• 393. Jess Phillips
    Oct 28 2026

    Iain Dale interviews Labour MP and former minister Jess Phillips, live from the Edinburgh Fringe.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 392. Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce
    Oct 21 2026

    Iain Dale interviews journalists Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce about their books - Sarah's on being a political wife and Andrew's on finding his birth mother - live at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 391. Baroness Gillian Shephard and Lord Robin Butler
    Oct 18 2026

    Iain Dale interviews a couple of peers, one a former Cabinet minister and one a former senior civil servant - Baroness Gillian Shephard and Lord Robin Butler - live from the Edinburgh Fringe.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 390. Ben McIntyre
    Oct 14 2026

    Iain Dale interviews historian Ben McIntyre about his fascinating new book REDWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE COLD WAR'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPY.

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    49 mins
  • 389. Michael Crick, John Curtice and Brian Taylor
    Oct 9 2026

    Iain Dale interviews a trio of political obsessives - broadcaster Michael Crick, political scientist John Curtice and journalist Brian Taylor - live at the Edinburgh Fringe. This episode was recorded before the Clacton by-election.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 388. Simon Sebag Montefiore
    Oct 7 2026

    Iain Dale interviews historian Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book THE CAULDRON: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 387. Paul Mason
    Oct 2 2026

    Iain Dale interviews journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason about his new book REDS: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF COMMUNISM.

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    50 mins
  • 386. Caroline Slocock
    Sep 23 2026

    Iain Dale interviews the director of the Civil Exchange think tank, and former civil servant, Caroline Slocock about her new book BAD GOVERNMENT (AND HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER). They speak about the relationship between civil servants and ministers, how civil servants are held to account, and what Caroline thinks is going wrong in Whitehall!

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    45 mins