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S8 Ep856: Sonia Purnell describes the 1939 marriage proposal between Randolph Churchill and Pamela Digby, who met for the first time at a London dinner. Pamela, a 19-year-old aristocrat from an isolated, cash-strapped Dorset estate, accepted the unromantic proposal

Sonia Purnell describes the 1939 marriage proposal between Randolph Churchill and Pamela Digby, who met for the first time at a London dinner. Pamela, a 19-year-old aristocrat from an isolated, cash-strapped Dorset estate, accepted the unromantic proposal as a strategic means of escaping her stifl…

MORE book recommendations for May!

A speedy episode where each of the ladies share two titles apiece. Books recommended: Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, Lynda Blackmon Lowery How to Read a Book, Monica Wood A Woman of No Importance: the untold story of the American spy who h…

North America at a Crossroads

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Gordon Griffin and John Manley to discuss the future of North American idea as Canada, the United States and Mexico enter a new phase of CUSMA discussions. // Guest bios: - Gordon Griffin is a former United States Ambassador …

Middle Power Leadership: From Opportunity to Action

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Lawrence Herman, Martha Hall Findlay, and Thomas D’Aquiino to discuss their most recent work "Middle Power Leadership: Seizing the Business Opportunity". // Guest bios: - Lawrence Herman is an international trade lawyer and fr…

Bruce Shapiro on US politics; Boris Johnson's character and controversies; why civilisations collapse

Bruce Shapiro dissects the latest developments in the US. Sonia Purnell, former colleague and biographer of Boris Johnson, on the would-be PM of the UK. An historical 'autopsy' of how civilisations collapse.

Virginia Hall: The Most Dangerous of Allied Spies (Part One)

In this week’s episode, Madigan tells the first part of the story of Virginia Hall, who was one of the Allied Forces most successful undercover agents for the S.O.E. during World War II, all whilst struggling with a disability and chronic pain. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the …

History's Secret Heroes - Series 4: Pamela Churchill’s Special Relationships

Pamela Churchill, newly married to the Prime Minister’s son, becomes a key diplomatic figure in the war effort. How did she use her charm to help sway U.S. sentiment towards aiding Britain? With biographer Sonia Purnell and Chris James, Pamela Churchill’s nephew. Helena Bonham Carter shines a l…

Virginia Hall: The Most Dangerous of Allied Spies (Part 2)

In the second and final episode about Virginia Hall, Madigan takes you from her journey across the Pyrenees Mountains to her career in the OSS and the CIA. You'll also discover what happened to the friends she made in Section F during and after the war. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold St…