Big Boss Interview Podcast
In-depth interviews with the world's most high profile CEOs and entrepreneurs.
Big Boss Interview is where the most high-profile chief executives and entrepreneurs come to give you their insights and experiences of running the world's biggest and well-known businesses. The series is presented by Sean Farrington, Felicity Hannah and Will Bain, who you'd normally hear presenting the business news on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4's Today programme as well as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 5 Live's Wake Up To Money. Each week they'll be finding out just what it takes to run a huge organisation and what the day to day challenges and opportunities are. You can get in contact with the team by emailing bigboss@bbc.co.uk
Episodes to download
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#51 Thames Water CEO: We Welcome Greater Public Control, Not Nationalisation
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Chris Weston, on the future of Thames Water and droughts being the new normal.
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#50 etoro CEO: Our Customers Are Moving Away from Crypto
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Yoni Assia admits customers are leaving crypto as the platform pivots to banking
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#49 Allwyn UK CEO: Britain Risks Losing the National Lottery if it Doesn't Innovate
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Lottery operator says there's a risk Britain could lose it if it doesn't innovate.
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#48 Lloyds Banking Group CEO: The End of Halifax and the Future of Bank Branches
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Charlie Nunn discusses Halifax closure, the future of bank branches and UK growth
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#47 Lloyd's of London CEO: Autonomous Weapons Are Rewriting War Risk
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Patrick Tiernan warns AI and drone warfare will force "complete reimagining" of war risk
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#46 Reed Recruitment CEO: Back Humans, Tax Robots
Wed 24 Jun 2026
James Reed says a new tax system is needed & that we must tax robots instead of workers.
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#45 Mondelēz CEO: We're Questioning Our Future UK Investment
Tue 16 Jun 2026
Cadbury’s boss questions future UK investment over regulation and moving goalposts.
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#44 TSMC: Humanoid Robots Will Look After the Elderly
Thu 11 Jun 2026
The world's top chipmaker sees humanoid carers as the next AI megatrend
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#43 Debenhams Group CEO: Our Fightback Against China's Fast Fashion
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Dan Finley, Debenhams CEO, says UK must close Shein's tax loophole now, not in 2029
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#42 Hinge CEO: The Cost of Living Crunch Is Changing How We Date
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Jackie Jantos on AI-assisted dating, Gen Z loneliness and the rise of the daytime date.
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#41 Barratt Redrow CEO: Bricklaying Robots & Echoes of 2008
Wed 27 May 2026
David Thomas on bricklaying robots, rising costs and a lost generation of home buyers.
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#40 Next CEO: The Crisis Facing Entry-Level Employment
Mon 25 May 2026
Next CEO, Lord Wolfson: Applications for every vacancies in Next's shops have doubled.
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#39 Amazon UK Boss: Make Work Experience Mandatory for Over-16s
Thu 21 May 2026
John Boumphrey, Amazon's UK Boss calls for mandatory work experience for all over-16s
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#38 Raspberry Pi Founder: People Overestimate What AI Can Do
Thu 14 May 2026
Dr Eben Upton says people are very inclined to overestimate what these tools can do.
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#37 Standard Life CEO: British Aren't Sufficiently Financially Literate
Thu 7 May 2026
Andy Briggs says UK not planning well enough for retirement.
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#36 Bank of England: Private Credit Has Echoes of Great Financial Crisis
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Sarah Breeden, Dep Gov of BoE warns private credit market has echoes of the 2008 crisis.
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#35 Pret CEO: Inflation From War Starting to Bite
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Pano Christou, CEO of Pret, joins Sean Farrington for this episode of Big Boss Interview.
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#34 Autotrader CEO: Chinese Car Growth is "Mind-boggling"
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Nathan Coe says Chinese carmakers are gaining ground in the UK at a "mind-boggling" pace.
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#33 Octopus CEO: Energy Bills Likely to Rise From July
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Greg Jackson says war is to blame & they've seen solar sales up 50% since start of war.
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#32 BlackRock CEO: Global Recession Looms if Iran War Continues
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Larry Fink warns oil could hit $150 a barrel, triggering global recession.
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#31 Mountain Warehouse CEO: Middle East Conflict Impacts UK Retail
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Mark Neale says the cost of shipping goods is already being impacted due to war
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#30 PwC UK: The Chancellor Should Break Her Fiscal Rules
Fri 13 Mar 2026
PwC's Marco Amitrano says Chancellor should relax fiscal rules to fund infrastructure
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#29 Sotheby's CEO: Art World Money Laundering Claims Are Misguided
Tue 10 Mar 2026
Charles Stewart on why the art market isn't a haven for illicit activity.
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#28 Holland & Barrett CEO: Social Media Self-Diagnosis Reshaping Health Retail
Tue 10 Mar 2026
Anthony Houghton, the CEO of Holland & Barrett, discusses changes in health and wellness
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#27 Volvo UK: Battery Fire Risk Means We're Recalling 10,500 Vehicles
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Nicole Melillo Shaw, Volvo UK MD, on the recall that affects 10,500 EX30 models in the UK
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#26 Landsec CEO: Big Shopping Centres are the Future
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Mark Allan discusses shopping centres, office-working and affordable housing.
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#25 PureGym CEO: Cancer Made Me a More Empathetic Leader
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Clive Chesser says that having cancer changed his leadership style and let to a new job.
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#24 Gousto CEO: The UK's Food System is Broken.
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Timo Boldt, founder and CEO of Gousto, believes Britain’s food system is broken.
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#23 Starbucks CEO: We lost our focus
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Brian Niccol talks about getting customers back to Starbucks
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#22 L&G CEO: 'This Is Our Moment' for the UK Economy
Wed 28 Jan 2026
António Simões tells Will Bain he always goes back to the UK's "fundamental strengths"