Best Pat Duggan Podcasts (2024)

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EPISODE 10: "War" with John Duggan 33:40

3+ y ago33:40

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Thatcher's leadership is challenged after Geoffrey Howe tenders his resignation in Parliament. Thatcher asks Elizabeth to dissolve Parliament but is reminded that both the Conservatives and the country are against her. She later steps down and receives the rare honour of the Order of Merit from Elizabeth. Despite doubts about her capability to carr…

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EPISODE 9: "Avalanche" with John Fardy 30:38

3+ y ago30:38

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Thatcher's leadership is challenged after Geoffrey Howe tenders his resignation in Parliament. Thatcher asks Elizabeth to dissolve Parliament but is reminded that both the Conservatives and the country are against her. She later steps down and receives the rare honour of the Order of Merit from Elizabeth. Despite doubts about her capability to carr…

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EPISODE 8: "48:1" with Pat Kenny 26:19

3+ y ago26:19

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Thatcher and the Queen clash over imposing sanctions on apartheid South Africa. The Queen believes that the sanctions are necessary to fight racial segregation and bring the Commonwealth nations together, yet Thatcher believes this would hurt Britain's trade. After a series of modifications, including changing the word sanctions to signals, Thatche…

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EPISODE 7: "The Hereditary Principle" with Andrea Gilligan 19:10

3+ y ago19:10

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With Edward coming of age, Margaret finds her public role reduced and she falls into depression. She travels abroad to recuperate from having part of her left lung removed, and starts seeing a therapist on Charles's advice. After the therapist inadvertently mentions her deceased maternal first cousins Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, Margaret lear…

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EPISODE 6: ""Terra Nullius" with Sinead Ryan 28:23

3+ y ago28:23

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Republican Bob Hawke becomes Australian prime minister, raising the stakes for Charles and Diana’s impending royal visit. He hopes the high cost of the visit will provide the tipping point to public backing of a republic. Diana insists on taking baby Prince William, to the Queen's disapproval. Charles and Diana discuss the difficulties of their mar…

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EPISODE 5: "Fagan" with Jess Kelly & Henry McKean 26:47

3+ y ago26:47

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Ciara Kelly reviews The Crown Season 4 Episode 5 with Jess Kelly and Henry McKean. Thatcher tells the Queen about the recapture of the Falklands. Meanwhile, unemployment is rising, and Michael Fagan goes to see his MP to complain about the economy and the money spent on the war. The MP sarcastically suggests he should raise his concerns with the Qu…

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EPISODE 4: "Favourites" with Kieran Cuddihy 29:34

3+ y ago29:34

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Ciara Kelly and Kieran Cuddihy review the fourth episode of Season 4 of The Crown.The Queen meets Thatcher and criticises the state of the economy. Thatcher gets emotional about her son, who is missing while competing in the 1982 Paris–Dakar Rally. Philip and Elizabeth discuss favourite children; Philip says he favours Anne, but won't say who he th…

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EPISODE 3: "Fairytale" with John Duggan 27:12

3+ y ago27:12

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Charles proposes to Diana, and she accepts. Diana moves from her London flatshare into the palace, amid a media frenzy. She is tutored in the ways of the palace by her grandmother, and suffers repeated episodes of an eating disorder. While Charles is abroad, she meets Camilla for lunch, and realises that she hardly knows Charles at all, while Camil…

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EPISODE 2: 'The Balmoral Test' with Andrea Gilligan 30:39

3+ y ago30:39

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In this episode, Ciara Kelly and Andrea Gilligan discuss how PM Thatcher pushes through significant spending cuts in her first Budget, against opposition from some colleagues. The Thatchers spend an awkward weekend with the Royal Family at Balmoral, and take a dislike to them. Charles continues to confide in Camilla; she encourages him to pursue Di…

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Episode 1: 'Gold Stick' With Shane Coleman 26:21

3+ y ago26:21

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Ciara Kelly is joined by her Newstalk Breakfast co-host Shane Coleman to review Episode 1 of Season 4 of 'The Crown.'Prince Charles meets Lady Diana Spencer while waiting to go riding with her elder sister. The Conservatives win the 1979 election, making Margaret Thatcher Britain’s first female Prime Minister. Charles continues to see Camilla, who …

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RECAP: Season 1 to 3 with John Fardy 25:53

3+ y ago25:53

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In this episode Ciara Kelly is joined by Newstalk's John Fardy to give a recap on seasons 1 to 3 of The Crown, so viewers can be up to speed with everything that's going on in the House of Windsor before season 4 arrives on Netflix this Sunday.The series traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. The …

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The Crown Cast: Coming soon 0:17

3+ y ago0:17

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You are cordially invited to The CrownCast, hosted by Newstalk's Ciara Kelly. Each week Ciara will sit down with some familiar faces to discuss the fourth seasons of the hit Netflix show, The Crown, episode by episode.The series traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. The fourth season covers the p…