Spectator Out Loud

By: Spectator Out Loud
  • Summary

  • A selection of our favourite articles from The Spectator magazine, read aloud by their writers.
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Episodes
  • Fraser Nelson, David Whitehouse, Imogen Yates, Sean McGlynn and Ruari Clark
    Sep 14 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Fraser Nelson reflects on a historic week for The Spectator (1:15); David Whitehouse examines the toughest problem in mathematics (6:33); Imogen Yates reports on the booming health tech industry (13:54); Sean McGlynn reviews Dan Jones’s book Henry V: the astonishing rise of England’s greatest warrior king (20:24); and Ruari Clark provides his notes on rollies (26:18).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    31 mins
  • Ian Thomson, Andrew Watts, Sam Leith, Helen Barrett and Catriona Olding
    Sep 7 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson reflects on his childhood home following the death of his sister (1:20); Andrew Watts argues that the public see MPs as accountable for everything though they’re responsible for little (7:40); Sam Leith reveals the surprising problem of poetical copyright (13:47); Helen Barrett reviews Will Noble’s book Croydonopolis and explores the reputation of a place with unfulfilled potential (19:48); and, Catriona Olding ponders moving on from loss to love (26:09).

    Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons.
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    32 mins
  • Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold
    Aug 31 2024
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins reads an extract from her diary (1:15); Owen Matthews argues that Russia and China’s relationship is just a marriage of convenience (3:19); reviewing The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering by Daniel Light, Sara Wheeler examines the epic history of the sport (13:52); Igor Toronyi-Lalic looks at the life, cinema, and many drinks, of Marguerite Duras (21:35); and Tanya Gold provides her notes on tasting menus (26:07).

    Presented and produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 mins

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