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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, 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’. Season Three contained interviews about the various and varied Irish Taoisigh, whilst the new Season 4 takes you through England and the UK's many Kings and Queens, as featured in Iain's book Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs. Buy signed copies of ‘The Prime Ministers’, ‘The Presidents’ and 'Kings and Queens' at http://www.politicos.co.uk.
- 150 - 148. King Stephen (1135-54)Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 42min
- 149 - 147. Harthacnut (1040-42)Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 21min
- 148 - 146. Canute (1016-1035)Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 43min
- 147 - 145. Charles II (1660-85)Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 49min
- 146 - 144. Edward II (1307-1327)Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 41min
- 145 - 143. Henry VII (1457-1509)Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 47min
- 144 - 142. George I (1714-27)Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 27min
- 143 - 141. John (1199-1216)Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 34min
- 142 - 140. Alfred the Great (871-899)Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 43min
- 141 - 139. Edward V (1483)Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 35min
- 140 - 138. William the Conqueror (1066-1087)Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 54min
- 139 - 137. Oliver Cromwell (1653-58)Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 1h 00min
- 138 - 136. Henry VI (1421-1471)Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 44min
- 137 - 135. Henry VIII (1509-47)Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 53min
- 136 - 134. Eadwig (955-959)Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 27min
- 135 - 133. Edward IV (1461-70, 1470-83)Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 29min
- 134 - 132. Victoria (1837-1901)Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 48min
- 133 - 131. William III & Mary II (1689 - 1702)Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 34min
- 132 - 130. Edward the Martyr (975-978)Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 19min
- 131 - 129. Richard III (1483-1485)Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 46min
- 130 - 128. Edward VIII (January 1936-December 1936)
Iain Dale talks to historian and Conservative MP Damian Collins about the life and very short reign of King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne before being crowned in December 1936.
Kings & Queens, edited by Iain Dale is available in hardback at £25.00. Signed copies available at https://www.politicos.co.uk
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 39min - 129 - 127. Henry I (1100-1135)
Iain Dale talks to historian Dominic Selwood about the life and reign of one our lesser remembered monarchs, King Henry I.
Kings & Queens, edited by Iain Dale is available in hardback at £25.00. Signed copies available at https://www.politicos.co.uk
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 - 32min - 128 - 126. Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)Mon, 13 Nov 2023 - 20min
- 127 - 125. George V (1910-36)Mon, 06 Nov 2023 - 58min
- 126 - Coming soon: Kings and QueensFri, 29 Sep 2023 - 01min
- 125 - Micheál Martin
Iain Dale talks to Gavan Reilly, political correspondent for Virgin Media News and a presenter on Newstalk about the life and career of Ireland’s 15th Taoiseach, Micheal Martin who for two and a half years from June 2020 until December 2022, and is now Tanaiste, deputy to Leo Varadkar. He remains leader of Fianna Fáil.
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 - 1h 24min - 124 - Leo Varadkar
Iain Dale discusses the life and career of Ireland’s 14th, and youngest, Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, with the Group Political Editor of Independent Newspapers in Dublin, and Varadkar’s biographer, Philip Ryan. MLeo Varadkar served as Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 and is currently serving a second ter, which began on 17 December 2022.
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 1h 06min - 123 - Enda KennyWed, 21 Jun 2023 - 1h 04min
- 122 - Brian CowenWed, 14 Jun 2023 - 1h 00min
- 121 - Bertie AhernWed, 07 Jun 2023 - 1h 04min
- 120 - John BrutonWed, 31 May 2023 - 1h 05min
- 119 - Albert ReynoldsSat, 27 May 2023 - 1h 18min
- 118 - Garret Fitzgerald
Iain Dale speaks to Associate Professor of Political Science at Dublin City University, Eoin O’Malley, about the life and career of Ireland’s eighth Taoiseach, Dr Garret Fitzgerald, who served for two terms, 1981-82 and 1982-87.
Catch the Irish Taoiseach Podcast releases a month earlier over on the Irish Taoiseach Podcast channel.
Wed, 17 May 2023 - 1h 12min - 117 - Charles Haughey
Iain Dale talks to Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at Dublin City University, about the life and career of Ireland’s most colourful and controversial Taoiseach, Charles J Haughey, who served as Taoiseach three times, from 1979-1981, 1982 and 1987-92. Gary Murphy’s recent biography of Ireland’s seventh Taoiseach is called HAUGHEY and is published by Gill Books.
