Best of the Spectator

Victoria Atkins is a former barrister and a Conservative party MP. She is a Minister at the Home Office. She talks about her legal career and her work at the Home Office creating legislation to protec...

5 Apr 201925min

This week, Brexit disillusionment reaches a new low. Will our political system ever be the same again after all this is done(00:50)? Plus, we ask whether British rape laws have gone too far in the MeT...

4 Apr 201938min

In this week’s books podcast Sam is talking to Clare Mulley about The Woman Who Saved The Children, her biography of Eglantyne Jebb reissued to coincide with next week’s centenary of Save The Children...

3 Apr 201925min

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.Presented by Cindy Yu.Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you daily, vis...

2 Apr 201911min

Jeremy Lee is the chief proprietor of the landmark Soho restaurant, Quo Vadis. In this episode, he talks to Lara and Livvy about why he was such a bad waiter, what it is like to cook and eat with Simo...

1 Apr 201937min

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls.Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you daily, visit spectator.co.uk/sho...

29 Mar 201911min

This week, Theresa May has finally agreed to step down. But will it be enough to get her Brexit deal through (00:30)? We also take a look at the government’s plans to restrict consumption of pornograp...

28 Mar 201935min

In this week’s books podcast Sam is joined by one of the doyennes of crime writing, the brilliant Donna Leon. She talks about her latest Commissario Brunetti novel, Unto Us A Son Is Given, about what ...

27 Mar 201924min