Alastair Campbell - Part One: Becoming a podcasting sensation, his combative approach to politics, and the state of the UK media
White Wine Question Time
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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Joining us this week (and next) is a host of the UK’s biggest podcast, one of Tony Blair’s closest allies, a political activist and self-confessed sport obsessive - it’s Alastair Campbell!
Alastair sits down with Kate for an extended conversation that looks into his fascinating if often challenging life, and how he’s inadvertently found himself at the forefront of modern political broadcasting once again, this time with Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics.
Join us for a personable, hugely entertaining chat with one of the defining figures in modern media - and then come back next Friday for part two!
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