Catch all episode of the Taoiseach Podcast a month earlier over on the Taoiseach Podcast channel
Wed, 10 May 2023 - 1h 47min - 116 - Liam CosgraveWed, 03 May 2023 - 49min
- 115 - Jack LynchWed, 26 Apr 2023 - 1h 01min
- 114 - Sean Lemass
Iain Dale talks to Bryce Evans, professor of modern history at Liverpool Hope University, about the life and career of Ireland’s fourth Taoiseach, Sean Lemass. Bryce has written a biography of Sean Lemass called ‘Democratic Dictator’.
Catch the latest episode of the Irish Taoiseach podcast over on the Irish Taoiseach Podcast Channel
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 1h 14min - 113 - John CostelloFri, 14 Apr 2023 - 1h 04min
- 112 - Eamon de ValeraWed, 05 Apr 2023 - 1h 21min
- 111 - W T Cosgrave
Iain Dale talks to Irish political historian Ciara Meehan about the life and politics of W T Cosgrave, the man who became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State in 1922 and served in the office for ten years until losing the 1932 general election to Eamon De Valera and Fianna Fail. Although the office of Taoiseach wasn’t formally inaugurated until 1937, Cosgrave is widely considered to be the first holder of the post. Over the coming 13 weeks, Iain will be interviewing experts on the lives of the other 13 Taoisigh (which, for the uninitiated, is the plural of Taoiseach).
All these podcasts are available a month earlier on their own podcast channel 'The Irish Taoiseach Podcast'
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 - 57min - 110 - Series 3 – The Irish Taoisigh
Iain Dale trails ahead to the next series of the Presidents & Prime Ministers podcast, which will revolve around the 14 men who have served as Irish Taoiseach over the last century. The series will start in early January.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 01min - 109 - Joe Biden
in the final Presidents podcast Iain Dale talks to Labour peer and political biographer Andrew Adonis about the life and presidency of Joseph P. Biden.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 - 41min - 108 - Introducing: Sweeney Talks
Hey listener, we’ve got a new LBC podcast that we think you’d like called Sweeney Talks with old-school reporter, John Sweeney. John is trouble. He's taken on Vladimir Putin, challenged Donald Trump, and after months of uncovering hard truths in Ukraine, he’s back. John is never silent about what he’s experienced. Sweeney talks, and in this podcast, so do his guests. John speaks to people like him, who are not prepared to be part of the silent majority. They refused to toe the line, and have found themselves in trouble. Big trouble. Activists, agitators, heroes… or villains. You decide. Listen and subscribe to Sweeney Talks on Global Player. https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuWd/ Go to Global Player for exclusive bonus episodes where John offers candid reflections on what he's discovered during each interview, what surprised him and what we can learn from it all. https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuWb/ Download it from the App Store or go to globalplayer.com
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 - 01min - 107 - George Washington
Iain Dale talks to US diplomat Mitchell Reiss about the life and presidency of America’s first president, George Washington.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 45min - 106 - Harry S. Truman
Iain Dale talks to Alvin S Felzenberg about the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman who served as president from 1945-1953.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 1h 07min - 105 - Andrew Johnson
Iain Dale talks to Alvin S. Felzenberg about the life and presidency of America’s 17th president, Andrew Johnson (1865-69).
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 44min - 104 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iain Dale talks to military historian Peter Cadddick-Adams about the life and presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961).
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 - 56min - 103 - John Quincy Adams
Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life and presidency of America’s 6th president, John Quincy Adams.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 - 32min - 102 - Donald Trump
Iain Dale talks to BBC presenter and former North America editor Justin Webb about the life and presidency of Donald J Trump (2017-2021)
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 1h 09min - 101 - John F. Kennedy
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Sir Simon Burns about the life and presidency of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1961-1963).
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 - 45min - 100 - Bonus : The Queen & The Presidents
Presidential historian Alvin S. Felzenberg, talks to Iain about the Queen's connections with the 13 Presidents who served during her reign.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 - 07min - 99 - Rutherford B. Hayes
Iain Dale talks to historian Robert Waller about the life and presidency of Rutherford B.Hayes, America’s 19th president who served for one term from 1877-1891.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 35min - 98 - Abraham Lincoln
Iain Dale talks to presidential historian Alvin S. Felzenberg about the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln who was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 - 59min - 97 - Barack Obama
Iain Dale talks to writer and author Toby Harnden about the presidency of Barack Obama, who was president from 2009-2017.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 - 53min - 96 - Grover Cleveland
Iain Dale talks to presidential historian Alvin S. Felzenberg about the life and presidencies of Grover Cleveland, America’s 22nd and 24th president. He remains the only president to serve two separate terms of office, from 1885-1889 and 1893-1897.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 52min - 95 - Calvin Coolidge
Iain Dale talks to historian Leo McKinstry about the life and presidency of Calvin Coolidge, who served from 1923-1929
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 - 51min - 94 - Woodrow Wilson
Iain Dale talks to Alvin D. Felzenberg about the life and career of Woodrow Wilson, who served as president from 1913-1921. Apologies for the notification alert at Alvin’s end during the first half of this podcast.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 - 1h 14min - 93 - Herbert Hoover
Iain Dale talks to Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland about the life and Presidency of Herbert Hoover, who served as President from 1929 to 1933.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 - 40min - 92 - James Buchanan
Iain Dale interviews military historian and former Conservative MP Keith Simpson about the life and presidency of the man who is considered by most to be America’s worst president, James Buchanan, who served as president from 1857-1861.
