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DIANA CHRONICLES: Wedding/Honeymoon from Hell + The Queen Bees | Ep.154 |The Scandal Mongers Podcast

2.3K views · 1d ago · 1:29:59

In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is continuing his new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know about his remarkable and controversial woman in real detail.

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DIANA CHRONICLES: A Compromised Courtship? + Political Satirist - Intel Lady |Ep.153| ScandalMongers

5.8K views · 2w ago · 1:23:57

In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is continuing his new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know about his remarkable and controversial woman in real detail.

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DIANA CHRONICLES: Life BEFORE Charles + 1936 Abdication | Ep.152 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

9.8K views · 4w ago · 1:35:47

Guest: Sian Evans

In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is launching a new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know about his remarkable and controversial woman in real detail.

Topics: The Diana Chronicles · Childhood and upbringing · Adolescence and independence · Path to the monarchy · The abdication crisis

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BROTHERS IN-WAR + Greatest Naval Hero | Ep.151 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

7.6K views · 1mo ago · 1:26:06

In the last episode Phil explored one of the darkest chapters of the ‘War of the Waleses’, the post mortem ’thrashing of Diana’ by some of her ex husband’s closest advisors. He didn’t know then that this story would, within a week, become headline news all around the world because of the new book by Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer.

Topics: Viewer feedback and community · Personal travelogue · Commentary on current events · Diana and the Spencer row · Deep dive into royal history · Interview with Peter Moore

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How They Trashed Diana + Dirty Secrets of the Troubles | Ep.150 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

14K views · 1mo ago · 1:16:35

Guest: Penny Junor

Phil has discussed his feelings about ‘The War of the Waleses’ many times. But he’s never before gone into detail about the remarkable documentary project he made with Patrick Jephson over 20 years ago. Now, with Patrick's permission, he will do.

Topics: Welcome and listener feedback · Personal updates and projects · Reflections on Diana's legacy · Personal photo album tour · The politics of PR and royalty · Interview with John Ware

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Guess who’s back! + Agatha’s Greatest Mystery | Ep.149 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

4.5K views · 2mo ago · 1:11:15

Yes, six years after MEGXIT, the dynamic duo are headed back to Britain and - whisper it softly - maybe a return to some royal duties too. But will bygones ever be bygones and what’s really going on behind the scenes? Then Laura Thompson returns to the pod to discuss her new book ELEVEN DAYS, the most detailed investigation into the mystery of Agatha Christie’s famous. ‘Disappearance’ ever undertaken.

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BIG Pharma Scandals - with Gerald Posner | Ep.148 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

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Guests: BIG Pharma Scandals, Gerald Posner

Phil is then joined by his American chum Gerald Posner to talk about his groundbreaking investigative work on the power and importance of the Pharmaceutical industry. Did you know you could get heroin and cocaine by mail order in the age of the Wild West? And that’s only that start of a saga of - in Gerald world - greed, lies and poisoning.

Topics: Prison release scandals · The lab leak theory · The Jason Arday scandal · Interview with Gerald Posner

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Oh Harry! Plus, The Rage of Party - with Author George Owers | Ep.147 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

3.4K views · 3mo ago · 1:23:36

Guest: Author George Owers

While Phil has been on his summer break it felt like there’s been an avalanche of royal news, especially concerning the House of Sussex. The humiliation of a failed court case, a on-off-on again visit to (some) family in Britain and now rumours of a possible Australian role for the rebellious Prince Harry. What to make of it all?

Topics: Welcome back and intro · Summer highlights · UK politics and justice · The Harry and Meghan saga · Interview with George Owers

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THE PRINCESSES ARE BACK! + SLAVES OF ROME | Ep 146 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

2.3K views · 4mo ago · 1:03:16

Guest: Emma Southon

Despite all their recent family scandals, Beatrice and Eugenie attended a high profile royal wedding last week. And Prince William made sure the press could see his friendly feelings toward them both. So is it right that these two young royals should - or could - be back into the fold, and what value could they bring to a rather under-staffed royal family?

Topics: Costume and production notes · Housekeeping and politics · Royal family discussion · Slavery in Ancient Rome

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The Hidden Mentor of a Young King Charles? | Ep.145 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

2.5K views · 5mo ago · 1:32:39

Phil has recently spoken very positively about the way King Charles is handling his reign. But there’s a story about his earlier - and much more controversial - life that’s hardly ever been told. In his bachelor days and as a young man recently married to Diana Spencer, Charles was heavily under the influence of some seriously strange - even dangerous - people.

Topics: Welcome and show updates · Viewer feedback and comments · Podcast economics and party photos · The naughty 40s and Hitler · Reflections on King Charles · Interview with Amelia Gillies

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Andrew Lownie Returns! | Ep.144 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast - with your lovable host...Phil Craig

8.5K views · 5mo ago · 58:38

Yes, Andrew is back once again with news of the paperback of his hugely successful book ENTITLED, which includes a new, long and scandal-packed chapter all about the astonishing events of the last 6 months. Andrew is at his feisty and funny best in this rather hair-raising interview with Phil.

Topics: Welcome and introductions · Community and housekeeping · Weekend highlights · Hitler's secrets · Political observations · Royal reflections

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Charles Conquers USA + Stalin’s Apostles | Ep.143 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

1.5K views · 6mo ago · 1:16:14

Phil has never been a fan of King Charles - especially in the Diana era - but should he reassess in the light of the recent royal tour of the USA, and his undoubted diplomatic triumphs there? Phil is then joined by writer and friend Antonia Senior to discuss her gripping new book - already on the best seller lists - and how it brings the story of the Cambridge Spies to life in a completely new way. Spoiler alert - she doesn’t like them one bit!

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MEGHAN & HARRY IN OZ + ALL THINGS ROYAL WITH VALENTINE LOW | Ep.142 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

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Former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low joins the pod once again to talk about Harry and Meghan's current ‘pseudo royal’ visit to Australia, the state of the royal family and his upcoming book on relations between the palace and the press across many years and many reigns.

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HARRY’S ‘NAUGHTINESS’ + SAMUEL PEPYS SHOW | Ep.141 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

2.3K views · 7mo ago · 49:13

Guest: Prof Mark Stoyle

As the testimony of Prince Harry’s latest law suit against the tabloids concludes, we learn that Harry himself was sending flirty messages to journalists. Has he sunk his own case? Phil is then joined by Prof Mark Stoyle, an expert on 16th and 17th Century Britain to talk about the world of Samuel Pepys, one of the greatest - and most honest - diarists of all time.

Topics: Welcome and viewer feedback · Harry and the court case · Samuel Pepys and his world · Sanitation in the 17th century · Personal updates and conclusion

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