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Every week Phil Craig and his guests reveal the world’s BIGGEST scandals.

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  1. Meghan: Fallout from her Father - with Tom Sykes + Diana Chronicles | Ep.155 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Last week's sensational allegations about Thomas Markle have caused many commentators to look again at the fateful years of 2018-20, and the events surrounding the dramatic departure of Harry and Meghan from the Royal family, accompanied by angry books, TV documentaries and interviews. Should the...

  2. DIANA CHRONICLES: Fairytale Wedding/Honeymoon from Hell + ‘Queen Bees’ with Sian Evans | Ep.154 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is continuing his new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know…

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  3. DIANA CHRONICLES: A Compromised Courtship? + Political Satirist - Intel Lady | Ep.153 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is continuing his new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know…

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  4. DIANA CHRONICLES: Life before Charles + 1936 abdication | Ep.152 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In the build up to the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Phil is launching a new regular feature - his Diana Chronicles. Based on his unique published - and unpublished - work on her life, he's going to re-examine all of the most important things you THINK you know about...

  5. BROTHERS IN LAW AT WAR + The Greatest Naval Hero | Ep.151 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In the last episode Phil explored one of the darkest chapters of the ‘War of the Waleses’, the post mortem ’thrashing of Diana’ by some of her ex husband’s closest advisors. He didn’t know then that this story would, within a week, become headline news all around the world because of the new book...

  6. How They Trashed Diana + Dirty Secrets of the Troubles | Ep.150 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has discussed his feelings about ‘The War of the Waleses’ many times. But he’s never before gone into detail about the remarkable documentary project he made with Patrick Jephson over 20 years ago. Now, with Patrick's permission, he will do. The highlight is the story behind an astonishing...

  7. Guess who’s back! + Agatha’s Greatest Mystery | Ep.149 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Yes, six years after MEGXIT, the dynamic duo are headed back to Britain and - whisper it softly - maybe a return to some royal duties too. But will bygones ever be bygones and what’s really going on behind the scenes? Then Laura Thompson returns to the pod to discuss her new book ELEVEN DAYS, the...

  8. Professor Walter Mitty? Plus BIG PHARMA Scandals | Ep.148 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil thought that the controversy over Professor Jason Arday - allegations of plagiarism and a somewhat inflated resume - was simply a sad story of lowering standards at his old University. But then it was revealed that the UK police got involved to investigate a senior education correspondent…

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  9. Oh Harry! Plus, The Rage of Party - with George Owers | Ep.147 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    While Phil has been on his summer break it felt like there’s been an avalanche of royal news, especially concerning the House of Sussex. The humiliation of a failed court case, a on-off-on again visit to (some) family in Britain and now rumours of a possible Australian role for the rebellious...

  10. THE PRINCESSES ARE BACK! + SLAVES OF ROME | Ep 146 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Despite all their recent family scandals, Beatrice and Eugenie attended a high profile royal wedding last week. And Prince William made sure the press could see his friendly feelings toward them both. So is it right that these two young royals should - or could - be back into the fold, and what...

  11. Charles’ Monstrous Mentors + The Scandals of Jacobean London | Ep.145 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has recently spoken very positively about the way King Charles is handling his reign. But there’s a story about his earlier - and much more controversial - life that’s hardly ever been told. In his bachelor days and as a young man recently married to Diana Spencer, Charles was heavily under...

  12. Andrew Lownie Returns to Talk More Fergie and Andrew | Ep.144 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Yes, Andrew is back once again with news of the paperback of his hugely successful book ENTITLED, which includes a new, long and scandal-packed chapter all about the astonishing events of the last 6 months. Andrew is at his feisty and funny best in this rather hair-raising interview with Phil.…

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  13. Charles Conquers USA + Stalin’s Apostles | Ep.143 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has never been a fan of King Charles - especially in the Diana era - but should he reassess in the light of the recent royal tour of the USA, and his undoubted diplomatic triumphs there? Phil is then joined by writer and friend Antonia Senior to discuss her gripping new book - already on the...

