Iain Dale All Talk

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  • 50 minutes 6 seconds
    309. Darren Henley

    Iain Dale interviews chief executive of Arts Council England Darren Henley - they talk about his time running Classic FM, his reviews for the government on culture and music education, and what the Arts Council is for - and lots more, including the book he's edited titled THE ARTS DIVIDEND.

    2 April 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    308. Matt Frei

    Iain Dale interviews broadcaster Matt Frei - an the anecdotes are next-level! Matt talks about growing up in Germany, his run-in with Donald Trump, having a gun held to his head... and so much more. Don't miss this one!

    26 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    307. Lord Michael Heseltine

    Iain Dale interviews Conservative peer and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine about his remarkable and long career, his memories and regrets from his years in government, working with Margaret Thatcher, how the current government is getting on and much more. The second volume of Lord Heseltine's memoirs FROM ACORNS TO OAKS: AN URGENT AGENDA TO REBUILD BRITAIN is out now.

    19 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 57 minutes 41 seconds
    306. Tessa Dunlop

    Iain Dale interviews historian and broadcaster Dr Tessa Dunlop. They've just launched a new podcast Where Politics Meets History - they talk about that of course, plus Tessa's Scottish roots, her love for Romania, and never getting attached to money!

    12 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 59 minutes 8 seconds
    305. Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund

    Iain Dale interviews journalists Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund about their great new book Get In - they talk about Keir Starmer's rise to power, the man behind much of his success Morgan McSweeney and how well the PM gets on with the deputy PM Angela Rayner - and much more!

    5 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    304. Baroness Thérèse Coffey

    Iain interviews former deputy prime minister Baroness Thérèse Coffey about her many roles in government and which were her favourite (and least favourite!), as well as what she wants to do next in life as she's joined the Lords and her relationship with former prime minister Liz Truss... and much more!

    26 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    303. Alistair Carmichael

    Iain Dale interviews Lib Dem MP and former cabinet minister Alistair Carmichael. They discuss the much larger number of Lib Dem MPs after the last election, how Alistair got into politics and what he learned from former careers - plus, the anniversary of his party's former leader Jo Grimond first being elected to Parliament.

    19 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 50 minutes 50 seconds
    302. Harry Mount

    Iain Dale interviews journalist and editor of The Oldie magazine Harry Mount about the art of writing a good column, the pressures of being an editor, having a famous father and what kind of impact that had on his childhood - and more!

    12 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    301. Beth Rigby

    Iain interviews journalist and broadcaster Beth Rigby about the highlights and challenges of being Sky's political editor, how to get the most out of a political interview, the fun of podcasting over broadcasting and loads more.

    5 February 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    300. Nicholas Watt

    Iain Dale interviews journalist and broadcaster Nicholas Watt about how he got started in journalism, his time working in Northern Ireland and Brussels, and the changes at Newsnight - plus much more!

    29 January 2025, 12:00 am
  • 40 minutes 32 seconds
    299. Hannah Lewis

    On Holocaust Memorial Day, and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Iain Dale interviews Holocaust survivor Hannah Lewis, who was forcibly marched to a labour camp in a village called Adampol as a child, where she witnessed her mother being shot dead by Nazi a death squad. Of her extended family, only Hannah and her father would survive the war. They speak about Hannah's experiences, and the importance of remembering the Holocaust all these years on.

    27 January 2025, 12:00 am
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