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16. The Conservative Party Transformation in the 70s and 80s - with Dr Simon Griffiths
Apr 5, 2025
1h 02m 09s
15. A History of BBC Election Night Broadcasting - Crossover with The British Broadcasting Century Podcast
Sep 9, 2024
44m 43s
14. 'Yes Minister' - Crossover with the British Sitcom History Podcast
Nov 20, 2023
47m 24s
13. Northern Ireland Roundtable Discussion
Oct 22, 2023
51m 04s
12. John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? - with Dr Ben Williams
Oct 13, 2023
41m 47s
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| 4/5/25 | 16. The Conservative Party Transformation in the 70s and 80s - with Dr Simon Griffiths | Support the show | 1h 02m 09s | ||||||
| 9/9/24 | 15. A History of BBC Election Night Broadcasting - Crossover with The British Broadcasting Century Podcast | A History of BBC Election Night Broadcasting - Crossover with The British Broadcasting Century Podcast. Ever wondered how the BBC has covered elections? How this has changed over the decades? Well time to find out! Support the show | 44m 43s | ||||||
| 11/20/23 | 14. 'Yes Minister' - Crossover with the British Sitcom History Podcast | "In stage one, we say nothing is going to happen. Stage two, we say something may be about to happen, but we should do nothing about it. In stage three, we say that maybe we should do something about it, but there’s nothing we can do. .....Stage four, we say maybe there was something we could have done, but it’s too late now.” I'm joined by 'my right honourable member' Gareth Allen from the British Sitcom History Podcast constituency to dissect the interminable obfuscations and myriad m... | 47m 24s | ||||||
| 10/22/23 | 13. Northern Ireland Roundtable Discussion | What are the common myths about the conflict in Northern Ireland? Is understanding history a barrier to peace building in the country, or a vital part of it? And finally, what are the prospects for Irish unification in future? I was joined by Dr Thomas Leahy, Dr Eleanor Leah Williams and Dr Jonathan Kirkup for a full roundtable conversation on all these questions and many more. We hope you enjoy the discussion. Support the show | 51m 04s | ||||||
| 10/13/23 | 12. John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? - with Dr Ben Williams | John Major was prime minister for longer than the last five we've had in the UK. What were his politics? Were they little more than Thatcherism with some of the hard edges taken off; or did he represent a more significant shift of the political dial. Thanks to Dr Ben Williams for joining me on this one to unpick these questions (and a few more besides!) Ben co-wrote the edited book John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? Reappraising John Major with Dr Kevin Hickson. Support... | 41m 47s | ||||||
| 8/27/23 | 11. The Legacy of Hugh Gaitskell and John Smith - with Dr Martin Farr | Both Smith and Gaitskell died suddenly and never gained political office. What do they tell us about how the Labour party remembers its lost leaders? What might have happened if they had both lived? And finally, where are they best placed on the spectrum of political opinion in the Labour Party? In this episode I'm joined by Dr Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History at Newcastle University, to take on all these questions and many more. We hope you enjoy the podca... | 51m 16s | ||||||
| 8/27/23 | 10. The EU's Role in Northern Ireland Peacebuilding - with Dr Giada Lagana | What is the often overlooked role that the EU played in Northern Ireland peacebuilding? What were the challenges of the EU getting buy-in from the Northern Irish community and how were these tackled? What lessons can be learnt from this for other peacebuilding initiatives? For this episode I was very grateful to be joined by Dr Giada Lagana, lecturer in politics at Cardiff university, to discuss all the above and more! Sources highlighted in the episode for those interested to learn mo... | 43m 56s | ||||||
| 8/19/23 | 9. By-Elections - with Dr Marc Collinson | Why are by-elections called; what myths and misconceptions surround them; and how much do they shed light on the national political picture? I was grateful to be joined by Marc Collinson for this episode - lecturer in contemporary politics and history at Bangor University - to tackle these questions and many more. Hope you enjoy the discussion! Recommendations: Chris (Lord) Rennard, Winning Here: My Campaigning Life: Memoirs Volume 1 (2018).David Butler, 'By-Elections and their Inter... | 41m 43s | ||||||