  14. MEGHAN & HARRY IN OZ + ALL THINGS ROYAL WITH VALENTINE LOW | Ep.142 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low joins the pod once again to talk about Harry and Meghan's current ‘pseudo royal’ visit to Australia, the state of the royal family and his upcoming book on relations between the palace and the press across many years and many reigns. Valentine’s most...

  15. HARRY’S ‘NAUGHTINESS’ + SAMUEL PEPYS SHOW | Ep.141 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    As the testimony of Prince Harry’s latest law suit against the tabloids concludes, we learn that Harry himself was sending flirty messages to journalists. Has he sunk his own case? Phil is then joined by Prof Mark Stoyle, an expert on 16th and 17th Century Britain to talk about the world of…

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  16. The Truth of Modern Policing + Meghan Melodramas! | Ep.140 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Everyone is talking about the new Tom Bower book on Meghan and Harry - and Phil is no exception. But how much of it is real, and how much is simply ‘deranged gossip’, as one critic called it. As a former royal biographer, Phil explains how damaging personal royal stories like these come out…and...

  17. The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - with Caroline Sharples | Ep.139 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is joined this week by historian Caroline Sharples to discuss her brand new book on the facts of Hitler’s death - but also what she calls ‘the emotional history’ of an event that was hoped for by many, feared by some, and pre-planned by many people, including Hitler himself. So just how did...

  18. Andrew Mountbatten Arrested + Slumlord Peter Rachman | Ep.138 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil begins with his reaction to the latest royal news as the police finally move to arrest Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He’s then joined by writer Neil Root to talk about the incredible life, and untimely death, of Peter Rachman, the most notorious landlord in…

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  19. Does Australia still ❤️ the British Royals? | Ep.137 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is very much occupied by Australia this week. He starts by sharing his thoughts on a recent boycott of an important Writer's Festival in Adelaide because of a row about open support for Hamas and its murderous actions on 7/10. The boycott was by mostly left-of-centre wing writers and...

  20. The Scandalous World…of Birds | Ep.136 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In the first episode of 2026 Phil talks to his old friend Stephen Moss, one of Britain’s leading bird watchers. It’s a colourful and amusing conversation - full of surprises. ‘Birding’ has become very popular in recent years as more and more of us take an interest in conservation and the natural...

  21. The Christmas Special + A Possible New Royal Scandal | Ep.135 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! In this extended episode Phil reviews his year then welcomes his old pod-pal Andrew Lownie back to discuss the continuing fall out from his bestselling book on Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and to drop some major hints about his next project - the...

  22. Hitler’s DNA Revealed - with Historian Guy Walters | Ep.134 #The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    During WW2, Allied propaganda portrayed Adolf Hitler as….er…lacking in certain areas of male physique. Recently, the world’s leading forensic DNA scientists have extracted Hitler’s genetic material from an old bloodstain - and discovered some remarkable things about his health, his mental state...

  23. PART 2 | Diana and Bashir - The Truth | Ep.133 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    In this second part of Phil’s conversation with investigative writer Andy Webb, they explore perhaps the most troubling part of this saga - a BBC cover up that involved some of the most senior figures in British broadcasting and which kept the truth about this interview hidden for almost 30…

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  24. Diana and Bashir The Final Truth - with Andy Webb | Ep.132 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    When Diana, Princess of Wales sat down with BBC Panorama reporter Martin Bashir in November 1995 she shook the British monarchy and changed the course of her own life. Bashir obtained this interview by - allegedly - using forged bank statements and telling Diana a series of lurid stories about…

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  25. Andrew Windsor - what happens now? With Shauna Kay and Dai Davies | Ep.131 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    After updating on the latest scandals to shake British politics, Phil returns to the greatest royal story of the decade - the fall of (ex)Prince Andrew. Joining him this special double episode is Shauna Kay from The Vintage Read. Phil and Shauna jointly reviewed Virginia Giuffre’s autobiography...

