Dick Delingpole

About this episode

James Delingpole discusses art and family health issues with his brother Dick Delingpole in a poignant episode.

James is joined by his brother Dick for an unexpectedly sad episode. Well, with hindsight it is anyway. During the recording, they can be heard worrying about the health of their Dad who is sick in hospital. And their beloved, wonderful Dad has since died. Still, you’ll enjoy the episode, which is mainly about the fascinating things Dick learned on his icon painting course with former Welcome to the Psalms guest and ex-Athonite monk and Shopshire hermit Aidan Hart. One of these things is that you don’t ‘paint’ icons but ‘write’ them. RIP Malcolm Delingpole 1 March, 1935 to 20 May, 2026 ↓ ↓ ↓If you need silver and gold bullion - and who wouldn’t in these dark times? - then the place to go is The Pure Gold Company. Either they can deliver worldwide to your door - or store it for you in vaults in London and Zurich. You even use it for your pension. Cash out of gold whenever you like: liquidate within 24 hours. https://bit.ly/James-Delingpole-Gold ↓ ↓ How environmentalists are killing the planet, destroying the economy and stealing your children’s future. In Watermelons, an updated edition of his ground-breaking 2011 book, JD tells the shocking true story of how a handful of…

People in this episode

Host: James Delingpole

Guest: Dick Delingpole

Topics covered

• family
• health
• icon painting
• grief
• art

Keywords

• icon painting
• family health
• grief
• Aidan Hart
• Malcolm Delingpole

Sponsors

The Pure Gold Company

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