HARDtalk (1997)

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Directors

Lorna Dickinson
Lorna Dickinson
• 1998
Ann McGuire
Ann McGuire
• 1998
James Waddell
James Waddell
• 2012–2017
Richard Murrell
Richard Murrell
• 1998
Stuart Earl
Stuart Earl
• 2016
Ian O'Reilly
Ian O'Reilly
• 2017
Simon Stanton-Sharma
Simon Stanton-Sharma
• 2021

Writer

Stephen Sackur
Stephen Sackur
• 2017

Cast

Tim Sebastian
Tim Sebastian
Self - Host
/Self
/...
• 1997–2014
Stephen Sackur
Stephen Sackur
Self - Host
/Self - Presenter
/...
• 2005–2024
Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi
Self - Host
/Self
/...
• 2009–2017
Sarah Montague
Sarah Montague
Self - Presenter
/Self - Host
/...
• 2001–2011
Rob Bonnet
Rob Bonnet
Self - Host
• 2001
Jonathan Dimbleby
Jonathan Dimbleby
Self - Host
• 2009
Allan Little
Allan Little
Self - Presenter
• 2007
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel
Self - Guest Presenter
• 2003–2005
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Self
• 2003–2010
John Howard
John Howard
Self
/Self - Prime Minister of Australia 1996-2007
• 2009
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Self
• 1999–2004
Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown
Self
• 1999–2003
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self
• 1999
Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle
Self
• 2000–2004
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Self
• 2002–2009
Alan Duncan
Alan Duncan
Self
• 2002–2003
Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler
Self
/Self - Host
• 2003–2013
Freshta Raper
Freshta Raper
Self
• 2003–2007
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth
Self
• 2003
Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart
Self
• 2007–2015
Ron Noble
Ron Noble
Self
• 2007
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
• 2009
Tim Franks
Tim Franks
Self - Host
• 2011–2012
Ute Lemper
Ute Lemper
Self
• 1997
George Alagiah
George Alagiah
Self - Presenter
• 1997
Carrie Gracie
Carrie Gracie
Self - Host
• 2009
Shaun Ley
Shaun Ley
Self - Host
• 2016
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Self
• 1997
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Self
• 1998
David Irving
David Irving
Self
• 2000
Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin
Self
• 2001
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva
Self
• 2006
Keith Mann
Keith Mann
Self - Former Animal Liberation Front activist
• 2007
Ian Blair
Ian Blair
Self
• 2009
Lynton Crosby
Lynton Crosby
Self - Political Strategist
• 2012
Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi
Self
• 2014
Joe Hockey
Joe Hockey
Self - Treasurer, Australia
• 2014
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Self
• 2015
Derek Hatton
Derek Hatton
Self - Former Labour Politician, UK
• 2016
Mia Khalifa
Mia Khalifa
Self
• 2019
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Self
• 1997
King Hussein
King Hussein
Self
• 1997
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Self
• 1997
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Self
• 1998
Michael Flatley
Michael Flatley
Self
• 1998
John Peel
John Peel
Self
• 1998
Nisha Pillai
Nisha Pillai
Self - Host
• 1998
George Mitchell
George Mitchell
Self
• 1998
Donald MacCormick
Donald MacCormick
Self - Host
• 1998
Abbas Al-Janabi
Abbas Al-Janabi
Self
• 1998
Plato Cacheris
Plato Cacheris
Self
• 1998
R. Parsons
R. Parsons
Interviewer ( Himself)
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Self
• 1999
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Self
• 1999
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Self
• 1999
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
Self
• 1999
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
Self
• 1999
Griff Rhys Jones
Griff Rhys Jones
Self
• 1999
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
Self
• 1999
Ike Turner
Ike Turner
Self
• 1999
Helmut Kohl
Helmut Kohl
Self
• 1999
John Fashanu
John Fashanu
Self
• 1999
Edward Heath
Edward Heath
Self
• 1999
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard
Self
• 1999
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
Self
• 1999
Javier Solana
Javier Solana
Self
• 1999
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour
Self
• 1999
Shaun Pollock
Shaun Pollock
