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Iain Dale All Talk

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Award-winning LBC radio presenter, writer and ‘For the Many’ podcast co-host, Iain Dale brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs as he speaks with high profile media and political figures.

Episodes

Tony Blair on Brexit, leadership and referendums

Iain Dale talks with Tony Blair in 2019. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Feb 12, 202028 min

Donald Trump on The Apprentice, success and achievements

Iain Dale talks with Donald Trump in 2012. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Feb 05, 202013 min

Andrew Doyle, Grace Campbell, Matt Forde and Konstantin Kisin

Iain Dale talks with comedians Andrew Doyle, Grace Campbell, Matt Forde and Konstantin Kisin about getting into comedy, it's intersection with politics - and their take on the political stories of 2019. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Jan 29, 202059 min

Alan Johnson on Labour, polling and his childhood

Alan Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Education Secretary, Health Secretary and Home Secretary. He was in the House of Commons until 2017. He wrote a memoir, This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood, telling the story of his childhood. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he in...

Jan 22, 202054 min

Heidi Allen and Layla Moran on changing parties, career aspirations and poverty

Heidi Allen is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire from 2015 to 2019. Initially elected as a Conservative, she resigned from the party in February 2019, joining and later serving as leader of Change UK. Layla Moran is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon since the 2017 general election. She was re-elected in 2019. Moran studied Physics at Imperial College London and worked a...

Jan 15, 202056 min

Paul Gambacini on Radio, the Metropolitan Police and Operation Yewtree

Paul Gambaccini is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom, known as "The Great Gambo" and "The Professor of Pop" from his days at Radio 1. He is currently the presenter of “Pick of the Pops” on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday afternoons. Inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005, Gambaccini is the author of more than 15 books. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high ...

Jan 08, 202052 min

Neil and Christine Hamilton discuss Resilience, Partnership and UKIP

Neil Hamilton is a British politician, non-practising barrister, and former teacher. He has been a UK Independence Party (UKIP) Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Mid and West Wales region since 2016. His wife Christine and he went on to become media celebrities. Christine Hamilton is an English media personality and author. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of med...

Jan 01, 202057 min

Anne Diamond and Nick Owen discuss TV-AM

Anne Diamond is a British journalist and broadcaster. She hosted Good Morning Britain for TV-am and the similarly titled Good Morning... with Anne and Nick for BBC One, both with Nick Owen as her co-presenter. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale...

Dec 25, 20191 hr

Johnny Mercer on Defence, Elections and Boris

John Luther Mercer is a British politician who has served as the Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View since the 2015 general election. He is a former British Army officer and an author. In 2019, he was made a minister in the Ministry of Defence in the government led by Boris Johnson. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or...

Dec 18, 201955 min

Brandon Lewis and Eric Pickles on Brexit, getting into Politics and Social Media

Brandon Kenneth Lewis CBE PC is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Minister of State for Security and Deputy to Home Secretary Priti Patel for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation since July 2019. Eric Jack Pickles is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar from the 1992 general election to the 2017 general election and was the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government until May 2015. Iain Dale All Talk brin...

Dec 11, 201957 min

Christopher Biggins on Comedy, Show Business and Higher Powers

Christopher Biggins is an English actor and television presenter, best known for his role as Lukewarm in the BBC sitcom Porridge. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Dec 04, 201959 min

Fi Glover and Sarah Smith on the Gender Pay Gap, Fortunately and Boris

Fi Glover is a British BBC journalist and presenter who currently presents the Fortunately Podcast with Jane Garvey, The Listening Project for BBC Radio 4, Shared Experience for BBC Radio 4 and My Perfect Country for the BBC World Service. Sarah Smith is a Scottish radio and television news reporter with the BBC. She holds the post of Scotland Editor and also presents the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interv...

Nov 27, 201951 min

Kate Adie and Yasmin Alibhai Brown on Journalism, Freedom and the Law

Kate Adie and Yasmin Alibhai Brown are two of the UK's top journalists. Kate Adie was chief news correspondent for BBC News between 1989 and 2003, during which time she reported from war zones around the world. Yasmin Alibhai Brown is a regular columnist for the i and the London Evening Standard, she is a well-known commentator on immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism issues. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the m...

Nov 20, 20191 hr 2 min

Sadiq Khan on Policing, Trump and Surviving Brexit

Sadiq Khan is a British politician who has served as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Nov 13, 201956 min

Dame Louise Casey & Jacqui Smith on Political Positions and Fields of Wheat Moments

Dame Louise Casey is a British government official working in social welfare. She was the deputy director of Shelter in 1992, head of the Rough Sleepers' Unit (RSU) in 1999, a director of the national Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (ASBU) in 2003, head of the Respect Task Force in 2005 and the UK's first Victims' Commissioner in March 2010. She became director general of Troubled Families on 1 November 2011. Jacqui Smith is a British Labour politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Redditch f...

