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In the BBC interview with the director of ResPublica, the interviewer Stephen Sackur - HARDtalk's presenter since 2006 - describes ResPublica as "a leading think tank". (Please see 5 minutes and 20 seconds into the clip.) HARDtalk is a flagship BBC program, launched in 1997, which has gained world-wide fame and huge world audiences through BBC World. The show has for instance featured guests such as the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and South African President Thabo Mbeki. Stephen Sackur is an experienced interviewer who has grilled U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.