Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators
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Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators
Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain's Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry...
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229. Sir Keir Starmer – Labour (2024-)
Iain Dale talks to Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator for The Times about the life and career of the UK’s current prime minister.
228. Napoleon III – France (1852-70)
Iain Dale talks to Sir Robert Buckland about the French Emperor who failed to live up to the reputation of his namesake predecessor.
227. Liz Truss – 2022-22
I talk to Liz Truss’s biographer, James Heale, about Britain’s 56th and shortest serving prime minister.
226. Simon Harris – Ireland (2024-25)
In order to complete the Irish Taoiseach podcast series, Iain Dale talks to Irish Times Political Editor Pat Leahy about the 16th Irish Taoiseach, Si...
225. Bashar Al-Assad – Syria (2000-24)
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark about the rule of the Syrian dictator who eventually fled to exile in Moscow. Brooks met Assa...
224. Josef Stalin - Soviet Union (1924-53)
Iain Daie talks to Lewis Goodall about the life and brutal rule of the man who ruled the Soviet Union for close on three decades.
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223. Hendrik Verwoerd - South Africa (1958-1966)
Iain Dale talks to Simon marks about the Father of apartheid in South Africa.
222. Napoleon Bonaparte – France (1799-1814, 1815)
Iain Dale talks to political historian Alex Puffette about the French Emperor who is one of the most famous dictators in world history.
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221. Isaias Afwerki – Eritrea (1991-)
Iain Dale talks to Justin King about the Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki, who is now 79, but has clung to power for more than 30 years.
220. Saddam Hussein – Iraq (1979-2003)
Iain Dale talks to Nadhim Zahawi about the brutal rule of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Nadhim spent the first 11 years of his life living under Saddam befo...
219. Genghis Khan – Mongolia (1206-1227)
Iain Dale talks to historian Dominic Selwood about the Khan of the Mongol Empire
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218. Lee Quan Yew – Singapore (1959-90)
Iain Dale talks to historian Jack Brown about Singapore’s first prime minister.
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217. Mohammed bin Salman – Saudi Arabia (2017-)
Iain Dale talks to documentary maker and author Jonathan Rugman about the Saudi ruler.
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216. Enver Hoxha – Albania (1941-85)
Iain Dale talks to Julia Langdon about the rise and rule of a man who ruled Albania for more than four decades.
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215. Benito Mussolini – Italy (1922-43)
Iain Dale talks to Vanda Wilcox about the life and rule of the man who tried to properly unite Italy but ended up ruining it by his alliance with Hitl...
214. Walter Ulbricht – East Germany (1950-71)
Iain Dale talks to historian Dr Robert Waller about the first leader of the German Democratic Republic, East Germany, whose iron rule lasted for 21 ye...
213. Alexander the Great – Macedonia (346BC-323BC)
Iain Dale talks to historian Matthew Binkowski about the man who conquered an empire stretching from Europe into South Asia.
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212. Hugo Chavez – Venezuela (1999-2013)
Iain Dale talks to former Guardian Latin American correspondent Rory Carroll about the Venezuelan dictator who brought his country to its knees.
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211. Mao Zedong – China (1943-76)
Iain Dale talks to china expert Jonathan Clements about the dictator that saw 70 million people die during his long rule
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210. Joseph-Désiré Mobutu – Congo (later Zaire) (1971-97)
Iain Dale talks to political journalist Harry Lambert about the life and rule of one of Africa’s most brutal dictators.
209. Augusto Pinochet – Chile (1973-90)
Iain Dale talks to former US diplomat and law professor Colleen Graffy about the life of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinchochet.
208. Alfredo Stroessner – Paraquay (1954-89)
Iain Dale talks to political journalist Adam Boulton about the life and career of Paraquayan dictator, Alfredo Stroessner.
207. János Kádár – Hungary (1955-88)
Iain Dale talks to János Kádár’s biographer Roger Gough about the life of the Hungarian dictator.
206. Tito – Yugoslavia (1945-80)
Iain Dale talks to journalist and historian Connor Hand about the extraordinary life of rule of Yugoslavua’s post war ruler, Tito, who started out in...
205. Wu Zetian – China (690-705)
Iain Dale talks to historian C J Corn about the only female in the book THE DICTATORS, who he describes as “the most powerful woman the world has ever...
204. Nicolae Ceaușescu – Romania (1965-89)
Iain Dale talks to Emma Burnell about the man who ruled Romania with an iron fist for a quarter of a century.
203. Slobodan Milošević – Yugoslavia, then Serbia (1989-97, 1997-2000)
I talk to US historian Alvin S, Felzenberg about the life and rule of a dictator who ended up in The Hague.
202. Adolf Hitler – Germany (1933-45)
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.
201. Hafez Al-Assad – Syria (1970-2000)
Iain Dale talks to Charles Pitt about the thirty year rule of Syrian dictator Hafez Al-Assad.
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200. Vladimir Putin – Russia (2000-)
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 Ins...
199. Manuel Noriega – Panama (1983-89)
Iain Dale talks to Sam Marks about the life and rule of the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega
198. Muammar Gaddafi – Libya (1969-2011)
Iain Dale talks to former Conservative MP Daniel Kawzcynski about the life of the notorious Libran dictator, Colonel Gaddafi
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197. Juan Peron – Argentina (1946-55, 1973-74)
Iain Dale talks to historian Gareth Russell about the life of the two time Argentinian dictator, Juan Peron
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196. Julius Caesar – Rome (64-44BC)
Iain Dale talks to Mark Fox about the life of possibly the most famous man in ancient history apart from Jesus Christ!
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195. Ferdinand Marcos – The Philippines, (1965-86)
Iain Dale talks to American journalist Lewis M Simons about the extraordinary life of the Marcos family
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194. Simón Bolívar– Greater Columbia (1819-30)
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
193. Pisistratus – Athens (561 BC, 559–556 BC, 546–527 BC)
Iain Dale talks to Rene Levanchy about the life of the Athenian tyrant Pisistratus
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192. Xi Jinping – China, (2012-)
Iain Dale talks to Cindy Yu, the host of the Chinese Whispers podcast about the life and rule of President Xi Jinping of China.
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191. Antonio de Oliveira Salazar – Portugal, (1932-68)
Iain Dale talks to Salazar’s biographer, Thomas Gallagher about the man who ruled Portugal for 36 years
190. Francisco Franco – Spain (1936-75)
Iain Dale talks to historian Simon Heffer about the Spanish dictator, General Franco, who, after prevailing in the Spanish civil war, ruled Spain for...