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Spectator Out Loud: William Atkinson, James Delingpole, Daisy Dunn & Margaret Mitchell

Podcast: Best of the Spectator
Published: May 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 1799
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On this week’s  Spectator Out Loud : William Atkinson sends his dispatch from the Shetland Islands; James Delingpole remembers Malcolm, his ‘gloriously unfiltered’ father; Daisy Dunn reviews Mary Beard’s  Talking Classics ; and Margaret Mitchell explores corporate dread and the institutional gothic.   Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.