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Iain Dale's Book Club

If you’re a reader, this is the podcast for you. Iain Dale speaks to some of the world’s biggest authors about what inspired them to write their books

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Chapter 19 : James O'Brien

Chapter 19 : James O'Brien

This chapter of the Book Club is one that people have been waiting years to hear. For the first time, Iain Dale sits dow... Read more

3 Dec 2018

53mins

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Chapter 72 : Douglas Murray

Chapter 72 : Douglas Murray

Chapter 72 brings us a chat with Douglas Murray, the author of new book 'The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identit... Read more

1 Nov 2019

45mins

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Chapter 43 : Jacob Rees-Mogg

Chapter 43 : Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Iain for a discussion on his book 'The Victorians'.If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure you chec... Read more

31 May 2019

40mins

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Chapter 7 : John Simpson and Paddy Ashdown

Chapter 7 : John Simpson and Paddy Ashdown

This Week on the Book Club, Iain chats to two brilliant authors, one from the world of Politics and one from the world o... Read more

19 Oct 2018

45mins

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Chapter 14 : Gyles Brandreth

Chapter 14 : Gyles Brandreth

This chapter of the book club is a real treat, over an hour's conversation with grammar guru, Gyles Brandreth. He's here... Read more

16 Nov 2018

1hr 1min

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Chapter 27 : Sir John Nott

Chapter 27 : Sir John Nott

Welcome! This week, the guest on the Book Club is Sir John Nott. In this episode John is discussing his book 'Memorable ... Read more

8 Feb 2019

41mins

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Chapter 61 : Gyles Brandreth

Chapter 61 : Gyles Brandreth

Back for 2019 is one of our favourite guests on the Book Club, Gyles Brandreth. His new book is 'Dancing By The Light of... Read more

20 Sep 2019

1hr 4mins

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Chapter 51 : Owen Bennett

Chapter 51 : Owen Bennett

Welcome to Episode 51 of the Book Club where Iain chats to Owen Bennett all about Michael Gove : A Man in a Hurry. The b... Read more

26 Jul 2019

41mins

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Chapter 54 : Rod Liddle

Chapter 54 : Rod Liddle

This weeks guest is Rod Liddle a journalist, and an associate editor of The Spectator. His book is called The Great Betr... Read more

16 Aug 2019

48mins

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BONUS : Joan Rivers

BONUS : Joan Rivers

Welcome to a Bonus edition of the Book Club from the Archive.This time Iain is chatting to the late, great, Joan Rivers.... Read more

4 Jan 2019

46mins

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BONUS : Joan Collins

BONUS : Joan Collins

Welcome to a Bonus edition of the Book Club, from the Archive.This time Iain is chatting to the wonderful Joan Collins. ... Read more

25 Jan 2019

1hr 8mins

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Chapter 24 : Johann Hari

Chapter 24 : Johann Hari

Welcome to Iain Dale's Book Club, this week's guest is Johann Hari and they're discussing Johann's book 'The Lost Connec... Read more

11 Jan 2019

58mins

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Chapter 60 : Jeffrey Archer

Chapter 60 : Jeffrey Archer

Iain's guest today is another returnee Jeffrey Archer. This time Jeffrey is here to talk about his new book 'Nothing Ven... Read more

17 Sep 2019

44mins

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Chapter 71 : Charles Moore

Chapter 71 : Charles Moore

Today's guest is Charles Moore, Telegraph columnist who has just released 'Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography, ... Read more

25 Oct 2019

45mins

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BONUS: Alastair Campbell

BONUS: Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell talks about the seventh volume of his diaries 'FROM CRASH TO DEFEAT', covering the years of Gordon Bro... Read more

9 Oct 2018

23mins

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Chapter 4 : Max Hastings

Chapter 4 : Max Hastings

Iain talks to former war reporter and newspaper editor turned military historian Max Hastings about his epic new book VI... Read more

28 Sep 2018

51mins

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Chapter 80 : Paul Lay

Chapter 80 : Paul Lay

He's a figure in history of whom many have heard, but how much do you actually know about Oliver Cromwell? Paul Lay's bo... Read more

10 Jan 2020

36mins

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BONUS : Best of 2019

BONUS : Best of 2019

Welcome to the Best Of the Book Club for this year! Features clips from -Johann HariBen EltonEmily MaitlisGyles Brandret... Read more

27 Dec 2019

1hr 41mins

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BONUS : Tim Tate, Robert Hutton, Bernard Cornwell & Nick Spindler

BONUS : Tim Tate, Robert Hutton, Bernard Cornwell & Nick Spindler

In this bonus episode of the book club, Iain chats to 4 authors. Tim Tate has written a book called 'Hitler’s British Tr... Read more

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Chapter 26 : William Keegan

Chapter 26 : William Keegan

Welcome! This week, the guest on the Book Club is William Keegan, he was the Economics Editor of The Observer from 1977 ... Read more

1 Feb 2019

41mins

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