# Leo Mckinstry

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Spectator Out Loud: Mary Wakefield, Leo McKinstry and Melanie McDonagh

On this week's episode: Mary Wakefield on why we should resist Stonewall’s gospel (0:31). Leo McKinstry on the worrying rise of apostrophe laws (07:02) and Melanie McDonagh on the lost art of letterheads (13.33). Presented and produced by Natasha Feroze. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva ...

Joan's picks: Stealing and Cinderella Boys

Stealing by Margaret Verble. It was on the list of most notable books of 2023 of several international publications. Quiet, gentle story about not quiet not gentle things. Kit is a 9 year old Cherokee girl who lives in remote countryside with her father after the death of her mother. She makes f ...

RAF Coastal Command: unsung heroes of WW2

Throughout the Second World War, the men of RAF Coastal Command took to the skies and valiantly defended Allied ships from German U-boats in the Atlantic. But despite the heroism of its crews, Coastal Command spent a large portion of the conflict both chronically underfunded and underappreciated ...

Catherine Raynes: Cinderella Boys and Masters of Death

Cinderella Boys - Leo McKinstry   The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler's U-boats and made Allied victory possible.  The transformation of Coastal Command from a ramshackle outfit into a vast, formidable organisation provided one of the turning points of t ...

Fayed - Was Diana Warned? And Cricket’s Most Scandalous Player | Ep.87 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

The revelation of many sexual allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed has shocked the UK. The former owner of Harrods, confidante of Princess Diana and friend of British high society has been accused of a litany of crimes and a decades-long career of harassment and abuse. Given that Princess Dia ...

Reform Restore Democracy

Tory party chairman Matt Vickers and former Labour MP join Mark Dolan to discuss Starmer's 15th U-Turn allowing the local elections to go ahead in May risking electoral wipe out for the Labour Party. Fleet Street titan Leo McKinstry exposes Labour Together's campaign to smear journalists, whilst ...

How did the Brighton bomb change British politics?

The bomb planted by the IRA at the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984 is one of the near-misses in British political history. Its target, Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet, all survived, but 5 people died and 33 people were injured. How did the bomb get into the hotel? What damage did it cause? And ...

Harold Larwood's legacy and England's fresh crisis | The Cricketer Magazine Podcast

Harold Larwood's story continues to fascinate 100 years on from his Test debut. Journalist and historian Leo McKinstry joins The Cricketer's deputy editor James Coyne for a look at the life and legacy of the legendary England and Nottinghamshire quick. James also sits down with our editor Huw Tu ...

Reverse Swept Radio 199: a nailbiter at the Oval, Bill Edrich reviewed, and the first helmet in Test cricket

THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Andy finishes his season at the Oval, while Toby follows the latest chapter in Jonathan Trott's career "It almost didn't feel celebratory - it just felt like "what on earth have we just seen"." FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'00): When a Helmet first appeared in Test cricket, 1 ...