Self
• 1999
Margaret Cook
Margaret Cook
Self
• 1999
David Shayler
David Shayler
Self
• 1999
Gerry Robinson
Gerry Robinson
Self
• 1999
U Kyaw Win
U Kyaw Win
Self
• 1999
Sartaj Aziz
Sartaj Aziz
Self
• 1999
Mark Chavanduka
Mark Chavanduka
Self
• 1999
Olara A. Otunnu
Olara A. Otunnu
Self
• 1999
Mushahid Hussain
Mushahid Hussain
Self
• 1999
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self
• 2000
Tina Sinatra
Tina Sinatra
Self
• 2000
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self
• 2000
Mo Mowlam
Mo Mowlam
Self
• 2000
David Jessel
David Jessel
Self - Host
• 2000
Harvey Goldsmith
Harvey Goldsmith
Self
• 2000
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Self
• 2000
Kathy Olds
Kathy Olds
Self
• 2000
Rajesh Pilot
Rajesh Pilot
Self
• 2000
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Self
• 2001
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden
Self
• 2001
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Self
• 2001
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Self
• 2001
Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Self
• 2001
John Major
John Major
Self
• 2001
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
Self
• 2001
Simon Napier-Bell
Simon Napier-Bell
Self
• 2001
Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick
Self
• 2001
Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter
Self
• 2001
Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa
Self
• 2001
Lyse Doucet
Lyse Doucet
Self - Host
• 2001
Ellen MacArthur
Ellen MacArthur
Self
• 2001
Tokyo Sexwale
Tokyo Sexwale
Self
• 2001
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Self
• 2001
Albie Sachs
Albie Sachs
Self
• 2001
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Self
• 2001
Arnaud Montebourg
Arnaud Montebourg
Self
• 2001
Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson
Self
• 2001
Patrick Lekota
Patrick Lekota
Self
• 2001
Farouk Al-Sharaa
Farouk Al-Sharaa
Self
• 2001
Billy Hutchinson
Billy Hutchinson
Self
• 2001
Wolfgang Petritsch
Wolfgang Petritsch
Self
• 2001
Rafiq Hariri
Rafiq Hariri
Self
• 2001
Patricia de Lille
Patricia de Lille
Self
• 2001
Craig Williamson
Craig Williamson
Self
• 2001
Han Seung-soo
Han Seung-soo
Self
• 2001
Ayanda Ntsaluba
Ayanda Ntsaluba
Self
• 2001
Eoin O'Broin
Eoin O'Broin
Self
• 2001
Simba Makoni
Simba Makoni
Self
• 2002
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Self
• 2003
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Self
• 2003
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Self
• 2003
Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
Self - Guest
• 2003
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Self
• 2003
George Michael
George Michael
Self
• 2003
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
Self
• 2003
Charles Ingram
Charles Ingram
Self
• 2003
Tony Benn
Tony Benn
Self
• 2003
Diana Ingram
Diana Ingram
Self
• 2003
Sergio Vieira de Mello
Sergio Vieira de Mello
Self
• 2003
Danielle Pletka
Danielle Pletka
Self
• 2003
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Self
• 2004
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Self
• 2004
Robert Kilroy-Silk
Robert Kilroy-Silk
Self
• 2004
Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson
Self
• 2004
Charles Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
Self
• 2004
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara
Self
• 2005
Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner
Self
• 2005
Chris Patten
Chris Patten
Self
• 2005
David Lammy
David Lammy
Self
• 2005
Clare Short
Clare Short
Self
• 2005
Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson
Self
• 2005
Malcolm Wicks
Malcolm Wicks
Self
• 2005
Khurshid M. Kasuri
Khurshid M. Kasuri
Self
• 2005
Barbara Stocking
Barbara Stocking
Self
• 2005
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein
Self
• 2006
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Self
• 2006
Tyrone Brooks
Tyrone Brooks
Self
• 2006
Ahmed Abu Laban
Ahmed Abu Laban
Self
• 2006
Flemming Rose
Flemming Rose
Self
• 2006
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Self
• 2007
Emily Maitlis
Emily Maitlis
Self - Presenter
• 2007
Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
Self
• 2007
Helen Zille
Helen Zille
Self
• 2007
Carne Ross
Carne Ross
Self
• 2007
