New Culture Forum

This week, Peter is joined by acclaimed writer and journalist Douglas Murray to discuss his superb new book "The Madness of Crowds": "In his devastating new book, Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race. He reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of s...

Sir James MacMillan is one of today’s most successful composers and is also internationally active as a conductor. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European music. In this interview Sir James recounts the guilt...

Martin Durkin is an English television producer and director, particularly on Britain's Channel 4. Durkin is managing director of Wag TV, a television production company. He has produced, directed and executive-produced programmes covering the arts, science, history, entertainment, features and social documentaries. He was formerly connected to the now defunct Revolutionary Communist Party, and a...

James Cary is the creator & writer of BBC Radio 4's Award-winning comedy series, Think the Unthinkable. Cary co-created & co-wrote the BBC Three series Bluestone 42, and has also contributed to the TV comedy show Miranda & My Family. In April 2017, Cary was identified as one of the few pro-Brexit comedians in the United Kingdom, noting that other comedians should be wary of pointing out that peopl...

In this first episode of Season Two, Peter Whittle's guest is Peter Hitchens, the celebrated conservative columnist, writer and polemicist -- and one of our most commonly requested people: Subjects discussed include free expression, identity politics, immigration, education & social mobility, conservatism etc.. Sometimes styled "Britain's Obituarist", Hitchens best-known work is "The Abolition of...

This week, Peter is joined by the comedian and social commentator, Konstantin Kisin. Konstantin made headlines last year after refusing to sign a "behavioural agreement" before a gig at a London university. He discusses with Peter how his families experiences in the Soviet Union helped shape his views on freedom and why he is fighting back against an increasingly politically correct elite. SUBSCRI...

Peter's guest this week is the author and journalist David Goodhart. David was the founder and editor of Prospect Magazine and is now the head of the Demography, Immigration and Integration at the Policy Exchange think tank. He joins Peter to discuss themes he raises in his two books: The British Dream: Successes and Failures of Post-war Immigration and The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt a...

Peter's guest this week is Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress of the Michaela free school. They discuss the ups and downs of setting up a free school, the dangers of giving children smartphones and challenging received wisdom in our approach to education. SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube, iTunes or Soundcloud: You can also find us on the Google P...

Peter's guest this week is Sir Roger Scruton, a writer and philosopher who has published over forty books on politics, aesthetics and philosophy. The pair discuss politics, conservatism and of course the now infamous interview with the New Statesman magazine.

Peter's guest this week is the creator of the Twitter phenomenon ‘Titania McGrath’. Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian. He writes for Spiked Online and has previously written for the spoof TV reporter Jonathan Pie. Peter and Andrew discuss 'woke culture', comedy and of course, Titania. SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube, iTunes or Soundcloud: htt...

Peter's guest this week is Conservative journalist and commentator, Tim Montgomerie. The pair discuss Theresa May's legacy, grassroots media and of course the ongoing Conservative leadership battle. SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube, iTunes or Soundcloud: You can also find us on the Google Podcasts app. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Soun...

Peter Whittle's guest this week is Simon Richards, Chief Executive of The Freedom Association - TFA (which he has belonged to since 1976) and co-founder of the Better Off Out campaign. In 2007 he introduced TFA's Free Spirits events, to put the freedom message to young people, and in 2008 set up university Freedom Societies. In 2014 he came up with The Freedom Festival, which proved so successful...

Peter Whittle's guest this week is Ben Cobley, author of The Tribe: The Liberal-Left and the System of Diversity. He discusses with Peter who is behind identity politics, how it came to dominate our culture and how they maintain their influence over the narrative. About The Show So What You're Saying Is... (SWYSI) is a weekly discussion show with experts and significant figures from the political,...

Peter Whittle's guest this week is comedian Alistair Williams, who became a viral sensation recently after his standup routine about Burger King and Brexit took the internet by storm. He joins Peter to discuss the state of comedy in the Brexit era, the inspiration behind his shows and his plans for the future. About The Show So What You're Saying Is... (SWYSI) is a weekly discussion show with expe...

Peter's Whittle's guest this week is free speech campaigner and columnist Brendan O'Neill, editor of Spiked Online and a frequent commentator on Sky News's paper review etc. Starting out on the far left as a writer for Living Marxism, the journal of the Revolutionary Communist Party, Brendan O'Neill now classifies himself as an atheist libertarian. He is no longer as interested in traditional Left...

A personal and candid conversation with Britain's most provocative historian in which he speaks about his early life, influences and career, and the journey that brought him to our screens. Calling the Henry VIII's break with Rome the "other Brexit", Starkey compare and contrasts Theresa May's negotiations with the EU and Henry VIII's negotiations with the Pope. His verdict is not one the P.M. wou...

This week, Peter is joined by Academy of Ideas director, Claire Fox to discuss Lexit, identity politics and how her friends and family reacted to the news of her decision to stand as a candidate for the Brexit Party this week.

This Easter Weekend, Peter Whittle sat down with Damian Thompson, editor-in-chief of the Catholic Herald to discuss the scandalous under-reporting of the persecution of Christians worldwide.

This week, Peter sat down with journalist and broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer, to discuss her views on conservatism, Brexit & the ongoing culture wars.

Familiar to many from her appearances on Question Time, Newsnight etc., this week's guest is celebrated novelist & journalist Lionel Shriver, author of the award-winning novel "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (adapted into a 2011 film of the same name). Continuing their discussion from last week's episode, the pair discuss censorship, diversity and cultural appropriation.

Familiar to many from her appearances on Question Time, Newsnight etc., this week's guest is celebrated novelist & journalist Lionel Shriver, author of the award-winning novel "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (adapted into a 2011 film of the same name). A passionate Brexiteer and democrat, Shriver laments how the entrenched Remain establishment have seemingly used every means at their disposal to fru...

Ahead of what should have been the day the UK left the EU, Peter Whittle talks to Leave Means Leave co-founder Richard Tice about Brexit, the parliamentary crisis and the rally tomorrow in Westminster as the Leave march from Sunderland enters its final day.

Peter Whittle talks to Tiffany Jenkins, cultural commentator, former director of Arts & Society at the Institute of Ideas and author of Keeping Their Marbles: How the treasures of the past ended up in Museums and why they should stay there, on the effect of identity politics on culture and the politicisation of our museums.

Journalist Rod Liddle sits down with Peter Whittle to discuss Brexit, the BBC and the out of touch liberal elite.

Peter Whittle sits down with journalist and author James Delingpole to discuss conservatism, censorship and his thoughts on the future.