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Speaker series: Bernard Cornwell – Sharpe's Storm
The Spectator’s associate editor Toby Young sits down with master storyteller Bernard Cornwell, author of more than 50 international bestselling novels, including The Last Kingdom and much-loved Shar…
Published on 11 hours ago
Quite right!: where does Islamism come from?
Michael Gove and Madeline Grant confront the horror of the Bondi Beach massacre and ask why anti-Semitic violence now provokes despair rather than shock. As Jewish communities are once again targeted…
Published on 1 day, 6 hours ago
Holy Smoke: why religious societies succeed – with Rory Sutherland
Advertising guru – and the Spectator's Wiki Man columnist – Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson for this episode of Holy Smoke. In a wide ranging discussion, from Sigmund Freud and Max Weber to Qua…
Published on 1 day, 23 hours ago
Americano: how is Trump's counter revolution going?
US historian and classicist Victor Davis Hanson joins Americano for a wide-ranging assessment of Donald Trump’s first year back in office, from the economy and immigration to Ukraine and the future o…
Published on 3 days, 11 hours ago
Christmas Out Loud – part one: James Heale, Gyles Brandreth, Avi Loeb, Melanie McDonagh, Mary Wakefield, Richard Bratby & Rupert Hawksley
On this week’s special Christmas edition of Spectator Out Loud – part one: James Heale wonders if Keir Starmer will really have a happy new year; Gyles Brandreth discusses Her Majesty The Queen’s lov…
Published on 4 days, 12 hours ago
Coffee House Shots: will Scotland switch course in 2026? with Gordon McKee
The Spectator heads into Christmas a little bit less Scottish as we bid farewell to our political correspondent Lucy Dunn. Before Lucy leaves for STV, she joins Coffee House Shots – with fellow Scots…
Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago
The Christmas Edition: From The Queen to Bonnie Blue
The Spectator’s bumper Christmas issue is a feast for all, with offerings from Nigel Farage, Matthew McConaughey and Andrew Strauss to Dominic Sandbrook, David Deutsch and Bonnie Blue – and even from…
Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago
The Book Club: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Jonathan C. Slaght, whose new book is Tigers Between Empires: The Journey to Save the Siberian Tiger from Extinction. He tells me about these remarkable a…
Published on 1 week ago
Post-Budget briefing: what will it mean for your finances?
In the wake of an extraordinary Budget – leaked an hour before the Chancellor addressed Parliament – The Spectator brings clarity to a turbulent political and take stock of how the announcements will…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Table Talk: Tom Gilbey
Tom Gilbey, the internet’s most charismatic wine expert, sits down with Olivia Potts for Table Talk. Tom is a winemaker, merchant, educator – and also an author. His new book, Thirsty, is part-memoir…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago