{"podcast":{"title":"The Interview","slug":"the-interview-1016532","podcast_index_feed_id":1016532,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p004t1s0.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1s0","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0l1426k.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":1940,"summary":"Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time. How does it work? Well, at the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you. It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world. Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T02:19:24.771605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-interview-1016532"},"episode":{"title":"Paul McCartney, musician: I often think about the past","slug":"paul-mccartney-musician-i-often-think-about-the-past","published_at":"2026-06-11T23:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-interview-1016532/paul-mccartney-musician-i-often-think-about-the-past","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-interview-1016532","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct98k7","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss-low/proto/http/vpid/p0nrj2lf.mp3","summary":"Mark Savage speaks to musician Paul McCartney. Born in Liverpool, England, during the Second World War, he found fame as a member of the legendary British band The Beatles in the 1960s, widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in music history. McCartney shared primary singing and songwriting duties with bandmate John Lennon, and along with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the four-piece became a global pop music sensation with hits such as Twist and Shout, Yesterday and Hey Jude. They remain one of the best-selling musical acts of all time alongside the likes of Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. McCartney was knighted for his services to music in 1997, but despite his huge achievements, the 83-year-old seems to be showing no interest in retirement — he’s releasing his 19th solo album. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is inspired by his experiences growing up in post-war Liverpool, during which a young McCartney, carrying a guitar and wearing a bowler hat to catch attention, would hitchhike with John Lennon to places as far away as Paris. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Chaka Khan, Pete Townshend and, Paul McCartney’s bandmate, Ringo Starr. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Mark Savage Producers: Steven Wright and Ben Cooper Editor: Damon Rose Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media. (Image: Paul McCartney. Credit: Getty Images)","meta_description":"Mark Savage speaks to musician Paul McCartney. Born in Liverpool, England, during the Second World War, he found fame as a member of the legendary British…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1506,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-interview-1016532/episodes/paul-mccartney-musician-i-often-think-about-the-past/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-interview-1016532/paul-mccartney-musician-i-often-think-about-the-past.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}