390. Ben Macintyre

Iain Dale interviews former Tory veterans minister Johnny Mercer about his book NO WAY TO RUN A COUNTRY - they speak about whether mavericks can succeed in politics, why he was fired from Boris Johnson's government and whether he has ambitions to return.

In an inversion of the format, Jacqui Smith interviews Iain Dale about his autobiography, live at the Edinburgh Fringe!

Iain Dale interviews the legendary TV producer John Lloyd about his work on Blackadder, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, QI and more!

Iain Dale interviews Labour MP and former minister Jess Phillips, live from the Edinburgh Fringe.

Iain Dale interviews journalists Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce about their books - Sarah's on being a political wife and Andrew's on finding his birth mother - live at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Iain Dale interviews a couple of peers, one a former Cabinet minister and one a former senior civil servant - Baroness Gillian Shephard and Lord Robin Butler - live from the Edinburgh Fringe.

Iain Dale interviews historian Ben Macintyre about his fascinating new book REDWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE COLD WAR'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPY.

Iain Dale interviews a trio of political obsessives - broadcaster Michael Crick, political scientist John Curtice and journalist Brian Taylor - live at the Edinburgh Fringe. This episode was recorded before the Clacton by-election.

Iain Dale interviews historian Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book THE CAULDRON: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

Iain Dale interviews journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason about his new book REDS: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF COMMUNISM.