| 8/7/23 | 8. Rock Against Racism - with Dr Ieuan Franklin | I'm very grateful to Ieuan Franklin - lecturer in History and Politics at Bournemouth University - for joining me on this one. In this episode, we talk about the Rock Against Racism movement of the late 1970s. What was the National Front and why did its followers join it?How did Rock Against Racism get started and challenge the National Front's rhetoric of intolerance and exclusion? And finally, what have been the enduring legacies of the movement?We discuss all this and more (whil... | 48m 00s | ||||||
| 7/14/23 | 7. The Falklands War - Crossover Episode with The Aspects of History Podcast | I'm delighted to be joined on this one by Ollie Webb-Carter, host of The Aspects of History Podcast. In this crossover episode, we take on the hefty topic of The Falklands War. How did Britain get drawn into a war on a small set of islands 8000 miles away? How did the conflict play domestically in Britain - both in the House of Commons, the media, and the wider public? We chat about all this and much more, touching on the major milestones of the war whilst stitching our own reflecti... | 58m 24s | ||||||
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| 7/13/23 | 6. Labour in the 80s: the Rocky Road to Recovery - with Associate Professor Danny Rye | Why did the Labour Party lose the 1983 election and what changes did the party make to put itself back on the path to recovery? We're joined by another real expert on the period for this episode - associate professor Danny Rye from Liverpool Hope University - to tackle these questions and more! Reading Suggestions Drucker, H.M., (1979) Doctrine and ethos in the Labour Party (Vol. 12). Routledge. Hayter, D., 2005. Fightback!: Labour's Traditional Right in the 1970s and 1980s. Manchester Un... | 39m 21s | ||||||
| 6/22/23 | 5. The Evolution of Political Campaigning - with Professor Darren Lilleker | Ever wonder how political campaigns have transformed over the years? Discover how political marketing has embraced corporate strategies, as we analyse the image management and PR tactics of iconic leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Learn about how the introduction of television altered politicians' presentations and the roles played by public relations experts like Tim Bell in shaping campaigns. Finally, we explore the professionalisation of modern political campaigns and ponde... | 48m 03s | ||||||
| 6/15/23 | 4. Party Finance - with Professor Justin Fisher | What if we told you that the often overlooked aspect of party finance plays a critical role in shaping British politics? As we dive into the historical landscape of political funding, our guest Justin Fisher from Brunel University brings his 35 years of expertise in political science to help us unravel the complexities and motivations behind political donations. Throughout the episode, we examine the roles of trade unions, businesses, and individual contributions in shaping the political lan... | 53m 05s | ||||||
| 5/30/23 | 3. Economics and Culture in the 80s - with Alwyn Turner | “Economics are the method, the object is to change the soul” - Margaret Thatcher (1981) What were the various tensions and contradictions between free markets and social conservatism in the 1980s? How did these manifest in the culture, music, and media of the time? In this episode, I’m joined by author and historian Alwyn Turner to ponder these questions amongst many others. In this wide-ranging discussion, we run the gamut from monetarism and Milton Friedman to Band Aid, Only Fools ... | 47m 18s | ||||||
| 5/10/23 | 2. Special advisors - with Dr Athanassios Gouglas | In this episode we hear from Dr Athanassios Gouglas on the subject of special advisors. Dr Gouglas is a politics lecturer at the university of Exeter and you can find out more about his research here: https://politics.exeter.ac.uk/staff/gouglas/ In the coversation we cover why special advisors came into being, the benefits and tensions they produce in the system, and more! Dr Gouglas kindly supplied the following reading suggestions for those keen to go deeper into the topic: United King... | 1h 01m 50s | ||||||
| 2/4/23 | 1. Crises in the 1970s - with Dr Chris Kirkland | This episode has Dr Chris Kirkland joining the podcast to speak on crises in the 1970s, with a particular focus on their link to the Labour Party. Chris is a lecturer in politics at York St John University and has published monographs comparing crises in modern British Politics and exploring how crises have shaped the UK Labour party’s economic ideology. We had a really fascinating conversation and below are some reading recommendations for those interested to learn more. For those wan... | 56m 12s | ||||||
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