04-06-2023, 09:28 AM
(04-06-2023, 06:18 AM)RhysJR Wrote: Granted I'm not an avid viewer, but that does sound to me like the mission statement of Hardtalk. Looking at their webpage, in the last few weeks they have interviewed the likes of the Presidents of the Czech Republic and the Seychelles, Hungary's foreign minister and the opposition leader of South Africa. Admittedly, it's not a list of A-listers, but it appears that programme frequently features longform interviews with people who fit into the above categories and is shown often across the schedule.
When was the last time Hardtalk interviewed a prominent UK MP or UK government minister?
It's predominantly a program for longform interviews with international figures, buried away on iPlayer and late night showings on the news channel.
Aside from Laura K, there's currently no program on the BBC where UK politicians and ministers can be interviewed at depth and held to account.
It'll be interesting to see how this is handled during the election next year, as in previous elections Andrew Neil has done election interviews with the party leaders for the BBC.
Rob Burley has a point in these tweets
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