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  1. Seamus Heaney - Poet

    Gavin Esler talks to Irish poet Seamus Heaney, from May 2006.

  2. Patrick Swayze

    A 2006 interview in which Gavin Esler talks to Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze.

  3. Model Marie Helvin

    Gavin Esler talks to Marie Helvin, one of the most photographed faces of the '70s and '80s

  4. Singer Robin Gibb

    Robin Gibb talks about the loss of his brother and why the Bee Gees are popular today.

  5. Classical musician Amjad Ali Khan

    An interview with Amjad Ali Khan, one of India's best-known classical musicians.

  6. Singer Deborah Harry

    An interview with Deborah Harry, the face of Blondie – a band that helped define new wave.

  7. Crime novelist Ian Rankin.

    Gavin Esler interviews crime novelist Ian Rankin, creator of Detective Inspector Rebus.

  8. Joyce Carol Oates

    Razia Iqbal interviews Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most prolific writers.

  9. Author Michael Chabon

    Interviews with newsworthy personalities. Gavin Esler talks to author Michael Chabon.

  10. Architect Charles Correa

    Razia Iqbal talks to Charles Correa, India's most renowned architect and urban planner.

  11. Pop star Haroon

    Razia Iqbal talks to pop star Haroon about the place of pop music in modern Pakistan.

  12. Film star Dev Anand

    Indian film star Dev Anand speaks to Razia Iqbal for HARDtalk Extra in Delhi.

  13. Pat Barker

    Gavin Esler talks to the Booker Prize-winning novelist Pat Barker.

  14. Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Gavin Esler talks to author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

  15. Author Hari Kunzru

    Author, Hari Kunzru, talks to Gavin Esler about the fate of multiculturalism in Britain.

  16. Novelist Barbara Kingsolver

    Novelist Barbara Kingsolver talks to Gavin Esler about her latest project.

  17. Actress Brenda Blethyn

    Brenda Blethyn tells Gavin Esler how she built herself an acting career.

  18. Singer Marc Almond

    Gavin Esler talks to Marc Almond, in a wide-ranging and highly personal interview.

  19. Sir John Tusa And Lord Chris Smith

    Gavin Esler talks to two leading figures from the British art world.

  20. Kristin Scott Thomas, Actress

    Gavin Esler talks to acclaimed actress Kristin Scott Thomas.

  21. John Boorman

    Gavin Esler talks to film director John Boorman.

  22. Author Kiran Desai

    Gavin Esler talks to author Kiran Desai.

  23. Grayson Perry, Artist

    Gavin Esler talks to potter Grayson Perry, one of Britain's most high-profile artists.

  24. Mark Haddon

    Gavin Esler talks to author Mark Haddon about his years of struggle.