakashvili - President of Georgia, 2004-2013 | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E97 | On the Road in Eastern Libya | August 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E98 | Daniel Hannan - Conservative, MEP for South East England | August 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E99 | Richard Cohen, President, Southern Poverty Law Center | August 24, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E100 | Kenneth Bae, Former North Korea detainee | August 29, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E101 | Nicky Morgan - Chair of UK Treasury Select Committee | August 31, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E102 | Lindsey Graham - US Senator | September 4, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E103 | Tony Fernandes - Group Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia | September 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E104 | John Negroponte - US Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-2009 | September 8, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E105 | Chrissie Hynde - Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist | September 10, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E106 | Olusegun Obasanjo - President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 | September 11, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E107 | Kgalema Motlanthe - President of South Africa, 2008-2009 | September 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E108 | Howard Jacobson, Writer | September 14, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E109 | Antonio Guterres, Secretary General United Nations | September 18, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E110 | Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary | September 20, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E111 | Orhan Pamuk, Author | September 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E112 | Mario Monti - Prime Minister of Italy, 2011-2013 | September 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E113 | Konstantin Kosachev, Chair, Russian Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee | September 26, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E114 | Khawaja Asif, Foreign Minister, Pakistan | September 27, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E115 | Nathalie Loiseau - Minister for European Affairs, France | October 2, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E116 | Beatrix Von Storch, Deputy Leader, Alternative for Germany Party | October 3, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E117 | Wilko Johnson - Musician | October 9, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E118 | On the Road in France | October 11, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E119 | Masrour Barzani - Intelligence and Security Chief, Kurdistan Regional Government | October 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E120 | Jane Fonda - Actor | October 13, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E121 | Barbet Schroeder - Film Director | October 17, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E122 | Emily Thornberry, Shadow Foreign Secretary, UK | October 19, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E123 | Dan Brown - Author | October 23, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E124 | Joe Arpaio - Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona (1993-2016) | October 25, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E125 | Albie Sachs - Former Judge, South Africa Constitutional Court | BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E126 | Dr. Bernice A. King - CEO, The King Center | October 30, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E127 | Professor Alan Winfield - Bristol Robotics Laboratory | October 31, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E128 | Hakainde Hichilema - Zambian Opposition Leader | November 1, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E129 | Alfred Bosch - Republican Left of Catalonia Party | November 2, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E130 | Ernest Moniz - US Energy Secretary, 2013 - Jan 2017 | November 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E131 | Kathy Griffin - Comedian | November 8, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E132 | David McAllister - Chair, European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee | November 9, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E133 | Jacob Rees Mogg - Conservative Party, UK | November 10, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E134 | Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Journalist | November 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E135 | Extra Time - Rob Andrew - Former Director of Professional Rugby, RFU 2017-11-13 | November 13, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E136 | Extra Time - Wladimir Klitschko - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 2006-2015 2017-11-14 | November 14, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E137 | David Miliband - President and CEO, International Rescue Committee | November 17, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E138 | Ibbo Mandaza - Zimbabwean Academic | November 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E139 | Baz Luhrmann - Director | November 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E140 | Ksenia Sobchak, Russian Presidential Candidate | November 28, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E141 | Jorge Toledo - Secretary of State for the EU, Spain | November 29, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E142 | David Haigh, Former Managing Director of Leeds United | November 30, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E143 | Gene Simmons - Musician and Businessman | December 4, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E144 | Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director Oxfam International | December 5, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E145 | Lemn Sissay, Poet and Playwright | December 6, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E146 | Beatrice Fihn - ICAN Executive Director | December 11, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E147 | Swapan Dasgupta - Upper House, Indian Parliament | December 12, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E148 | Marcus Wareing - Chef and Restaurateur | December 13, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E149 | Ibrahim Ghandour - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sudan | December 18, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E150 | Naftali Bennett, Minister of Education, Israel | December 19, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E151 | Zineb El Rhazoui, Former Charlie Hebdo Journalist | December 21, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  | 
                                                    
                                | S21E152 | Review 2017 season finale | December 22, 2017 BBC News | 30 |  |