Podcast Episodes

Patrick Thompson

Season 1 Episode 122

Iain Dale talks to Patrick Thompson, who was Conservative MP for Norwich North 1983-1997 (and Iain’s first boss) about his childhood in Essex and Yorkshire, his teaching career, how he got into polit…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Gillian Shephard

Season 1 Episode 121

Iain Dale talks to former Norfolk MP and Cabinet Minister under John Major, Gillian Shephard, now Baroness Shephard of Northwold, about her Norfolk upbringing and her political career.

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Alistair Burt

Season 1 Episode 120

Iain Dale talks to Alistair Burt, who served as Conservative MP for Bury North from 1983-1997 and North East Bedfordshire from 2001-2019. He was a minister at the Department of Social Security, the D…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Sir Tim Rice

Season 1 Episode 119

Iain Dale talks to Britain’s leading musical lyricist Sir Tim Rice about his life, career and love of music.

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Kevin Maguire

Season 1 Episode 118

Iain Dale talks to journalist and broadcaster Kevin Maguire about his career as an industrial correspondent, political editor, radio host and half of the TV duo with Andrew Pierce. They talk about th…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Lutalo Muhammed

Season 1 Episode 117

Iain talks to Olympic silver medallist Lutalo Muhammed about his love of Taekwondo, winning two Olympic medals, commentating on Tokyo for the BBC and much more besides.

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Phil Hendren (Dizzy Thinks)

Season 1 Episode 116

Iain Dale spends an hour with the blogger formerly known as ‘Dizzy Thinks’ as they reminisce about the heyday of independent blogging from 2005-2010 and why blogging was usurped by Twitter. He talks …

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Sparks – Ron & Russell Mael

Season 1 Episode 115

Iain Dale talk to two of his musical heroes, Ron & Russell Mael, better known as SPARKS. Their career spans five decades and there is a new documentary about them which is in cinemas this week by Edg…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

*BONUS* Unite the Union General Secretary Hustings

Iain Dale is joined by candidates for the position of General Secretary for Unite the Union Sharon Graham and Gerard Coyne. Candidate Steve Turner declined to appear.

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Jonathan Reynolds

Season 1 Episode 114

Iain Dale talks to the Labour MP for Stalybridge & Hyde & Shadow Work & Pensions Secretary Jonathan Reynolds about his life, his family, his religion and what he wants to achieve in politics. Oh, and…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago