About this season
Amol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our world.
Episodes (19)
1. Sundar Pichai
Aired 12 July 2021 • 57 min
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.
2. Novak Djokovic
Aired 15 February 2022 • 29 min
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.
3. Ian McKellen
Aired 3 March 2022 • 59 min
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.
4. Nile Rodgers
Aired 10 March 2022 • 59 min
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.
5. Sharon White
Aired 17 March 2022 • 59 min
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.
6. Billie Jean King
Aired 22 June 2022 • 59 min
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.
7. Greta Thunberg
Aired 18 October 2022 • 44 min
Amol Rajan talks to 19-year-old Greta Thunberg, the climate activist who has become the voice of a global youth.
8. Bill Gates
Aired 3 February 2023 • 44 min
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.
9. Richard Branson
Aired 4 May 2023 • 44 min
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.
10. Piers Morgan
Aired 11 May 2023 • 45 min
Media figure Piers Morgan answers questions on everything from phone hacking to Meghan Markle.
11. Watergate to Trump
Aired 18 May 2023 • 44 min
Amol Rajan interviews Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists at the heart of the Watergate scandal, about Nixon, Trump and America today.
12. Brian Cox
Aired 25 May 2023 • 44 min
Brian Cox sits down with Amol Rajan to reveal the secrets of Succession and his own incredible life on stage and screen.
13. Ronnie O'Sullivan
Aired 22 November 2023 • 44 min
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.
14. Sheila Hancock
Aired 19 January 2024 • 44 min
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.
15. Tony Blair
Aired 4 September 2024 • 44 min
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.
16. John Major
Aired 18 September 2024 • 44 min
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.
17. Alan Sugar
Aired 20 March 2025 • 44 min
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.
18. Gary Lineker
Aired 22 April 2025 • 46 min
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.
19. Martina Navratilova
Aired 18 June 2025 • 45 min