Episodes

  • Rachel Johnson, James Heale, Paul Wood, Rowan Pelling and Graeme Thomson

    Rachel Johnson, James Heale, Paul Wood, Rowan Pelling and Graeme Thomson
    Sep 28 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Rachel Johnson reads her diary for the week (1:19); James Heale analyses the true value of Labour peer Lord Alli (6:58); Paul Wood questions if Israel is trying to drag America into a war with Iran (11:59); Rowan Pelling reviews Want: Sexual Fantasies, collated by Gillian Anderson (19:47); and Graeme Thomson explores the ethics of the posthumous publication of new music (28:00).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    34 mins
  • Paul Wood, Ross Clark, Andrew Lycett, Laura Gascoigne and Henry Jeffreys

    Paul Wood, Ross Clark, Andrew Lycett, Laura Gascoigne and Henry Jeffreys
    Sep 21 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: as Lebanon reels from the exploding pagers, Paul Wood wonders what’s next for Israel and Hezbollah (1:24); Ross Clark examines Ireland’s low-tax project, following the news that they’re set to receive €13 billion… that they didn’t want (8:40); Reviewing Ben Macintyre’s new book, Andrew Lycett looks at the 1980 Iranian London embassy siege (15:29); Laura Gascoigne argues that Vincent Van Gogh would approve of the new exhibition of his works at the National Gallery (22:35); and Henry Jeffreys provides his notes on corkscrews (28:01).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    32 mins
  • Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark

    Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark
    Sep 14 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Fraser Nelson reflects on a historic week for The Spectator (1:15); David Whitehouse examines the toughest problem in mathematics (6:33); Imogen Yates reports on the booming health tech industry (13:54); Sean McGlynn reviews Dan Jones’s book Henry V: the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king (20:24); and Ruari Clark provides his notes on rollies (26:18).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
  • Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding

    Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding
    Sep 7 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson reflects on his childhood home following the death of his sister (1:20); Andrew Watts argues that the public see MPs as accountable for everything though they’re responsible for little (7:40); Sam Leith reveals the surprising problem of poetical copyright (13:47); Helen Barrett reviews Will Noble’s book Croydonopolis and explores the reputation of a place with unfulfilled potential (19:48); and, Catriona Olding ponders moving on from loss to love (26:09).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    32 mins
  • Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold

    Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold
    Aug 31 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins reads an extract from her diary (1:15); Owen Matthews argues that Russia and China’s relationship is just a marriage of convenience (3:19); reviewing The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering by Daniel Light, Sara Wheeler examines the epic history of the sport (13:52); Igor Toronyi-Lalic looks at the life, cinema, and many drinks, of Marguerite Duras (21:35); and Tanya Gold provides her notes on tasting menus (26:07).

    Presented and produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins
  • William Cash, Marcus Nevitt, Nina Power, Christopher Howse and Olivia Potts

    William Cash, Marcus Nevitt, Nina Power, Christopher Howse and Olivia Potts
    Aug 24 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: William Cash reveals the dark side of Hollywood assistants (1:12); Marcus Nevitt reviews Ronald Hutton’s new book on Oliver Cromwell (7:57); Nina Power visits the Museum of Neoliberalism (13:51); Christopher Howse proves his notes on matchboxes (21:35); and, Olivia Potts finds positives in Americans’ maximalist attitudes towards salad (26:15).

    Presented and produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
  • Richard Madeley, Cindy Yu, Lara Prendergast, Pen Vogler and James Delingpole

    Richard Madeley, Cindy Yu, Lara Prendergast, Pen Vogler and James Delingpole
    Aug 17 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Richard Madeley reads his diary for the week (1:01); Cindy Yu explores the growing trend for all things nostalgic in China (6:00); Lara Prendergast declares that bankers are hot again (11:26); Pen Vogler reviews Sally Coulthard’s book The Apple (17:18); and, James Delingpole argues that Joe Rogan is ‘as edgy as Banksy’ (23:24).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins
  • Gus Carter, Paul Wood, Jonathan Aitken, Laura Gascoigne and Flora Watkins

    Gus Carter, Paul Wood, Jonathan Aitken, Laura Gascoigne and Flora Watkins
    Aug 10 2024
    This week: Gus Carter reports from Rotherham (01:10), Paul Wood asks whether anything can stop full-scale conflict in the Middle East (05:55), Jonathan Aitken takes us inside Nixon's resignation melodrama (16:55), Laura Gascoigne reviews Revealing Nature: The Art of Cedric Morris and Lett-Haines (26:08), and Flora Watkins reads her notes on ragwort (31:24).

    Produced and presented by Oscar Edmondson.
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    35 mins