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229. Sir Keir Starmer – Labour (2024-)
Dec 22, 2025
33m 05s
228. Napoleon III – France (1852-70)
Dec 15, 2025
Unknown duration
227. Liz Truss – 2022-22
Dec 8, 2025
Unknown duration
226. Simon Harris – Ireland (2024-25)
Dec 1, 2025
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225. Bashar Al-Assad – Syria (2000-24)
Nov 24, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 12/22/25 |  229. Sir Keir Starmer – Labour (2024-)✨ | politicsleadership+3 | Patrick Maguire | The Times | UK | Sir Keir StarmerIain Dale+3 | — | 33m 05s | |
| 12/15/25 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | 227. Liz Truss – 2022-22 | I talk to Liz Truss’s biographer, James Heale, about Britain’s 56th and shortest serving prime minister. | — | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | 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, Simon Harris. | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | 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 Assad on nine occasions. | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | 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. Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-2022-signed-copy Buy a signed copy of THE PRESIDENTS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-presidents-signed-by-iain-dale Buy a signed copy of KINGS & QUEENS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/kings-queens-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-in-novemer-2023 Buy a signed copy of THE TAOISEACH here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-irish-taoiseach-ed-iain-dale-coming-31-october-2026 | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | 223. Hendrik Verwoerd - South Africa (1958-1966) | Iain Dale talks to Simon marks about the Father of apartheid in South Africa. | — | ||||||
| 10/20/25 | 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.Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-2022-signed-copy Buy a signed copy of THE PRESIDENTS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-presidents-signed-by-iain-dale Buy a signed copy of KINGS & QUEENS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/kings-queens-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-in-novemer-2023 Buy a signed copy of THE TAOISEACH here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-irish-taoiseach-ed-iain-dale-coming-31-october-2026 | — | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | 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 before his family left Iraq for the UK Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024Buy a signed copy of THE PRIME MINISTERS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers-edited-by-iain-dale-paperback-coming-on-august-26-2022-signed-copy Buy a signed copy of THE PRESIDENTS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-presidents-signed-by-iain-dale Buy a signed copy of KINGS & QUEENS here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/kings-queens-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-in-novemer-2023 Buy a signed copy of THE TAOISEACH here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-irish-taoiseach-ed-iain-dale-coming-31-october-2026 | — | ||||||
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| 9/8/25 | 219. Genghis Khan – Mongolia (1206-1227) | Iain Dale talks to historian Dominic Selwood about the Khan of the Mongol EmpireThe Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 9/1/25 | 218. Lee Quan Yew – Singapore (1959-90) | Iain Dale talks to historian Jack Brown about Singapore’s first prime minister.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 8/25/25 | 217. Mohammed bin Salman – Saudi Arabia (2017-) | Iain Dale talks to documentary maker and author Jonathan Rugman about the Saudi ruler.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 8/18/25 | 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.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | 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 HitlerThe Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | 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 years.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 7/28/25 | 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.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 7/21/25 | 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.The Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 7/14/25 | 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 ruleThe Dictators, edited by Iain Dale is published in hardback by Hoddr & Stoughton. Signed copies can be ordered here https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/margaret-thatcher-a-short-biography-signed-by-iain-dale-coming-5-june-2025 | — | ||||||
| 7/7/25 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 6/23/25 | 208. Alfredo Stroessner – Paraquay (1954-89) | Iain Dale talks to political journalist Adam Boulton about the life and career of Paraquayan dictator, Alfredo Stroessner. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | 207. János Kádár – Hungary (1955-88) | Iain Dale talks to János Kádár’s biographer Roger Gough about the life of the Hungarian dictator. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/25 | 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 life as Josip Broz. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | 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 seen”. | — | ||||||
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