Michael Ignatieff's Confessions — Liberalism, populism and multiculturalism
Michael Ignatieff's Confessions — Liberalism, populism and multiculturalism
Giles chats to the former leader of the Canadian Liberal Party and now rector of the Central European University, Michae... Read more
11 May 2020
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56mins
Jonathan Aitken's Confessions — Parliament, prison and prayer
Jonathan Aitken's Confessions — Parliament, prison and prayer
Giles chats to former MP and convict and now ordained chaplin, Jonathan Aitken, about the importance of diversity in pol... Read more
27 Apr 2020
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49mins
Nicky Gumbel's Confessions — Family, faith and finding God
Nicky Gumbel's Confessions — Family, faith and finding God
In a Good Friday special, Giles chats to Anglican priest and pioneer of the Alpha Course Nicky Gumbel about the moment h... Read more
10 Apr 2020
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1hr 5mins
Mervyn King's Confessions — Crises, capital and coronavirus
Mervyn King's Confessions — Crises, capital and coronavirus
Giles talks to former Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King about why economists don't understand human nature, wh... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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1hr 6mins
Johnathan Sacks's Confessions — Capitalism, community and covenant
Johnathan Sacks's Confessions — Capitalism, community and covenant
Giles talks to former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks about the power of community, antisemitism in the 21st century and the ... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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57mins
Richard Layard's Confessions — History, happiness and mental health
Richard Layard's Confessions — History, happiness and mental health
In a 'Blue Monday' special, Giles talks to economist and happiness expert Richard Layard about his journey from the huma... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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1hr 13mins
Charles Moore's Confessions — Thatcher, theology and the Tories
Charles Moore's Confessions — Thatcher, theology and the Tories
Giles talks to Margaret Thatcher's biographer and former Telegraph editor Charles Moore about becoming a Catholic, how t... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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48mins
Jonathan Sumption's Confessions — Rights, rhetoric and rationalism
Jonathan Sumption's Confessions — Rights, rhetoric and rationalism
Giles talks to historian and former Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption about leaving academia behind for a career i... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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1hr 12mins
Helen Thompson's Confessions — Elections, economics and Euroscepticism
Helen Thompson's Confessions — Elections, economics and Euroscepticism
Giles talks to Professor of Political Economy Helen Thompson about not fitting in at Warwick University Labour Club, why... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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57mins
Susan Hill's Confessions — Christmas, children and coping with grief
Susan Hill's Confessions — Christmas, children and coping with grief
In a Christmas special, Giles chats to novelist Susan Hill about writing ghost stories, the coffin maker who taught her ... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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59mins