Iain Dale talks to Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times about the life and career of the UK’s current prime minister.
Dec 22, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 105
Iain Dale talks to Sir Robert Buckland about the French Emperor who failed to live up to the reputation of his namesake predecessor.
Dec 15, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 104
I talk to Liz Truss’s biographer, James Heale, about Britain’s 56th and shortest serving prime minister.
Dec 08, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 103
In order to complete the Irish Taoiseach podcast series, Iain Dale talks to Irish Times Political Editor Pat Leahy about the 16th Irish Taoiseach, Simon Harris.
Dec 01, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 102
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark about the rule of the Syrian dictator who eventually fled to exile in Moscow. Brooks met Assad on nine occasions.
Nov 24, 2025•36 min•Season 4Ep. 101
Iain Daie talks to Lewis Goodall about the life and brutal rule of the man who ruled the Soviet Union for close on three decades. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024 Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-2022-signed-copy Buy a signed copy of THE PRESIDENTS here...
Nov 03, 2025•41 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Iain Dale talks to Simon marks about the Father of apartheid in South Africa.
Oct 27, 2025•39 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Iain Dale talks to political historian Alex Puffette about the French Emperor who is one of the most famous dictators in world history. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024 Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-2022-signed-copy Buy a signed copy of THE PRESIDENT...
Oct 20, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Iain Dale talks to Justin King about the Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki, who is now 79, but has clung to power for more than 30 years.
Sep 29, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Iain Dale talks to Nadhim Zahawi about the brutal rule of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Nadhim spent the first 11 years of his life living under Saddam before his family left Iraq for the UK Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024 Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-20...
Sep 24, 2025•45 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Iain Dale talks to historian Dominic Selwood about the Khan of the Mongol Empire The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Sep 08, 2025•27 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Iain Dale talks to historian Jack Brown about Singapore’s first prime minister. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Sep 01, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Iain Dale talks to documentary maker and author Jonathan Rugman about the Saudi ruler. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Aug 25, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 93
Iain Dale talks to Julia Langdon about the rise and rule of a man who ruled Albania for more than four decades. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Aug 18, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 92
Iain Dale talks to Vanda Wilcox about the life and rule of the man who tried to properly unite Italy but ended up ruining it by his alliance with Hitler The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Aug 11, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 91
Iain Dale talks to historian Dr Robert Waller about the first leader of the German Democratic Republic, East Germany, whose iron rule lasted for 21 years. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Aug 04, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 90
Iain Dale talks to historian Matthew Binkowski about the man who conquered an empire stretching from Europe into South Asia. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Jul 28, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Iain Dale talks to former Guardian Latin American correspondent Rory Carroll about the Venezuelan dictator who brought his country to its knees. The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Jul 21, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 88
Iain Dale talks to china expert Jonathan Clements about the dictator that saw 70 million people die during his long rule The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025...
Jul 14, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 87
Iain Dale talks to political journalist Harry Lambert about the life and rule of one of Africa’s most brutal dictators.
Jul 07, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 86
Iain Dale talks to former US diplomat and law professor Colleen Graffy about the life of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinchochet.
Jun 30, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 85
Iain Dale talks to political journalist Adam Boulton about the life and career of Paraquayan dictator, Alfredo Stroessner.
Jun 23, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 84
Iain Dale talks to János Kádár’s biographer Roger Gough about the life of the Hungarian dictator.
Jun 16, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 83
Iain Dale talks to journalist and historian Connor Hand about the extraordinary life of rule of Yugoslavua’s post war ruler, Tito, who started out in life as Josip Broz.
Jun 09, 2025•45 min•Season 4Ep. 82
Iain Dale talks to historian C J Corn about the only female in the book THE DICTATORS, who he describes as “the most powerful woman the world has ever seen”.
Jun 02, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 81
Iain Dale talks to Emma Burnell about the man who ruled Romania with an iron fist for a quarter of a century.
May 26, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 80
I talk to US historian Alvin S, Felzenberg about the life and rule of a dictator who ended up in The Hague.
May 19, 2025•43 min•Season 4Ep. 79
Iain Dale talks to Britain’s pre-eminent expert on the Third Reich, Professor Richard J Evans about the life of German dictator, Adolf Hitler.
May 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 78
Iain Dale talks to Charles Pitt about the thirty year rule of Syrian dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024...
May 05, 2025•30 min•Season 4Ep. 77
Iain Dale talks to long time Moscow Correspondent Owen Matthews about the life and career of Vladimir Putin. Owen’s book is called ‘Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine”. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 76
