S30E26: Andrew Morton Talks Winston Churchill, The Windsor Family, and More!

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In an exciting crossover episode today, Alicia was delighted to speak with author and biographer Andrew Morton about his new release Winston and the Windsors: How Churchill Shaped a Royal Dynasty. Our conversation explores the influence of Winston’s mother Jennie Jerome on his early days, as well as Winston’s relationship with each of the Windsor monarchs including Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II. Our discussion does not stop there – Andrew shares many stories about the royal family and his own adventures in reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody, Alicia here. Thank you for joining me today for this very exciting takeover episode.
0:07.8	I was thrilled this week to be joined by author Andrew Morton. He's written so many wonderful things.
0:16.8	Andrew Morton has just released a new book, Winston and the Windsors, how Churchill shaped a royal
0:23.6	dynasty. Winston Churchill, his life, the Windsors, all of those stories are so interconnected
0:31.5	through trashy divorces, trashy royals, and done and done. It is my joy today to bring Andrew Morton in conversation
0:40.5	with me about his new release, not just Winston, not just the Windsors, but a lot of other
0:47.4	hot drops and royal gossip too. I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed this conversation with Andrew Morton.
0:57.0	With no further delay, I'm going to drop you in this conversation.
1:00.3	Let us anon.
1:01.3	Go, go, go a huge day.
1:17.6	I am so delighted to introduce to all of you, author and journalist, Andrew Morton.
1:25.3	Hello, Andrew Morton.
1:31.8	Nice to see you at last. I am so thrilled you are here.
1:38.8	I know that our trashy divorces and trashy royals and done and done people are all going to be as absolutely chuffed as I am to spend this time with you today. Thank you so much for coming on. I can't wait to talk
1:48.0	about your new book, Winston and the Windsors. Absolutely. If you like alliteration, this is the book
1:56.2	for you, Winston and the Windsors and the Amper Sand as well. I am a big fan of alliteration.
2:03.6	I am also a big fan of the Windsors and Winston Churchill.
2:09.5	So excited about this book coming out.
2:12.4	As I knew I was going to get a chance to interview you, I got an advanced copy.
2:17.2	You can see me holding mine up with all of my post-it notes.
2:21.8	Well done, sir.
2:23.9	Well done.
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