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 26min - 91 - Benjamin Harrison
Iain Dale talks to Alvin S. Felzenberg about the life and presidency of President Benjamin Harrison, who served between 1889 and 1893.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 - 44min - 90 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Iain Dale talks to Neil Stockley about the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served as president from 1932-1945.
Mon, 30 May 2022 - 58min - 89 - Millard Fillmore
Iain Dale talks to Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran about the life and presidency of America’s 13th president Millard Fillmore, who served from July 1850 to March 1853.
Mon, 23 May 2022 - 38min - 88 - James Garfield
Iain Dale talks to broadcaster Anne Alexander about President James A. Garfield who served for only six months as president in 1881. He was the second of four presidents to be assassinated.
Mon, 16 May 2022 - 22min - 87 - Richard Nixon
Iain Dale talks to Freddy Gray, deputy editor of The Spectator about the life and presidency of Richard Nixon who served from 1969-74.
Mon, 09 May 2022 - 46min - 86 - Gerald Ford
Iain Dale talks to journalist Andy Silvester about the life and presidency of Gerald Ford, who served as president from August 1974 to January 1977.
Mon, 02 May 2022 - 36min - 85 - Zachary Taylor
Iain Dale talks to broadcaster and journalist Michael Crick about the life and very short presidency of Zachary Taylor, who served as president from March 1849 to July 1850.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 29min - 84 - James Madison
Iain Dale talks to Matthew Binkowski about the life and presidency of America’s fourth president, James Madison, who served from 1809-1817.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 - 48min - 83 - Warren G. Harding
Iain Dale talks to broadcaster Adam Boulton about the life and career of the 29th President of the United States Warren G. Harding, who was president for only thirty months from 1921 to 1923.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 43min - 82 - Lyndon Baines Johnson
Iain Dale talks to former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and LBJ obsessive about the life and career of Lyndon Baines Johnson, who served as US president from 1963-1969.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 57min - 81 - John Adams
Iain Dale talks to American author and strategist Daniel Forrester about the life and presidency of one of the Founding Fathers, John Adams, who served as America’s second president from 1797-1801
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 - 39min - 80 - Bill Clinton
Iain Dale talks to former Treasury adviser and broadcaster Poppy Trowbridge about the life and presidency of William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton, who was president from 1993-2001.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 49min - 79 - Chester A. Arthur
Iain Dale interviews broadcaster and journalist Sue Cameron about the life and presidency of Chester A. Arthur who served as America’s 21st president from 1881-1885.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 36min - 78 - Franklin Pierce
Iain Dale talks to former Obama strategist Karin Robinson about the life of Franklin Pierce, America’s fourteenth president, who served from 1853-1857
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 - 29min - 77 - James Monroe
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark about the life and presidency of James Monroe, who was America’s 5th president. He served for two terms from 1817-25.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 - 42min - 76 - George W Bush
Iain Dale talks to former British Ambassador to Washington Sir Christopher Meyer about the life and presidency of President George W Bush, who was president from 2001-2009
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 - 40min - 75 - Ulysses S. Grant
Iain Dale talks to playwright and author Bonnie Greer about the life of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S Grant (1869-1877)
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 34min - 74 - Thomas Jefferson
Iain Dale talks to American political historian Alvin S. Felzenberg about the life and presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson served from 1801-1809 as America’s third president.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 1h 22min - 73 - James K. Polk
Iain Dale talks to Professor Brian Klaas about the life and presidency of President James K. Polk, who served for one term from 1845-1849.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 - 31min - 72 - Theodore Roosevelt
Iain Dale talks to Damian Collins MP about Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the USA who was in office from September 1901 through to March 1909.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 - 41min - 71 - George H W Bush
Iain Dale talks to Colleen Graffy about the presidency of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, who was President from 1989-1993.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 - 40min - 70 - William Howard Taft
Iain Dale talks the political historian Lord Philip Norton about the life of William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, 1909-1913.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 28min - 69 - William McKinley
Iain Dale interviews biographer and historian David Torrance about the life and Presidency of William McKinley who served as President from 1897-1901.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 - 29min - 68 - John Tyler
Iain Dale talks to veteran political journalist Peter Riddell about the life and Presidency of John Tyler, who served as President from 1841-1845.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 - 23min - 67 - William Henry Harrison
Iain Dale talks to Emma Burnell about William Henry Harrison, America’s ninth President, who only served as President for one month, between March and April 1841.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 - 19min - 66 - Martin Van Buren
Iain Dale interviews broadcaster and podcaster Roifield Brown about the life and Presidency of Martin Van Buren who served as President from 1837-1841.
