Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators
Episodes
300 years of the office of Prime Minister
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iain Dale in conversation with journalist Sue Cameron, author Steve Richards, and academic Sir Anthony Seldon on his LBC show about the 300th annivers...
Sir Robert Peel
19 Apr 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Robert Saunders, reader in British history at Queen Mary University of London about the life and career of Sir Robert Peel, who ser...
Duke of Portland
12 Apr 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Richard Gaunt, Associate Professor in History at the University of Nottingham, about the life of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Du...
Lord North
05 Apr 2021
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Iain Dale talks to former Education Secretary Baroness Nicky Morgan about the life and career of Lord North, the Prime Minister who “lost the coloni...
BONUS Sir Anthony Seldon & Mark Garnett
02 Apr 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Sir Anthony Seldon and Mark Garnett on the 300th anniversary of the office of Prime Minister. Sir Anthony’s new book is called TH...
George Grenville
29 Mar 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Stephen Conway, professor of history at UCL, about the life and career of George Grenville, who served as prime minister from 1763-...
William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham
22 Mar 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Charles Pitt (no relation) about William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, who served as Prime Minister from July 1766 to Octobe...
David Lloyd George
15 Mar 2021
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Iain Dale talks to historian and Conservative MP Damian Collins about the life of David Lloyd George who served as Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922.
Benjamin Disraeli
08 Mar 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Edward Young about Benjamin Disraeli who served as Prime Minister for nine months in 1868 and then from 1874 to 1880.
Gordon Brown
01 Mar 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Labour peer Lord Wood of Anfield, Stewart Wood, about Gordon Brown, who served as Prime Minister from June 2007 until May 2010.
The Earl of Bute
22 Feb 2021
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Iain Dale talks to historian David Torrance about John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute who served as Prime Minister from May 1762 to April 1763
Spencer Perceval
15 Feb 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Lord Bellingham, Henry Bellingham, about the life and premiership of Spencer Perceval who served as Prime Minister from 1809 until ...
Viscount Melbourne
08 Feb 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Secretary of State Robert Buckland about the life and times of Viscount Melbourne who served as Prime Minister in 1834 for a few mo...
Clement Attlee
01 Feb 2021
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Iain Dale talks to historian Sir Anthony Seldon about the life and premiership of Clement Attlee, who held the office of Prime Minister from 1945 to 1...
Neville Chamberlain
25 Jan 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Professor John Charmley about Neville Chamberlain, who served as Prime Minister from 1937-1940.
William Pitt the Younger
18 Jan 2021
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Iain Dale talks to political academic Mark Garnett about the life and premiership(s) of William Pitt the Younger who became Prime Minister at the age ...
Andrew Bonar Law
11 Jan 2021
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Iain Dale talks to Theresa May’s former speechwriter Keelan Carr about the so-called “Unknown Prime Minister” Andrew Bonar Law, who served as Pr...
The Earl of Liverpool
04 Jan 2021
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Iain Dale talks to veteran political journalist Peter Riddell about the Tory Prime Minister Lord Liverpool from 1812-1827, and was the longest serving...
Lord John Russell
21 Dec 2020
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Iain Dale talks to Liberal historian Duncan Brack about Whig/Liberal Prime Minister Lord John Russell, who serves as Prime Minister from 1846 to 1852 ...
Winston Churchill
14 Dec 2020
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Iain Dale talks to military historian Peter Caddick-Adams about the life and premiership of Winston Churchill, who served as Prime Minister from 1940-...
Henry Addington
07 Dec 2020
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Iain Dale talks to Stephen Parkinson, Lord Parkinson, about Henry Addington who was Prime Minister from 1801-04.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
30 Nov 2020
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Iain Dale talks to David Campbell Bannerman about the Liberal Prime Minister who was Prime Minister from 1905-1908.
Theresa May
23 Nov 2020
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Iain Dale discusses the premiership of Theresa May (2016-2019) with Times columnist Rachel Sylvester.
Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
16 Nov 2020
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Iain Dale talks to political academic Nigel Fletcher about the Earl of Derby who served three times as Prime Minister from 23 February to 17 December ...
Sir Robert Walpole
09 Nov 2020
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Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about Britain’s first Prime Minister who served in the office from 1721-1742. You can order the book, THE PRIME MINISTER...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
02 Nov 2020
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Iain talks to the 18th century political historian Jacqueline Reiter about the reluctant Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington.
Leonard James Callaghan
26 Oct 2020
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Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC, often known as Jim Callaghan, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 197...
William Ewart Gladstone
19 Oct 2020
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In the first of this series of 55 podcasts on British prime ministers, LBC’s Iain Dale talks to historian and Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer about...
The Prime Ministers -The Trailer
07 Oct 2020
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Starting on Monday 19th October, a podcast series on every Prime Minister