New Culture Forum

This time on #SWYSI, Peter Hitchens discusses the British police's historic transformation into a form unrecognisable from decades past. He agues that the British police were once unique in the world. They were an important conservative & very English institution which was set up in complete distinction from continental police forces. Parliament had seen European police forces become tools of oppr...

Our guest on this week's #SWYSI is renowned historian & biographer Andrew Roberts, author of a critically-acclaimed new biography of King George III. Britain's longest-reigning king, George III has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern Engl...

Award-winning Colin Brazier is one of the most respected figures in broadcast journalism. His accolades include an International Emmy (for his reporting on the European migrant crisis) as well as nominations for both a BAFTA and the Royal Television Society Award for Presenter of the Year. Prior to joining GB News, where his show "Brazier" now replaces "The Andrew Neil Show" on weekday evenings, C...

Sarah Elliott is Chairwoman of Republicans Overseas UK, the official body representing the US Republican Party in the UK. In this interview with former BBC journalist Robin Aitken (author of "Can We Trust the BBC?"), Mrs. Elliott discusses her first-hand experiences of BBC attitudes towards Trump and the Republicans. Mrs. Elliott states that the BBC were lazy in their coverage of Trump, simply fol...

On this week's #SWYSI, the Chairman of Migration Watch tells the stark truth about UK immigration, revealing that he does not trust the government. He argues that government policy will increase not reduce immigration. Indeed, rather than enabling British jobs for British people post Brexit, government policy has opened up the UK job market to 600 million people globally. In the past 20 years the...

On the latest episode of Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts Live, Ann Widdecombe, Emma Webb & Abi Roberts get to grips with: * Policing climate change extremists * Shamima Begum * Trans / Puberty Blockers for under 16s * And much more... --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the video and then Click on the...

James Bond is a globally recognised British institution. As iconic as Big Ben and HM The Queen. But how do today's Bond films compare with the original films in the franchise, or indeed with the original books? Would Ian Fleming recognise Daniel Craig's depiction of the secret service agent? Can Bond survive into an increasingly woke future? Who should play the next Bond? Joining us to discuss thi...

This time on #SWYSI we are joined by barrister & legal commentator Francis Hoar, author of "In Protection of Freedom of Speech", a report commissioned by Laurence Fox's "Reclaim Party" and which includes a foreword by former Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption. According to Mr. Hoar, a right to freedom of expression should be enshrined in UK law to counter the rising tide of “cancel culture” and o...

In a special programme to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the USA, Peter Whittle speaks with the renowned American conservative historian, classicist and political commentator Prof. Victor Davis Hanson. Prof. Hanson's new book (now available for pre-order in advance of its October release) is "The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globa...

Our guest on this week's #SWYSI is Alex Deane, a writer, consultant and political commentator who appears regularly on national and international news media. A former Conservative Party aide, Alex is a founding director of Big Brother Watch and a committee member of The Freedom Association. He joins Peter Whittle on the "So What You're Saying Is..." sofa to discuss his new book "Lessons from Histo...

Former BBC journalist Robin Aitken (author of "Can We Trust the BBC?") interviews Lord (Charles) Moore, former editor of The Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph & The Spectator and official biographer of Margaret Thatcher. In a wide-ranging discussion, Lord Moore discusses Mrs. Thatcher's attitude towards -- and attempts to reform -- the BBC, the BBC's failure to understand how or why the public could...

Former BBC journalist Robin Aitken (author of "Can We Trust the BBC?") interviews Rod Liddle, his former boss on BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme, about BBC bias and the left's gradual takeover of the national broadcaster -- once a conservative institution -- over several decades. In a wide-ranging discussion covering their experiences at the institution, the gradual erosion of BBC impartiality and...

Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a global home of cosmopolitanism and modern civilisation, its deep-rooted relationship with Islam is complex, threatened by rising hostility. There is much media debate about emb...

This time on #SWYSI, we are joined by commentator and popular YouTuber Carl Benjamin for a wide-ranging discussion on politics, the culture wars, philosophy, ancient history, England, English history and the foundation of English identity as well as the "long march through the institutions" and the rise of Critical Race Theory. --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscr...

This time on #SWYSI we speak with Jason Miller, Chief Spokesman for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign and Trump presidential transition team and Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign. On 1 July 2021, Miller launched the social network Gettr, which is targeted at conservatives and which Miller has described as a "place where people won't be cancelled". --------------- SUBS...

This time on #SWYSI, we are joined by legendary pollster Frank Luntz. As the world's leading expert on political language & communication, Dr. Luntz is extremely well known in both his native USA as well as the UK, where his advice is eagerly sought by governments and senior politicians. Dr Frank Luntz, has spent the summer working with the Centre for Policy Studies on a landmark survey of the Bri...

The NCF proudly presents Ep. 2 of our newest show: Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts LIVE (#NCFWWW), a fortnightly talk show where our opinionated hosts, Emma Webb, the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe and Abi Roberts lead you on a lively, provocative and hopefully entertaining romp through the week’s most relevant headlines. Viewer questions & comments are welcomed throughout the show. This time, Widdecombe, Web...

The NCF proudly presents our newest show: Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts LIVE, a monthly talk show where YOU ask the questions. Every episode, our opinionated hosts, Emma Webb, the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe and Abi Roberts will lead you on a lively, provocative and hopefully entertaining romp through the week’s most relevant headlines. --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subs...

This time on #SWYSI, Nick Timothy, author, columnist and former Downing Street Chief of Staff under PM Theresa May, discusses English identity and the future of the Union, arguing that England has been denied the voice it deserves by elites who would rather Englishness didn't exist. --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subsc...

This time on #SWYSI, Peter Whittle speaks with artist, The Critic columnist and author Alexander Adams, author of "Culture War: Art, Identity Politics and Cultural Entryism" and "Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of History". Culture War: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culture-War-... Iconoclasm: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iconoclasm-I... --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show...

The New Culture Forum proudly presents episode 1 of its new book discussion show: "Between the Lines". Each month, host Marc Sidwell will invite a well-known figure to select and discuss the 5 books they regard as their favourite or most important, or which have had the greatest influence or impact on them personally. Marc's first guest is the author and commentator Michael Collins, whose works in...

A former leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly, Gareth Bacon MP is a member of the Conservative Party's anti-woke "Common Sense Group" (CSG). This influential group of Conservative Parliamentarians has published a new book with a long-term vision on how the party should adopt "common sense solutions" to crime, immigration and the culture wars. Among the policies proposed are the break...

Since 9/11, the Western world has been preoccupied with Islam and its role in terrorism. Yet public debate about the faith is polarized—one camp praises "the religion of peace" while the other claims all Muslims are terrorists. In "Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam", Yasmine speaks out as a woman born in the Western world who was forcefully married to a high-ranking member of Al...

Prof. Doug Stokes is a Professor in International Security and Strategy at Exeter University. He writes for numerous publications, including The Spectator, The Critic, The Telegraph and Quilette. In this episode of #SWYSI he discusses the state of free speech in universities and government attempts to offer protection, the top-down imposition of fringe theories such as decolonising education and c...

One of the most eagerly anticipated media events in years, if not decades, the launch of GB News earlier this week has been both celebrated and condemned. The mission of GB News is similar to ours here at the New Culture Forum -- and indeed many of GB News's presenters & guests have appeared on our channel, too. So, we very much welcome the arrival of GB News. But what should we make of the channe...