Nov 06, 20191 hr 1 min

Jo Swinson on Power, Privilege and Politics

Jo Swinson CBE is a British politician from Scotland serving as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2019. She is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position. She has been the Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire since 2017, having previously held the seat between 2005 and 2015. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe ...

Oct 30, 201950 min

Kirsty Wark on Losing Parents, Boris and Mental Health

Kirsty Wark is a Scottish journalist and television presenter, best known for fronting BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Oct 23, 201957 min

Christiane Amanpour on journalism, CNN and the future

Christiane Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. She is also the host of Amanpour & Company on PBS. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect ...

Oct 16, 20191 hr

Bonus: Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab is a senior British politician serving as First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since July 2019. Raab served in the British Cabinet as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union in 2018, until his resignation. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever ...

Oct 12, 20191 hr 1 min

Len McClusky on Trade Unions, Casual Workers and the future of Great Britain

Len McClusky is a British trade unionist. He is General Secretary of Unite the Union, the largest affiliate and a major donor to the Labour Party. As a young adult, he spent some years working in the Liverpool Docks for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, prior to becoming a full-time union official for the Transport and General Workers' Union (T&GWU) in 1979. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile name...

Oct 09, 20191 hr 1 min

Bonus: The Conservative Party Conference on Socialism

In this bonus edition of Iain Dale All Talk, Iain is at a fringe event from the Conservative Party conference that he chaired. Hear their balloon debate: Socialism – Future or Failure put on by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Taxpayers Alliance. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts...

Oct 06, 201951 min

Nicholas Soames on Churchill, Brexit and Mugabe

Nicholas Soames is a British politician serving as the MP for Mid Sussex since 1997. He was Minister for State for the Armed Forces from 1994 to 1997. And he is the grandson of Winston Churchill. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with Iain on Twitter: @iaindale

Oct 02, 20191 hr 1 min

David Starkey on history, naughtiness and homosexuality

David Starkey is a well-known radio and television personality, first appearing on television in 1977. While a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4, his acerbic tongue earned him the sobriquet of "rudest man in Britain". Starkey has presented several history documentaries. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you g...

Sep 25, 20191 hr 5 min

Tony Abbott on Brexit and being Prime Minister

Tony Abbott is an Australian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 and leader of the Liberal Party from 2009 to 2015. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2009 to 2013, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warringah from 1994 to 2019. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile names from the world of media and politics. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or whe...

Sep 20, 201950 min

Jess Phillips on feminism, online abuse and knifing Jeremy Corbyn

Jess Phillips was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lucy Powell, then Shadow Education Secretary, in September 2015 and In September 2016, she was elected chair of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party (WPLP). Iain and Jess discuss the politics, her aspirations for Prime Minister, clashing with Diane Abbott and knifing Jeremy Corbyn ‘in the front’. Iain Dale All Talk brings a sold out Edinburgh Fringe show to the podcast world, where he interviews some of the most high profile ...

Sep 18, 201959 min

Sayeeda Warsi on Politics, Racism and Power

“In politics, if you get the platform to make a difference – rather than getting precious about the power you don’t have, use the power you do have” Sayeeda Warsi served in David Cameron’s Cabinet and was co-chairman of the conservative party from 2010 to 2012. She grew up in West Yorkshire, in a family of Pakistani Muslim immigrants – and trained as a solicitor with the Crown Prosecution Service before leaving to move into politics. Iain and Sayeeda discuss the conservative party, politics, rac...

Sep 11, 201953 min

John McDonnell

Iain Dale spends an hour with Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell at the Edinburgh Fringe, in what turned out to be a headline making interview.

Sep 04, 201955 min

Sir John Curtice & Michael Crick

Iain Dale brought leading political psephologist Professor Sir John Curtice and top political journalist Michael Crick together at the Edinburgh Fringe to impart their unique insights into the current political situation. It was a sell-out audience and proved to be one of the best shows Iain hosted. Next week: John McDonnell

Aug 28, 20191 hr 2 min

Bonus: Harvey Proctor

Four years ago former Tory MP Harvey Proctor was accused by a man the police called ‘Nick’ of sexually abusing him as a teenager. ‘Nick’ also accused Edward Heath, Leon Brittain and Field Marshall Lord Bramall of abusing him too. Harvey Proctor’s house was raided, he lost his job, his house and his livelihood. Iain interviewed him several times on LBC at the time and commissioned his book ‘Credible & True’. Eventually the Metropolitan Police admitted that Harvey had no case to answer and they la...

Aug 24, 201947 min

Nicola Sturgeon

Iain Dale interviews First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Gilded Balloon. Next week: John McDonnell.

Aug 21, 201958 min