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Iain Dale - The Whole Show

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Always punchy, always opinionated, you can find Iain Dale in the Evening live on LBC Monday to Thursday from 7pm. Cross Question, LBC's political panel debate show, features from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, a phone-in with top guests from the world of politics, academia, media and entertainment.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Is the Rwanda plan weakening Rishi Sunak & why is Donald Trump still so popular? 16.01.2024

Is the Rwanda plan weakening Rishi Sunak & why is Donald Trump still so popular? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP John Penrose, boss of the press regulator IPSO Lord Faulks and human rights lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie.

Should MPs be consulted before any military action? And how do we fix social care? 15.01.2024

Should MPs be consulted before any military action? And how do we fix social care? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak, Labour's Shadow Skills Minister Seema Malhotra, Conservative Party Deputy Chair Craig Tracey and Sam Lister, political editor of the Express.

Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen? 11.01.2024

Nuclear energy, 2024 elections & should the UK launch air strikes in Yemen?

Post Office scandal victims to be exonerated & who is to blame for naughty kids? 10.01.2024

Post Office scandal victims to be exonerated & who is to blame for naughty kids? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are The Spectator's Kate Andrews, Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne and Conservative peer Baroness Stowell.

Lord Cameron concerned Israel could have broken international law & what's it like trying to escape an abusive relationship? 09.01.2024

Lord Cameron concerned Israel could have broken international law & what's it like trying to escape an abusive relationship? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Minister for Disabled People Mims Davies, Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, LBC presenter and journalist Oli Dugmore and entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.

Why does it take an ITV drama to get the Government to act on the Post Office scandal? And do we really need to drill more gas and oil? 08.01.2024

Why does it take an ITV drama to get the Government to act on the Post Office scandal? And do we really need to drill more gas and oil? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former Post Office minister Paul Scully, Independent Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Jamie Driscoll, writer and broadcaster Christina Patterson and pollster Scarlett Maguire.

Sunak suggests election in second half of the year, experts debate the Elgin Marbles & are junior doctors being irresponsible? 04.01.2024

Sunak suggests election in second half of the year, experts debate the Elgin Marbles & are junior doctors being irresponsible?

Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls 03.01.2024

Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls. Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former comms adviser to Boris Johnson Jo Tanner, barrister Sam Fowles, LabourList's Tom Belger and commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.

TV viewers demand action over Post Office scandal & should the West keep backing Ukraine to the hilt? 02.01.2024

TV viewers demand action over Post Office scandal & should the West keep backing Ukraine to the hilt? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the Green Party's Siân Berry, journalist John Rentoul, Conservative peer and pollster Lord Hayward and political commentator Sarah Southern.

LBC Boxing Day Special with Shelagh Fogarty, Iain Dale and James O'Brien (Part 1) 26.12.2023

Shelagh, Iain and James take a look back at 2023, picking through the bones of some of the main stories of the year. They share personal anecdotes and observations from their experiences covering the events that have been making headlines throughout another unprecedented year. In Part 1:  The PM’s pledges King's Coronation The things Iain wants most in the world James' strangest story of the...

LBC Boxing Day Special with Shelagh Fogarty, Iain Dale and James O'Brien (Part 2) 26.12.2023

Shelagh, Iain and James are back to continue their look back at 2023, picking through the bones of some of the main stories of the year. They share personal anecdotes and observations from their experiences covering the events that have been making headlines throughout 2023. In Part 2: Predictions for 2024 When we might get an election and how it will play out US politics, foreign policy, and pote...

Health Secretary causes outrage, the Prince of Wales nicknamed 'One Pint Willy' & should Olly Alexander still be the UK's Eurovision entry? 21.12.2023

Health Secretary causes outrage, the Prince of Wales nicknamed 'One Pint Willy' & should Olly Alexander still be the UK's Eurovision entry?

Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner? 20.12.2023

Junior doctors strike again, UN voting on a ceasefire & would you charge your family members for Christmas dinner?

Scotland puts up income tax for higher earners, trans guidance for schools & is it time to consider changing the law on assisted dying? 19.12.2023

Scotland puts up income tax for higher earners, trans guidance for schools & is it time to consider changing the law on assisted dying?

Is Israel going too far? How badly does domestic abuse affect children? Will the Church of England get with the times on gay marriage? 18.12.2023

Is Israel going too far? How badly does domestic abuse affect children? Will the Church of England get with the times on gay marriage?

Israeli Ambassador says there will be no two-state solution, CWU boss takes your calls & is there discrimination against older women with younger partners? 14.12.2023

Israeli Ambassador says there will be no two-state solution, CWU boss takes your calls & is there discrimination against older women with younger partners?

UN General Assembly calls for a ceasefire & does Ricky Gervais go too far? 13.12.2023

UN General Assembly calls for a ceasefire & does Ricky Gervais go too far? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate and former Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander, LBC presenter Ali Miraj, trade unionist Mary Bousted and Editor of City AM Andy Silvester.

Live analysis as the Commons votes on the Government's Rwanda plan & do we pay enough attention to homeless people? 12.12.2023

Live analysis as the Commons votes on the Government's Rwanda plan & do we pay enough attention to homeless people? Joining Iain on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former Refugees Minister Lord Harrington, SNP MP and culture spokesperson John Nicolson, Director of the centre-right Reform think tank Charlotte Pickles and the New Statesman's Harry Lambert. Plus: an intervie...

Will the Tory right kill the Rwanda plan and would a Johnson-Farage partnership be your dream ticket or your idea of hell? 11.12.2023

Will the Tory right kill the Rwanda plan and would a Johnson-Farage partnership be your dream ticket or your idea of hell? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Bob Seely, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal, businessman Paul Drechsler and Labour MP Beth Winter.

Do you accept Boris Johnson's apology? The Guardian's John Crace takes your calls! Is there such a thing as too much discipline? 07.12.2023

Do you accept Boris Johnson's apology? The Guardian's John Crace takes your calls! Is there such a thing as too much discipline?

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns - are the Conservatives falling apart? 06.12.2023

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns - are the Conservatives falling apart? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and Defence Select Committee Chair Robert Courts, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed, broadcaster Afua Hagan and comedian Geoff Norcott.

Why won't they ditch the Rwanda plan? And why are electric cars so unpopular? 05.12.2023

Why won't they ditch the Rwanda plan? And why are electric cars so unpopular? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, political commentator Ella Whelan, writer for The Times Oliver Kamm and Labour MP Rachael Maskell.

Immigration should be celebrated & will the licence fee survive? 04.12.2023

Immigration should be celebrated & will the licence fee survive? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader Liz Saville-Roberts, Bloomberg's Head of Politics and Economics Stephanie Flanders, Conservative MP Flick Drummond and civil liberties campaigner Silkie Carlo.

Anger over Hamas-supporting Oakland residents & why do we feel sad when celebrities die? 30.11.2023

Anger over Hamas-supporting Oakland residents & why do we feel sad when celebrities die?

Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds takes your small business calls & should we talk about rejoining the EU? 29.11.2023

Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds takes your small business calls & should we talk about rejoining the EU? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Stella Creasy, former No10 Comms Director Guto Harri, DUP MP Jim Shannon and Observer columnist Martha Gill.

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