Sweeney Talks
John Sweeney is trouble. He's taken on Vladimir Putin, challenged Donald Trump, and after months of uncovering hard truths in Ukraine, this old-school reporter is back. John is never silent about what he’s experienced. Sweeney talks, and in this podcast, so do his guests. John speaks to people like him, who are not prepared to be part of the silent majority. They have put their livelihoods and personal reputations on the line to challenge those who run our governments, lead our industries, control our finances and dictate the way we live. They refused to toe the line, and have found themselves in trouble. Big trouble. Activists, agitators, heroes… or villains. You decide. Go to Global Player for exclusive bonus episodes where John offers candid reflections on what he's discovered during each interview, what surprised him and what we can learn from it all. https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuWb/ Download Global Player from the App Store or go to globalplayer.com
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January 30, 2023 • 59 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Vlad Demchenko, the Ukrainian soldier who arrested him on Day 2 of Putin's war on suspicion of being a Russian spy. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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January 30, 2023 • 41 mins
Last February, Putin launched his big war on Ukraine. Vlad Demchenko is a Ukrainian film-maker turned soldier who arrested John on Day 2 of the war on suspicion of being a Russian spy. Having sorted that, they’re now friends. Vlad tells John why he’s risking his life to defend Ukraine – and Europe. This is the story of an ordinary, extraordinary Ukrainian who is standing up to the Russian killing machine.
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January 23, 2023 • 55 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Jackie Malton, a former senior police officer known for being the real-life inspiration for the character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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January 23, 2023 • 36 mins
Known for being the real-life inspiration for the character DCI Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect TV drama series, Jackie Malton always wanted to be a detective. She joined the police force in the 1970s, when male police recruits were given a truncheon and female recruits were given a handbag. Jackie rose through the ranks to become one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. But then she made a...
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January 16, 2023 • 58 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Aiden Aslin, the British-born former soldier who was captured by Russian forces whilst fighting in Ukraine. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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January 16, 2023 • 59 mins
Detained, tortured, stabbed, and sentenced to death. This is Aiden Aslin’s astonishing story, from the heart of the conflict in Ukraine. Aiden fought with the Ukrainians and was captured by Russian forces during the siege of Mariupol. After a normal childhood in Nottinghamshire and ambitions to be a policeman, how did he find himself a prisoner of war? And how did he survive it?
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January 9, 2023 • 59 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with former Labour Home Secretary, Alan Johnson. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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January 9, 2023 • 40 mins
To many, he’s the greatest Prime Minister we never had. Born into post-war poverty, Alan Johnson’s childhood was tough. Alan was orphaned when he was 12 and brought up by his sister, Linda. They fought to stay together and escape the slums. Alan became a postman at the age of 18 before becoming a politician, holding a range of ministerial posts including Home Secretary. He tells John Sweeney what it was like to be grindingly poor i...
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January 3, 2023 • 55 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Neil and Christine Hamilton, one of the best-known double acts in British politics. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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January 3, 2023 • 36 mins
One of the best-known double acts in British politics, the Hamiltons have been in and out of trouble their whole lives. In 1997, Neil lost Tatton, one of the safest Tory seats in the country to Independent candidate Martin Bell. Christine’s verbal attacks during the election earned her the nickname ‘Battleaxe’. After losing to Martin Bell, the Hamiltons went on to reinvent themselves as media stars and became famous for… well, bein...
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December 26, 2022 • 58 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Martin Bell, former war reporter and Independent MP. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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December 26, 2022 • 39 mins
A much-loved war reporter and one of the best writers in the business, Martin Bell has seen it all. As a BBC reporter, he covered foreign assignments in more than 90 countries and 11 wars. In 1997, Martin quit the BBC to stand as an independent anti-sleaze candidate against the MP for Tatton, Neil Hamilton. The two candidates waged an increasingly hostile and public battle. It saw some of the most surreal scenes of the election, fi...
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December 19, 2022 • 34 mins
Elgen Strait is an ex-member of the Moonies, better known as the Unification Church. Set up in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon in the early 1950s, the organisation has been accused by critics of being 'cult-like'. Elgen’s parents became members in their twenties and Elgen and his siblings were born into the Unification Church. Elgen tells John Sweeney what it was like to grow up as a Moonie and what led him to leave not once, but twi...
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December 12, 2022 • 56 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with the former England Rugby player, James Haskell. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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December 12, 2022 • 44 mins
A man often in the headlines for his antics on and off the field, James Haskell was a formidable flanker and even bigger character. Following an illustrious career in the game, James has gone on to become a best-selling author, podcaster and mental health advocate. His wife, Chloe Madeley, calls him ‘rugby’s answer to Donald Trump’ because of his tendency to speak his mind. James tells John Sweeney why his wife was being rude, how ...
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December 5, 2022 • 56 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Alison Bellamy, the reporter befriended by Jimmy Savile. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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December 5, 2022 • 32 mins
In the early 2000s, Alison Bellamy was Jimmy Savile’s ‘good news girl’, writing the positive press stories on which he thrived. They became close friends, and she even went on to write his authorised biography, How’s About That, Then? But after Savile’s death, her world crumbled. Hundreds of accounts of his sexual abuse surfaced, and Alison was left devastated and betrayed.
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November 28, 2022 • 55 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with Chris Atkins, the film-maker who ended up inside one of Britain’s most notorious prisons. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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November 28, 2022 • 43 mins
Chris Atkins was a film-maker at the very top of his game, creating critically acclaimed programmes that regularly made front page news. But after becoming embroiled in a dodgy scheme to fund a documentary, he landed in deep, deep trouble. Chris ended up in HMP Wandsworth, one of Britain’s most notorious prisons. How did he handle life on the inside?
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November 21, 2022 • 59 secs
Find out what John Sweeney really thinks about his interview with John McDonnell, Labour MP and the most left-wing Chancellor we never had. Available exclusively on Global Player.
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