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 BBC Radio 4's Today programme as well as BBC 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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#38 Raspberry Pi Founder: People Overestimate What AI Can Do
Thursday
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"
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#21 Kurt Geiger CEO: Education System Isn't Fit For Purpose
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Neil Clifford tells Will Bain we should "control, alt, delete" education system.
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#20 LEON CEO: We Could Benefit From Weight-Loss Jab Revolution
Fri 16 Jan 2026
John Vincent discusses the challenges of purchasing the company he set up, then sold.
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#19 Castore CEO: Replica Kits Aren’t Too Expensive
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Castore’s co-founder and CEO on kit costs and the looming impact of AI on employment
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#18 Lush CEO: I Enjoy Being a Woke Nerd
Mon 22 Dec 2025
Mark Costantine, CEO of Lush on the Xmas rush, family businesses and being a woke nerd.
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#17 CBI Chair: I'm Shocked at Government's Lack of Business Understanding
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Rupert Soames says he's surprised how little MPs understand about the business world.
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#16: GSK CEO: Why We Prioritise USA Over UK
Wed 10 Dec 2025
UK pharma boss, Dame Emma Walmsley says why GSK's (GlaxoSmithKline) priority is the USA
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#15 Waterstones CEO: I Disdain AI Written Books, But Might Sell Them If Labelled
Thu 4 Dec 2025
James Daunt isn't a fan of AI written tales, and doesn't finish books.
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#14: St James's Place CEO: Budget Speculation Damaged People's Pensions
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Budget speculation damaging UK pensions, says Mark Fitzpatrick, CEO of St. James’s Place
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#13: Vodafone CEO: International Cooperation Needed For Sea Cable Security
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Margherita Della Valle on undersea critical infrastructure, not-spots & female bosses.
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#12 Ford UK's Lisa Brankin: Pay Per Mile Tax Could Suppress EV Uptake.
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Ford UK chief highlights the impact the Chancellor's budget could have on EV uptake.
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#11 Google CEO: AI Will Cause Societal Disruptions
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Google and Alphabet boss says the impact of AI will be revolutionary and far reaching.
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#10 Centrica CEO, Chris O'Shea: The Impact of North Sea Demise is Understated
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Centrica boss says we're yet to see the full impact of the declining UK oil industry.
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#9 Superdry Co-Founder & CEO: Restructuring, Renegotiating, Rebranding
Thu 6 Nov 2025
Superdry Boss talks turnarounds, after Superdry posts profits once again