Tareq Al-Hashemi
Tareq Al-Hashemi
Self
• 2007
Victor Adebowale
Victor Adebowale
Self
• 2007
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Self
• 2007
Amre Moussa
Amre Moussa
Self
• 2007
Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor
Self
• 2007
Martha Karua
Martha Karua
Self
• 2007
Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett
Self
• 2007
Yelena Tregubova
Yelena Tregubova
Self
• 2007
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Self
• 2008
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Self
• 2009
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Self
• 2009
Tom Hooper
Tom Hooper
Self
• 2009
Peter Hall
Peter Hall
Self
• 2009
Goldie
Goldie
Self
• 2009
Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Self
• 2009
Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre
Self
• 2009
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Self
• 2009
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Self
• 2009
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart
Self
• 2009
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Self
• 2009
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Self
• 2009
Latif Yahia
Latif Yahia
Latif Yahia Himself
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Self
• 2009
John Prescott
John Prescott
Self
• 2009
Michael Mansfield
Michael Mansfield
Self
• 2009
Fergus Anckorn
Fergus Anckorn
Self
• 2009
James Lovelock
James Lovelock
Self
• 2009
Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind
Self
• 2009
Colin Davis
Colin Davis
Self
• 2009
Gulam Noon
Gulam Noon
Self
• 2009
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self
• 2011
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Self
• 2011
Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Self
• 2011
Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb
Self
• 2011
Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Self
• 2011
Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers
Self
• 2011
Steve Keen
Steve Keen
Self
• 2011
Robert King
Robert King
Self
• 2011
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Self
• 2012
James Cracknell
James Cracknell
Self
• 2012
Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor
Self
• 2012
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
Self
• 2013
Haifaa Al-Mansour
Haifaa Al-Mansour
Self
• 2013
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller
Self
• 2013
Rebecca Gomperts
Rebecca Gomperts
Self
• 2013
David Bailey
David Bailey
Self
• 2014
Chris Packham
Chris Packham
Self
• 2014
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Self
• 2014
Paul Gambaccini
Paul Gambaccini
Self
• 2015
Yair Lapid
Yair Lapid
Self
• 2015
Sayeeda Warsi
Sayeeda Warsi
Self
• 2015
Moazzam Begg
Moazzam Begg
Self
• 2015
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Self
• 2015
Yehuda Glick
Yehuda Glick
Self
• 2015
Tef Poe
Tef Poe
Self
• 2015
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Self
• 2016
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah
Self
• 2016
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Self
• 2016
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell
Self
• 2016
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Self
• 2016
John Kiriakou
John Kiriakou
Self
• 2016
Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Dolezal
Self
• 2016
Dick Pound
Dick Pound
Self
• 2016
Nimko Ali
Nimko Ali
Self - Founder, Daughters of Eve
• 2016
Binali Yildirim
Binali Yildirim
Self
• 2016
Fuambai Ahmadu
Fuambai Ahmadu
Self - Co-Founder, African Women Are Free to Choose
• 2016
Shahbaz Taseer
Shahbaz Taseer
Self
• 2016
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Self
• 2017
Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin
Self
• 2017
Dan Brown
Dan Brown
Self
• 2017
Peter Szijjarto
Peter Szijjarto
Self
• 2017
Ayad Allawi
Ayad Allawi
Self
• 2017
Witold Waszczykowski
Witold Waszczykowski
Self
• 2017
Christian Noyer
Christian Noyer
Self
• 2017
Isaias Medina
Isaias Medina
Self
• 2017
Mahira Khan
Mahira Khan
Self
• 2018
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Self
• 2021
Michael Holding
Michael Holding
Self
• 2021
Ron Dennis
Ron Dennis
Self - former, McLaren CEO
• 2024
Vicky Beeching
Vicky Beeching
Self - Christian Pop Star
James Rubin
James Rubin
Self - Interviewer

