Jonathan Powell
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Jonathan Powell was Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff from the moment he entered Downing St to the moment he left.
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Marcus Wareing
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Marcus Wareing is one of the best and best known chefs in the world.
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Sir Mark Sedwill
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Sir Mark Sedwill was one of the most powerful people in Britain.
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Dame Karen Pierce
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Dame Karen Pierce is Britain’s Ambassador to the United States.
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Cheryl Giovannoni
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
In this episode Alistair chats to Cheryl Giovannoni, the Chief Executive of the Girls Day School Trust. In that role she is responsible for 20,000 students and almost 4,000 members of staff across 25 girls schools around the country.
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Sir Alex Younger, Head of MI6
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Sir Alex Younger is the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6.
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Commander Will King
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
In this episode Alistair chats with Will King, the Commanding Officer of a Royal Navy warship.
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Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
In this episode Alistair chats with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster. As the de facto Head of the Catholic church in England and Wales, he is both a leader and a spiritual guide for millions.
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Jens Stoltenberg
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
In this episode Alistair chats with Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of Norway.
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The Introduction
Off the Record with Alistair Bunkall
Off the Record is an interview-based podcast about Leadership, in which the journalist Alistair Bunkall speaks to some of the world's great leaders from politics, sport, military, business and religion.
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In recent years, Sir Mark Sedwill has been one of the most powerful people in Britain.
He served as the Cabinet Secretary, the Head of the Civil Service and the UK’s National Security Advisor - Three roles that put him right at the centre of government.
Unusually for a Cabinet Secretary, Sir Mark spent much of his career abroad, working as a diplomat in Egypt, Iraq and Pakistan, and then as Britain’s Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Only twelve people, all of them men, have ever held the job of Cabinet Secretary.
Although they are public figures, they historically have preferred to stay out of the headlines.
In his first and only broadcast interview, Sir Mark spoke about the pressures of running government, the UK's response to Coronavirus and what would have happened in the Prime Minister hadn't recovered.