Razia Iqbal has worked for the BBC for three decades, as a producer, correspondent in the UK and abroad, and now as a presenter of two flagship current affairs programmes: Newshour on the World Service and the World Tonight on Radio 4. She has spent the last six months in the US, teaching at Princeton University.

Events participated in:

Razia Iqbal Talks to Veteran War Correspondent Christina Lamb: Razia Iqbal talks to Christina Lambabout herlife and most recent books on homelessness and war rape. (2022)

Where Next for American Leadership and the United Nationsin the World?: Watch Salman Ahmed, Assistant Secretary of State of the US, and BBC’s Razia Iqbal, as they explore American leadership and the future of the UN in a world dominated by confict. (2022)

Is There Such a Thing as American Exceptionalism?: Join Jim Naughtie as he explores America’s historical legacy in the making of the modern world. With Tim Phillips, Aminatta Forna, and Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, as Razia Iqbal and Sir Kieran Prendergast join from abroad. (2021)

10 Years That Shook the World: Join us as we look back at the events that have helped shape the last decade and the next, with Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and guests including Razia Iqbal, Staffan de Mistura, and Erik Berglof. Followed bya drinks reception celebrating the 10th anniversaryof the Beyond Borders International Festival. (2019)

In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin: Watch as Razia Iqbal talks to Lindsey Hilsum abouther book In Extremis about the extraordinary life and death of war correspondent Marie Colvin, and a career capturing the stories of life on the front lines. (2019)

A Diplomatic Life: Listen to veteran United Nations diplomat Staffan de Mistura as he reflects on his time as Special Envoy to Syria and his life in pursuit of peace. Razia Iqbal asks the questions. Mark Muller Stuart QC introduces. (2019)

Populism and the New World Disorder: Join Razia Iqbalas she talks to Valerie Plame, Jeffrey Feltman and Unni Karunakara about the global world order in the wake of major political upheaval and uncertainty. (2018)

100 Years On: Razia Iqbal explores the on-going fight for women’s voices to be heard with New York Times Associate Managing Editor Jodi Rudoren, Equate Scotland Director Talat Yaqoob, and MSF’s first female boat-captain, Madeleine Habib. (2018)

The Special Envoys: Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and UN Special Representative Michael Keating and talk to Razia Iqbal about what it’s like to try to make peace in some of the world’s most intractable conflicts. (2018)

Women on the Frontline: Discover the lives of extraordinary women who have lived their lives on the frontline with Reem Kelani, Valerie Plame Wilson, Aminatta Forna, and Razia Iqbal. (2017)