The Second Elizabethan Age

Richard Lambert talks to Professor Vernon Bogdanor, one of the UK’s foremost constitutional experts, about the Queen’s long reign and the state of the monarchy. If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Lambert examines how the Queen navigated the world of international politics as head of state and head of the Commonwealth.If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Lambert charts the evolving relationship between the Queen, politicians and her Prime Ministers during her reign. If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the Queen came to the throne the media was deferential to the 25-year-old monarch and her family. But in the 1960s that began to change. Richard Lambert maps the sometimes fractious relationship between the Queen and the press.If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Lambert considers the Queen’s commitment to public service and assesses her strengths and weaknesses as a monarch. If you'd like to read and listen to more of Tortoise's reporting on the Queen, including photo galleries, an obituary by Matthew d’Ancona and daily reporting on a country turning on a hinge of history, visit tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.