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Secrets of Statecraft is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Andrew Roberts which explores the effect that the study of History has had on the careers and decision-making of public figures, and which will also ask leading historians about the influence that the study of History had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life-advice, to whom he said ‘Study History, study History, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.’
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Con Coughlin, veteran war correspondent and Daily Telegraph foreign & defense editor, has written the biographies of Ayatollah Khomeini, Saddam Hussein and Bashir Al-Assad. And he’s also gone drinking with Hunter S. Thompson …
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Recorded on June 4, 2024.
President Nicolas Sarkozy on the weight of history on his shoulders when he ruled France from 2007 to 2012.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
The history of Africa over the past seven millennia, and this time from an African perspective.
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Dan Senor, host of the “Call Me Back” podcast, discusses the war in Gaza and where it might go from here.
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
The Israeli Ambassador to London speaks up eloquently and frankly for her embattled country.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Toby Young, director of the splendid Free Speech Union, discusses his campaign to defend freedom of expression.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Conrad Black discusses his epic thousand-page history of the Ancient World up to the death of Emperor Augustus.