Head to Head

Head to Head

About the show

Interviews with attitude, tackling the big issues of our time with Mehdi Hasan.

Meet the presenter

Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British journalist, broadcaster, author and political commentator. He is the presenter of both UpFront (filmed in Washington DC) and Head to Head (filmed at the Oxford Union). Mehdi is a senior contributor at the The Intercept (TI), and host of TI's Deconstructed podcast. He has been named one of the 100 'most influential' Britons on Twitter, and was included in the annual global list of 'The 500 Most Influential Muslims' in the world ('The Muslim 500').

@mehdirhasan

For airing times, please check the Schedule

Follow the show on:

From: Head to Head
Is China a threat or a partner to the West?
Mehdi Hasan challenges a retired US brigadier general and a former UK diplomat on the West’s relationship with China.
Video Duration 49 minutes 11 seconds
Published On 7 Aug 2020
From: Head to Head
US healthcare: A cure worse than disease?
Mehdi Hasan takes on one of the most divisive debates in US politics: healthcare and the lack of universal coverage.
Video Duration 48 minutes 22 seconds
Published On 31 Jul 2020
From: Head to Head
US coronavirus catastrophe: Who is to blame?
Mehdi Hasan challenges a Trump campaign surrogate and a Democratic operative over US failure to control the pandemic.
Video Duration 48 minutes 46 seconds
Published On 24 Jul 2020
From: Head to Head
Transcript: Baleka Mbete on Xenophobia, Corruption, and the ANC
Read the full transcript of the debate with the South African politician on corruption, xenophobia and ANC’s future.
Video Duration 49 minutes 05 seconds
Published On 30 Oct 2019