Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators

Iain Dale talks to Emma Burnell about the man who ruled Romania with an iron fist for a quarter of a century.

I talk to US historian Alvin S, Felzenberg about the life and rule of a dictator who ended up in The Hague.

Iain Dale talks to Britain’s pre-eminent expert on the Third Reich, Professor Richard J Evans about the life of German dictator, Adolf Hitler.

Iain Dale talks to Charles Pitt about the thirty year rule of Syrian dictator Hafez Al-Assad. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to long time Moscow Correspondent Owen Matthews about the life and career of Vladimir Putin. Owen’s book is called ‘Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine”. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to Sam Marks about the life and rule of the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega

Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Daniel Kawzcynski about the life of the notorious Libran dictator, Colonel Gaddafi   Buy a signed copy of the book THE DICTATOR  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to historian Gareth Russell about the life of the two time Argentinian dictator, Juan Peron   Buy a signed copy of the book THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life of possibly the most famous man in ancient history apart from Jesus Christ! Buy a signed copy of the book THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to American journalist Lewis M Simons about the extraordinary life of the Marcos family Buy a signed copy of the book THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to David Walsh about the life and times of one of the few dictators to give his name to an actual country

Iain Dale talks to Rene Levanchy about the life of the Athenian tyrant Pisistratus Signed copies of THE DICTATORS can be ordered here  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to Cindy Yu, the host of the Chinese Whispers podcast about the life and rule of President Xi Jinping of China.   Signed copies of THE DICTATORS can be ordered here  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Iain Dale talks to Salazar’s biographer, Thomas Gallagher about the man who ruled Portugal for 36 years

Iain Dale talks to historian Simon Heffer about the Spanish dictator, General Franco, who, after prevailing in the Spanish civil war, ruled Spain for the best part of 40 years.

Iain Dale talks to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about the man who ruled her homeland, Uganda, and whom she also met.

In the final episode in the Kings & Queens series, Iain talks to journalist Julia Langdon about the life and reign of Britain’s longest serving monarch.    Buy a signed copy of KINGS & QUEENS here  https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/kings-queens-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-in-novemer-2023

Iain Dale talks to the Royal Editor of The Times, Kate Mansey, about the life and reign of the last of the Stuart monarchs, Queen Anne.

Iain Dale talks to Professor Elaine Chalus from the University of Liverpool about the comparatively brief reign of the last of the Hannoverian monarchs, William IV

Iain Dale talks to Telegraph journalist Tim Stanley about the life of Queen Mary, who failed to provide an heir

Iain Dale talks to historian Gabby Storey about the life and disputed reign of the Empress Matilda.

Iain Dale talks to lawyer and historian Theo Barclay about the highly significant reign of the King who was determined to rid himself of a turbulent priest.

Iain Dale talks to LBC Presenter Shelagh Fogarty about the life of the reigning monarch King Charles III

Iain Dale talks to Professor Christopher Given-Wilson from the University of St Andrews about the rather turbulent reign of Henry IV.

Iain Dale talks to award winning historian Dan Jones about the reign of Richard the Lionheart. Dan’s new biography of Henry V is out now!