This Friday, November 6, BBC World Service will present a special interview with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet will interview President al-Sisi ahead of his visit to London.

Please note this special interview will replace the November 6 edition of HARDtalk, and all edition repeats from November 6-8.

Broadcast Details
Airing: Friday, Nov 6, 0400 ET and 1200 ET; Saturday, Nov 7, 1500 ET*; Sunday, Nov 8, 0700 ET*
Broadcast window: November 6-8, 2015
Duration: 23 minutes (or 30 minutes including news bulletin, billboard & promo)
Download availability on www.bbc.co.uk/partners: from Friday, Nov 6, 0300 GMT for 48 hours

*This edition is replaced when there is a debate programme scheduled