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Stephen Sackur

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Stephen Sackur

@stephensackur

Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster @TimesRadio, former HARDtalker. Still curious and inquisitive… Contact: @greeneandheaton

London

Joined January 2011

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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Mar 25, 2025
PERSONAL NEWS 🗞️ I’m thrilled to say I’m writing a book for the great people at @HeadlinePress1 If you care about truth-telling journalism, and the future of democracy I hope you’ll want to read it. More details in link⬇️ thebookseller.com/rights/headlin…
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Feb 18, 2020
I watched this and realised I’ve been doing @BBCHARDtalk all wrong....🤣
Bruno Maçães
@MacaesBruno
Feb 16, 2020
I am getting quite addicted to a Indian TV. Fox News is so tame...
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Oct 15, 2024
THREAD: 1. PERSONAL NEWS: Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Dec 1, 2020
My interview with former Finance Minister @MIshaqDar50 seems to be causing quite a stir in #Pakistan. Well worth watching the whole interview if you can... @BBCHARDtalk on @BBCWorld
Hashim
@hashim_i
Dec 1, 2020
Stephen Sackur: "How many properties do you and your family own?" Ishaq Dar: 😳😳😳 x.com/____hashim/sta…
Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Mar 27, 2025
I’ve just recorded my last contribution for the BBC after 39 years. It’ll be on the next edition of From Our Own Correspondent on @BBCRadio4 and @bbcworldservice Now onward to new adventures… As my hero Marcelo Bielsa might say, ‘Vamos Carajo!’
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Mar 24, 2025
BBC management is closing ⁦@BBCHARDtalk⁩ after three decades holding power to account around the world. Here are some thoughts ⬇️ ‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC
‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk –...
From theguardian.com
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Jul 17, 2018
Seems like my interview with Hameed Haroon, boss of @dawn_com has caused quite a stir in #Pakistan.... Hope Pakistanis embrace concept of rigorously, courteously questioning all key public figures this election season...
Imran Khan
@ImranKhanPTI
Jul 17, 2018
The blatant bias of Dawn against PTI has now come out in the open. So much for Dawn's neutral and liberal credentials! Complete farce! Full marks to Stevan Sackur for exposing Dawn in his BBC HardTalk interview.
Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Jun 21, 2017
A lot of love for #Duterte here on Twitter. Seems unleashing deadly force in 'war on drugs' is a vote winner. For now. @BBCHARDtalk
Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Aug 2, 2023
Don’t miss this!
Sayed Z Bukhari
@sayedzbukhari
Aug 2, 2023
Chairman @ImranKhanPTI 's Interview with @stephensackur will be aired at 08:30 PST tomorrow morning on BBC Hard Talk
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Oct 17, 2024
The outpouring of support for ⁦@BBCHARDtalk⁩ over the last 48 hours has been extraordinary. Thank you. We are proud of our journalism. And it’s great to know how much it is appreciated worldwide The BBC is foolish to axe HARDtalk - New Statesman
The BBC is foolish to axe HARDtalk
From newstatesman.com
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Jan 30, 2024
One of his last interviews as a free man…
BBC HARDtalk
@BBCHARDtalk
Jan 30, 2024
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets He spoke to @stephensackur last year about what he sees as a political crackdown in Pakistan 📻 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Oct 15, 2024
Replying to @stephensackur
7. Next year I’ll be looking to stretch my legs and embrace new opportunities. My commitment to rigorous exploration of world affairs won’t change. I hope the BBC’s doesn’t either.
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Aug 13, 2019
Deeply depressing analysis of #Kashmir situation from @shahfaesal. India has ‘murdered’ democracy, he says... the choice is to be a stooge or a separatist. ....And this is the voice of a Kashmiri ‘moderate’
Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Oct 15, 2024
Replying to @stephensackur
2. and all who believe in the importance of independent, rigorous deeply-researched journalism. At a time when disinformation and media manipulation are poisoning public discourse HARDtalk is unique - a long-form interview show with only one mission:
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