For almost 40 years, the Parthenon Marbles, or Elgin Marbles as they are also known, have been at the centre of the great restitution debate. Taken from Greece in contested circumstances by Lord Elgin in the 19th century, the marble sculptures that were part of the Parthenon and other structures ...

Until recently, the Murdoch's formed the most powerful media and political force in America. Now their empire is cracking up and crashing down. Michael Wolff the acclaimed author of a trilogy of books about the the chaotic Trump presidency and the biographer of Rupert Murdoch comes to Intelligenc...

Historian, lecturer and Russian security affairs expert Mark Galeotti joins us to discuss the fallout in Russia after the dramatic death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prighozin. He discusses whether Putin has become more secure with Prighozin out of the way and what impact this political drama is having...

Michael Lewis is the renowned author of bestselling masterpieces including Moneyball, The Big Short, Flash Boys and Liar’s Poker. This autumn he is set to release his most anticipated book to date which is likely to be one of 2023’s biggest sellers – Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Ty...

When Paul Caruana Galizia was at work in London, his eldest brother called to say their mother Daphne an acclaimed journalist had just been assassinated. That day, he returned to their native Malta and, with his two brothers and their father, began a quest to discover who was responsible for Daph...

Late last year, when Ray Dalio the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund on the planet, announced that he was stepping down from the company he started out of his apartment nearly 50 years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio cultivated an aura of i...

‘The point of studying the past is to understand our present predicament’ – Niall Ferguson

There are few big thinkers better placed to explain global events than historian Niall Ferguson. He has not just a profound understanding of past crises, but also an exceptional ability to map out the long...