Producers

Ann McGuire
Ann McGuire
series producer / series producer (series editor) / series editor / producer
• 1997–2014
Linda Sills
Linda Sills
producer / programme producer
• 1997–2000
Julie Salt
Julie Salt
producer
• 1999–2001
Lorna Dickinson
Lorna Dickinson
producer
• 1998
Nick Blakemore
Nick Blakemore
producer
• 2001–2010
Bridget Osborne
Bridget Osborne
producer
• 2001
Dawn Gifford Engle
Dawn Gifford Engle
producer / associate producer
• 2006
Ivan Suvanjieff
Ivan Suvanjieff
producer / associate producer
• 2006
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams
producer
• 2001–2002
Nik Sindle
Nik Sindle
producer
• 2016–2017
Simon Hancock
Simon Hancock
producer
• 2002
David Jamieson
David Jamieson
producer
• 2002
Tama Muru
Tama Muru
producer
• 2013–2021
Carey Clark
Carey Clark
series editor
• 1997
Lisa MacHale
Lisa MacHale
series producer
• 1997
Aileen Gram Moreno
Aileen Gram Moreno
executive producer
• 1997
Jenny Stimpson
Jenny Stimpson
programme producer
• 1997
Tim Awford
Tim Awford
producer
• 2001
Sian Griffiths
Sian Griffiths
producer
• 2001
Lucy Hockings
Lucy Hockings
producer
• 2001
Ali Willis
Ali Willis
producer
• 2001
Tom Gillett
Tom Gillett
producer
• 2012
Deborah Hawkes
Deborah Hawkes
producer
• 2014
Susan Gill
Susan Gill
producer
• 2016
Ian O'Reilly
Ian O'Reilly
producer
• 2017
Holly Topham
Holly Topham
producer
• 2017
John Greenwood
John Greenwood
producer

Editors

Carey Clark
Carey Clark
• 2001–2017
Caroline Howie
Caroline Howie
• 1999–2001
Ann McGuire
Ann McGuire
• 1997–1998
Penny Berry
Penny Berry
• 2001
David Neal
David Neal
• 2002
Stephen Beard
Stephen Beard
• 2017
Lisa Baxter
Lisa Baxter
• 2021

Sound Department

David Quinn
David Quinn
sound
• 1997
Robert Poss
Robert Poss
sound
• 1998
David Bartley
David Bartley
sound
• 2012
Richard Reed
Richard Reed
sound
• 2013
Olly Sindle
Olly Sindle
sound
• 2017
Rob Jones
Rob Jones
sound
• 2021

Camera and Electrical Department

Ant Leake
Ant Leake
camera operator / director of photography
• 2013–2017
Bramwell Styles
Bramwell Styles
camera operator
• 2014–2015
Stephen Broadhurst
Stephen Broadhurst
camera operator
• 1997
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
camera operator
• 1997
Leslie Hankey
Leslie Hankey
camera operator
• 1998
Amir Qureshi
Amir Qureshi
camera operator
• 1998
Izzy Einsidler
Izzy Einsidler
lighting director
• 2007
Matt Brayshaw
Matt Brayshaw
camera operator
• 2012
Tony James
Tony James
camera operator
• 2012
Jeremy Tod
Jeremy Tod
camera operator
• 2012

Editorial Department

Lisa Baxter
Lisa Baxter
assistant editor / deputy editor
• 2012–2017
Carel Nell
Carel Nell
picture editor / v.t. editor / tape editor
• 2001–2002
Mads Nybo Jørgensen
Mads Nybo Jørgensen
picture editor / v.t. editor
• 2001
Gregers Skibstead
Gregers Skibstead
tape editor
• 2001
Frik Reinecke
Frik Reinecke
picture editor
• 2013–2017
Lester Thompson
Lester Thompson
picture editor
• 1997
Genevieve Tester
Genevieve Tester
v.t. editor
• 2001
David Neal
David Neal
picture editor
• 2002
Jonathan Ayres
Jonathan Ayres
vision mixer
• 2012

Additional Crew

Lawrie Douglas
Lawrie Douglas
researcher
• 1998
Peter Beaven
Peter Beaven
floor manager
• 2012
Stephanie Godfrey
Stephanie Godfrey
technical manager
• 2012
Amelia Fearon
Amelia Fearon
floor manager
• 2016
Nikki Marks
Nikki Marks
floor manager
• 2016
Roger Webster
Roger Webster
technical coordinator
• 2016
Ahmed Arbi
Ahmed Arbi
translator
• 2017
Gaelle Legroux
Gaelle Legroux
researcher
• 2017
Julie Halliday
Julie Halliday
floor manager
• 2021

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