Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life of possibly the most famous man in ancient history apart from Jesus Christ!
Mar 30, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 72
Iain Dale talks to American journalist Lewis M Simons about the extraordinary life of the Marcos family
Mar 23, 2025•40 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Iain Dale talks to David Walsh about the life and times of one of the few dictators to give his name to an actual country
Mar 16, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Iain Dale talks to Rene Levanchy about the life of the Athenian tyrant Pisistratus Signed copies of THE DICTATORS can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024...
Mar 09, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 69
Iain Dale talks to Cindy Yu, the host of the Chinese Whispers podcast about the life and rule of President Xi Jinping of China. Signed copies of THE DICTATORS can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024...
Mar 02, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 68
Iain Dale talks to Salazar’s biographer, Thomas Gallagher about the man who ruled Portugal for 36 years
Feb 24, 2025•39 min•Season 4Ep. 67
Iain Dale talks to historian Simon Heffer about the Spanish dictator, General Franco, who, after prevailing in the Spanish civil war, ruled Spain for the best part of 40 years.
Feb 17, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Iain Dale talks to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about the man who ruled her homeland, Uganda, and whom she also met.
Feb 10, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 65
In the final episode in the Kings & Queens series, Iain talks to journalist Julia Langdon about the life and reign of Britain’s longest serving monarch. Buy a signed copy of KINGS & QUEENS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/kings-queens-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-in-novemer-2023...
Feb 03, 2025•43 min•Season 4Ep. 64
Iain Dale talks to the Royal Editor of The Times, Kate Mansey, about the life and reign of the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne.
Jan 27, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 63
Iain Dale talks to Professor Elaine Chalus from the University of Liverpool about the comparatively brief reign of the last of the Hannoverian monarchs, William IV
Jan 20, 2025•25 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Iain Dale talks to Telegraph journalist Tim Stanley about the life of Queen Mary, who failed to provide an heir
Jan 13, 2025•26 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Iain Dale talks to historian Gabby Storey about the life and disputed reign of the Empress Matilda.
Jan 06, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 60
Iain Dale talks to lawyer and historian Theo Barclay about the highly significant reign of the King who was determined to rid himself of a turbulent priest.
Dec 30, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 59
Iain Dale talks to LBC Presenter Shelagh Fogarty about the life of the reigning monarch King Charles III
Dec 23, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Iain Dale talks to Professor Christopher Given-Wilson from the University of St Andrews about the rather turbulent reign of Henry IV.
Dec 16, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 57
Iain Dale talks to award winning historian Dan Jones about the reign of Richard the Lionheart. Dan’s new biography of Henry V is out now!
Dec 09, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 56
Iain Dale talks to historian Emma Mason about the life of William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror.
Dec 02, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 55
Iain Dale talks to top historian Andrew Roberts about the life of one of our longest serving monarchs.
Nov 25, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 54
Iain Dale talks to historian Michael Wood about the life and reign of one of England’s greatest and most significant monarchs, who was instrumental in founding what we now call England.
Nov 18, 2024•43 min•Season 4Ep. 53
Iain Dale talks to historian Anna Whitelock about the life of one of our greatest and longest serving monarchs, Elizabeth I.
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 52
Iain Dale reads his chapter on the ‘nearly king’ Edgar II who is never included in the list of British monarchs. But he should be. And Iain explains why.
Nov 04, 2024•12 min•Season 4Ep. 51
Iain Dale talks to Justin Hill about the reign of the monarch who became known as Edgar the Peaceable.
Oct 28, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 50
Iain Dale talks to Adam Lake about the life of King Richard II, who ascended the throne at the age of 10, and was forced to abdicate at the age of 32.
Oct 21, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Iain Dale talks to Alexander Stafford about the King who was killed by an arrow to the eye. Or was he?
Oct 07, 2024•24 min•Season 4Ep. 48
Iain Dale talks to Carolyn Day about the life of George IV, known as a controversial character, in modern terms 'a bit of a lad'!
Sep 30, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Iain Dale talks to historian Paula Lofting about the 221 day long reign of Edmund Ironside
Sep 23, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 46
Iain Dale talks to Emily Fox about the brief reign of Harold Harefoot.
Sep 16, 2024•14 min•Season 4Ep. 45
I discuss the rather unsuccessful reign(s) of the king who had an unfortunate epithet added to his name with the New Statesman’s Harry Lambert.
Sep 09, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Iain Dale talks to historian Kirsteen Mackenzie about the life of the largely forgotten son of Oliver Cromwell, who succeeded his father as Lord Protector, but ruled for only nine months.
Sep 02, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 43