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 36min - 64 - Andrew Jackson
Iain Dale talks to LBC US Correspondent Simon Marks about the life of Andrew Jackson. 7th President of the United States, 1829-1837.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 46min - 63 - Ronald Reagan
iain Dale talks to Professor Simon Heffer about the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th President. He served two terms, from 1981-1989
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 - 48min - 62 - Jimmy Carter
Iain Dale talks to former British Foreign Secretary David Owen, now Lord Owen about the life and career of America’s 39th President, who served for one term from 1977 to 1981.
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 49min - 61 - Introducing 'The Presidents'
As the Prime Ministers conclude, the podcast moves into season 2 with The US Presidents. The introduction includes audio from every US President since the very first recording of Grover Cleveland (1885–1889, 1893–1897) Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893) William McKinley (1897–1901) Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) William Howard Taft (1909–1913) Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) Richard Nixon (1969–1974) Gerald Ford (1974–1977) Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) Bill Clinton (1993–2001)George W. Bush (2001–2009) Barack Obama (2009–2017) Donald Trump (2017–2021) Joe Biden (2021–)
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 - 03min - 60 - Boris Johnson
Nigel Fletcher talks to Iain Dale about the political career and premiership (so far!) of Boris Johnson.
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 - 53min - 59 - Viscount Palmerston
Iain Dale talks to historian David Brown about the life of Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston, who served as Prime Minister from 1855-1858 and 1859-1865.
Mon, 08 Nov 2021 - 1h 08min - 58 - Stanley Baldwin
Iain Dale talks to political historian and biographer John Barnes about the life and premierships of Stanley Baldwin who served as Prime Minister from 1923-24, 1924-29 and 1936-37
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 - 1h 23min - 57 - Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Iain Dale talks to political historian David Dutton about the life and short Premiership of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who served for just under a year as Prime Minister from October 1963
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 - 39min - 56 - Earl Grey
Iain Dale talks to political historian Professor Gerry Hassan about the life and premiership of Earl Grey, Charles Grey, who was Prime Minister from 1830-34, and oversaw the introduction of the 1832 Reform Act and the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 30min - 55 - Margaret Thatcher
Iain Dale talks to political journalist and biographer Julia Langdon about the life and career of Margaret Thatcher. She was, of course Britain’s first woman prime minister, and she served as Britain’s prime minister for 11 years, from May 1979 to November 1990.
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 - 1h 35min - 54 - George Canning
Iain Dale talks to Theo Barclay about the life and career of George Canning, who is our shortest serving Prime Minister, having chalked up a premiership lasting only 3 months in 1827.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 - 30min - 53 - Earl of Rosebery
Iain Dale talks to social commentator, biographer and historian Leo McKinstry about the life and premiership of Archibald Primrose, better known as the fifth Earl of Rosebery, who served for only fifteen months as Prime Minister from March 1894 to June 1895.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 - 46min - 52 - Bonus: Steve Richards on the ‘Nearly Prime Ministers’
Iain Dale talks to Steve Richards about his book THE PRIME MINISTERS WE NEVER HAD: SUCCESS & FAILURE FROM BITLER TO CORBYN which features chapters on 11 politicians who didn’t quite make it to Number 10 – Rab Butler, Roy Jenkins, Barbara Castle, Denis Healey, Neil Kinnock, Michael Heseltine, Michael Portillo, Ken Clarke, David & Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 - 1h 01min - 51 - John Major
Iain talks to biographer, journalist and historian Julian Glover about the life and career of John Major, who served for six and a half years as Prime Minister from November 1990 to May 1997.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 - 1h 20min - 50 - Duke of Devonshire
Iain Dale talks to Elaine Chalus, Professor British History at the University of Liverpool about the life and premiership of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire who was Britain’s fifth Prime Minister but whose period in office was one of the shortest - only seven months from November 1756 to June 1757.
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