Amol Rajan Interviews (Season 1)

Sundar Pichai (Episode 1)

Air date: 2021-07-12

Runtime: 57 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 2)

Air date: 2022-02-15

Runtime: 29 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 3)

Air date: 2022-03-03

Runtime: 59 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 4)

Air date: 2022-03-10

Runtime: 59 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 5)

Air date: 2022-03-17

Runtime: 59 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 6)

Air date: 2022-06-22

Runtime: 59 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 7)

Air date: 2022-10-18

Runtime: 44 min

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

Bill Gates (Episode 8)

Air date: 2023-02-03

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 9)

Air date: 2023-05-04

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 10)

Air date: 2023-05-11

Runtime: 45 min

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

Watergate to Trump (Episode 11)

Air date: 2023-05-18

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 12)

Air date: 2023-05-25

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 13)

Air date: 2023-11-22

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 14)

Air date: 2024-01-19

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 15)

Air date: 2024-09-04

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 16)

Air date: 2024-09-18

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 17)

Air date: 2025-03-20

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 18)

Air date: 2025-04-22

Runtime: 46 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 19)

Air date: 2025-06-18

Runtime: 45 min