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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

Have you ever tried to stop a fare-dodger? 29.05.2025

Have you ever tried to stop a fare-dodger?

Are resident doctors losing your support? 28.05.2025

Are resident doctors losing your support? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Curtis, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, Naomi Smith from the campaign group Best for Britain and commentator Angela Epstein.

Does Farage represent the working class? 27.05.2025

Does Farage represent the working class? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster David Aaronovitch, former Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer, journalist Oli Dugmore and entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.

Should sex offenders be chemically castrated? 23.05.2025

Should sex offenders be chemically castrated?

How many more u-turns will we get from this government? 21.05.2025

How many more u-turns will we get from this government? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, shadow culture minister and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, Labour MP Steve Race and City AM columnist Jamila Robertson.

Will Israel listen to David Lammy's condemnation? 20.05.2025

Will Israel listen to David Lammy's condemnation? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, shadow health minister and Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Rachel Cunliffe from the New Statesman and political commentator Charlie Downes.

Is the new EU deal a 'betrayal'? 19.05.2025

Is the new EU deal a 'betrayal'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mark Ferguson, Conservative MP and shadow paymaster general Richard Holden, Liberal Democrat MP Victoria Collins and Times columnist Matthew Syed.

Is Trump actually a barrier to peace in Ukraine? 15.05.2025

Is Trump actually a barrier to peace in Ukraine?

How do we stop prisons overflowing? 14.05.2025

How do we stop prisons overflowing? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Brady, Labour MP Naushabah Khan, political commentator and former Conservative adviser Salma Shah and journalist Zoë Grünewald.

Has Keir Starmer got his dog whistle out? 12.05.2025

Has Keir Starmer got his dog whistle out? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and science committee chair Chi Onwurah, Conservative shadow cabinet office minister Alex Burghart, general secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith and Times journalist Cindy Yu.

Is the UK-US trade deal a Brexit win? 08.05.2025

Is the UK-US trade deal a Brexit win?

Should you be able to drive a train at eighteen? 07.05.2025

Should you be able to drive a train at eighteen? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, Conservative MP and shadow housing minister David Simmonds, barrister and author Dr Charlotte Proudman and London Standard columnist Emily Sheffield.

104-year-old WWII veteran takes your calls! 06.05.2025

104-year-old WWII veteran takes your calls! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney, former Conservative MP and minister Laura Farris, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and businessman and former independent Mayor of Middlesbrough Andy Preston.

Which bits of your identity are you proud of? 01.05.2025

Which bits of your identity are you proud of?

Is net zero realistic? 30.04.2025

Is net zero realistic? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, former Conservative MP and minister Greg Hands, former Gogglebox star and Labour campaigner Josh Tapper and journalist and businessman Tim Hames.

Trump's first hundred days: tragedy or triumph? 29.04.2025

Trump's (second) first hundred days: tragedy or triumph? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former first minister of Northern Ireland Baroness Foster, Labour MP Peter Prinsley, SNP MP Stephen Gethins and political commentator Samantha Smith.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls! 28.04.2025

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.

Time to fine the headphone-dodgers? 24.04.2025

Time to fine the headphone-dodgers? Plus, Jonathan Dimbleby takes your calls.

Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine? 23.04.2025

Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, former Conservative MP and minister Sir Robert Buckland, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and businessman and political commentator Lance Forman.

Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage? 22.04.2025

Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage? Joining Iain Dale for this special edition of Cross Question to mark Earth Day are Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and clean energy businessman Michael Liebreich.

Do you have sympathy for teachers? 17.04.2025

Do you have sympathy for teachers? Plus Frank Gardner tells us how about his experience traveling as a disabled person

What next for the trans debate? 16.04.2025

What next for the trans debate? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton, former Conservative MP and minister Angela Knight, political commentator Scarlett MccGwire and Max Anderson from the Conservative Environment Network.

Is a bin strike coming to a town near you? 15.04.2025

Is a bin strike coming to a town near you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Christabel Cooper from the Labour Together think tank, Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank, broadcaster and journalist Matthew Stadlen and political commentator Sarah Southern.

Is China a hostile state? 14.04.2025

Is China a hostile state? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Paul Scully, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former head of BBC TV news Roger Mosey and Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.

Do we need more bobbies on the beat? 10.04.2025

Do we need more bobbies on the beat? Plus, your business questions answered and do you want a nuclear reactor in your back yard?

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