
Iain Dale - The Whole Show
Always punchy, always opinionated, you can find Iain Dale in the Evening live on LBC Monday to Thursday from 7pm. Cross Question, LBC's political panel debate show, features from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, a phone-in with top guests from the world of politics, academia, media and entertainment.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2025 • 2h 27min
Should we cosy up to tariff-loving Trump?
Should we cosy up to tariff-loving Trump?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Dan Tomlinson, anti-racism activist Imarn Ayton, broadcaster Albie Amankona and Tory adviser Christopher Howarth.

Jan 30, 2025 • 2h 26min
Was Trump's anti-diversity scheme message sensible or just offensive?
Was Trump's anti-diversity scheme message sensible or just offensive?Journalist Rachel Shabi takes your calls on her book on anti-Semitism.And what effect will Trump's extraordinary press conference have on disabled people?

Jan 29, 2025 • 2h 28min
Is expanding Heathrow key to solving Britain's economic malaise?
Is expanding Heathrow key to solving Britain's economic malaise? And is the only solution to universities' funding crisis a big increase in tuition fees?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative Transport Secretary Mark Harper, Lib Dem frontbencher Sarah Olney, Telegraph columnist Ella Whelan & the writer and broadcaster Paul Mason.

Jan 28, 2025 • 2h 26min
Should young rioters have their criminal records wiped?
Should young rioters have their criminal records wiped? Plus, Bill Browder takes your calls on whether Trump can push Putin to the table.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP Kirsty Blackman, Tory MP Greg Smith, immigration campaigner Zoe Gardner and political commentator James Starkie.

Jan 27, 2025 • 2h 28min
Why are young people losing faith in democracy?
Why are young people losing faith in democracy?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and science, innovation and technology committee chair Chi Onwurah, Conservative MP and vice president of the NATO Parliamentary assembly Sir Alec Shelbrooke, commentator and author Nels Abbey and LBC's political editor Natasha Clark.

Jan 23, 2025 • 2h 26min
Has justice been done in the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana?
Has justice been done in the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana?

Jan 22, 2025 • 2h 24min
Will Trump's online rants achieve peace?
Will Trump's online rants achieve peace?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are defence minister and Labour MP Luke Pollard, former Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer, Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush and non-affiliated peer Claire Fox.

Jan 21, 2025 • 2h 26min
How do you stop 'lone wolves'?
How do you stop 'lone wolves'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green MP and co-leader Adrian Ramsay, former Tory MP Anna Firth, academic and Labour commentator Richard Power-Sayeed and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

Jan 20, 2025 • 2h 26min
What will President Trump's second term mean for the world?
On the day of President Trump's second inauguration, we ask what another four years of his presidency will mean for the world.Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are Jennifer Ewing from Republicans Overseas, former minister for the Americas during Trump's first term Sir Alan Duncan, playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer and American journalist and broadcaster Tom Rivers.

Jan 16, 2025 • 2h 28min
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch takes your calls
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch takes your calls - and Simon Marks answers your questions ahead of the inauguration.