The Second Elizabethan Age Podcast
1) The constitution
Richard Lambert talks to Professor Vernon Bogdanor, one of the UK’s foremost constitutional experts, about the Queen’s long reign and the state of the monarchy. If you'd like to read and listen t...Show More
2) Rule Britannia: the Queen and the world
Richard Lambert examines how the Queen navigated the world of international politics as head of state and head of the Commonwealth.If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on t...Show More
3) Head of state
Richard Lambert charts the evolving relationship between the Queen, politicians and her Prime Ministers during her reign. If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Q...Show More
4) The media: speak to us ma’am
When the Queen came to the throne the media was deferential to the 25-year-old monarch and her family. But in the 1960s that began to change. Richard Lambert maps the sometimes fractious relationship ...Show More
5) Public service: strong as a yak
Richard Lambert considers the Queen’s commitment to public service and assesses her strengths and weaknesses as a monarch. If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting o...Show More
6) The coronation
Richard Lambert recalls the excitement at the start of the second Elizabethan age. In 1953 Britain was a deferential society and adulation of the Queen on her coronation was the order of the day. ...Show More