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Season 2021

  • S2021E01 Sundar Pichai

    • July 12, 2021
    • BBC Two

    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.

Season 2022

  • S2022E01 Novak Djokovic

    • February 15, 2022
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S2022E02 Ian McKellen

    • March 3, 2022
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2022E03 Nile Rodgers

    • March 10, 2022
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2022E04 Sharon White

    • March 17, 2022
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2022E05 Billie Jean King

    • June 22, 2022
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2022E06 Greta Thunberg

    • October 18, 2022
    • BBC Two

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

Season 2023

  • S2023E01 Bill Gates

    • February 3, 2023
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2023E02 Richard Branson

    • May 4, 2023
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2023E03 Piers Morgan

    • May 11, 2023
    • BBC Two

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

  • S2023E04 Watergate to Trump

    • May 18, 2023
    • BBC Two

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

  • S2023E05 Brian Cox

    • May 25, 2023
    • BBC Two

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

  • S2023E06 Ronnie O'Sullivan

    • November 22, 2023
    • BBC Two

    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.

Season 2024

  • S2024E01 Sheila Hancock

    • January 19, 2024
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2024E02 Tony Blair

    • September 4, 2024
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S2024E03 John Major

    • September 18, 2024
    • BBC Two

    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.

Season 2025

  • S2025E01 Alan Sugar

    • March 20, 2025
    • BBC Two

    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.