The Presidents & Prime Ministers
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Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain's Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry Pelham to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, these podcasts provide a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements. Season Two, commencing in November 2021 gives the same treatment to the 45 US Presidents from George Washington through to Joe Biden, with each episode featuring an interview with the author of the essay about a President in Iain Dale’s book ‘The Presidents’. In September 2022 Season Three will feature Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors from countries such as Russia, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, China, India and many other countries. Buy signed copies of ‘The Prime Ministers’ and ‘The Presidents’ at http://www.politicos.co.uk.
- 28 minutes 24 seconds196. Julius Caesar – Rome (64-44BC)
Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life of possibly the most famous man in ancient history apart from Jesus Christ!
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30 March 2025, 11:45 pm - 40 minutes 27 seconds195. Ferdinand Marcos – The Philippines, (1965-86)
Iain Dale talks to American journalist Lewis M Simons about the extraordinary life of the Marcos family
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23 March 2025, 11:45 pm - 27 minutes 27 seconds194. Simón Bolívar– Greater Columbia (1819-30)
Iain Dale talks to David Walsh about the life and times of one of the few dictators to give his name to an actual country
16 March 2025, 11:45 pm - 27 minutes 33 seconds193. Pisistratus – Athens (561 BC, 559–556 BC, 546–527 BC)
Iain Dale talks to Rene Levanchy about the life of the Athenian tyrant Pisistratus
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9 March 2025, 11:45 pm - 50 minutes 53 seconds192. Xi Jinping – China, (2012-)
Iain Dale talks to Cindy Yu, the host of the Chinese Whispers podcast about the life and rule of President Xi Jinping of China.
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2 March 2025, 11:45 pm - 39 minutes 9 seconds191. Antonio de Oliveira Salazar – Portugal, (1932-68)
Iain Dale talks to Salazar’s biographer, Thomas Gallagher about the man who ruled Portugal for 36 years
23 February 2025, 11:45 pm - 37 minutes 26 seconds190. Francisco Franco – Spain (1936-75)
Iain Dale talks to historian Simon Heffer about the Spanish dictator, General Franco, who, after prevailing in the Spanish civil war, ruled Spain for the best part of 40 years.
16 February 2025, 11:45 pm - 31 minutes 58 seconds189. Idi Amin – Uganda, 1971-79
Iain Dale talks to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about the man who ruled her homeland, Uganda, and whom she also met.
9 February 2025, 11:45 pm - 43 minutes 12 seconds188. Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
In the final episode in the Kings & Queens series, Iain talks to journalist Julia Langdon about the life and reign of Britain’s longest serving monarch.
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2 February 2025, 11:45 pm - 27 minutes 2 seconds187. Anne (1702-14)
Iain Dale talks to the Royal Editor of The Times, Kate Mansey, about the life and reign of the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne.
26 January 2025, 11:45 pm - 24 minutes 49 seconds186. William IV (1830-37)
Iain Dale talks to Professor Elaine Chalus from the University of Liverpool about the comparatively brief reign of the last of the Hannoverian monarchs, William IV
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