  26. Epstein Files, Trump & Andrew - with Clive Irving | Ep.130 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is back from Australia and will be certain to share a few stories and photos. He’s returned to find Britain’s Labour government beset with scandals old and new - about grooming gangs, the influence of China on espionage cases and on the shadowy funding of Keir Starmer's own election…

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  27. U-boat Secrets - with Writer Roger Moorhouse | Ep.129 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is in Australia this week, combining a holiday in some of his favourite cities with several talks about 1945 The Reckoning. But before he left he spoke to Roger Moorhouse about his fascinating new book on U Boats in WW2. Roger tells the story almost exclusively through the eyes of the German...

  28. Assassins, Templars... and Tarantino? | Ep.128 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast Show

    This week Phil discusses how the British royals handled Donald Trump’s recent visit and gets excited about his upcoming trip to Australia. Then historian Steve Tibble makes his second appearance on the podcast to talk about hi new book Assassins and Templars - a rip-roaring account of intrigue,...

  29. Power & The Palace - with Valentine Low | Ep.127 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week Phil is delighted to welcome super well-informed writer Valentine Low back onto the podcast. Valentine has a new book out this week on the relationship between the royal family and British governments. It's full of juicy and revelatory stories - such as Queen Elizabeth intervening in…

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  30. Those SCANDALOUS Euro Royals | Ep.126 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week Phil is delighted to welcome Brittany from the Royal News Network to discuss the secret lives of European royal families, especially those of Spain, Belgium and Norway. Brittany has a remarkably detailed knowledge of royalty - and a great flair for storytelling. And we’ll also hear what...

  31. Andrew and Fergie REVEALED - with Andrew Lownie | Ep.125 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil’s old pod pal Andrew has written a groundbreaking and highly controversial new book on the Yorks - and he is returning to the pod with all the best stories! He’s also going to share just how hard it was to get this book across the line, and the various obstacles put in his way. This book…

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  32. History on Drugs + Phil on ‘Kneecap’ | Ep.124 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has just returned from a week Northern Ireland - a place where he worked during ‘the Troubles’. It prompted him to think about the peace process there, today’s fashionable support for the pro-IRA (and allegedly pro Hezbollah) band called Kneecap, and why history tends to be kind to…

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  33. Harry & Charles + The Battle of Britain - with Victoria Taylor | Ep.123 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Is there a peace process underway between Prince Harry and his father? Recent photographs suggest that there is. But inside the feuding royal households, just who is backing peace and who isn’t? And what will Meghan and Catherine think about it? Phil has been working his contacts to find out…

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  34. Cricket - The Greatest Game, The BIGGEST Scandals | Ep.122 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is a self confessed ‘cricket tragic’ and he’s not the only one. This week Tim Wigmore joins him to reveal the real story of Test cricket - the international version of the game. It’s a tale packed with moments of great sporting endeavour, triumphs and disasters, human courage…and a lot of...

  35. Agent Zo - with Clare Mulley | Ep.121 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil returns to the secret side of WW2 with the incredible story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the WW2 female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo. As writer Clare Mulley explains, she was the only woman to reach London from Warsaw during the Second World War as an emissary of the Polish Home Army…

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  36. THE ELOPEMENT Inside Jane Austen’s World - with Gill Hornby | Ep.120 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week we look - for the first time - at a novel and Phil is joined by writer Gill Hornby. The Elopement is the third book in a trilogy exploring the world of Jane Austen’s family and the first in the series - Miss Austen - was recently turned into a much praised drama series by the BBC and…

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  37. Private Lives and Public Gaze - with Tiffany Jenkins | Ep.119 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Mok O’`Keeffe returns as co-host and, together with Phil, explores the complex subject of privacy with Tiffany Jenkins, whose new book Strangers and Intimates makes the case that we need to restore the idea of a truly private life back to the heart of our society. So when does the right to know...

  38. London’s Legal Shame - with David Hooper | Ep.118 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is joined again by the lawyer David Hooper, who has a new edition of his book Buying Silence coming out. David is one of the world’s great campaigners for open, affordable justice and a fierce opponent of the practice - common in London - of the legal suppression of free speech. He acted for...

  39. The UK Grooming Gang Cover Up - with Julie Bindel | Ep.117 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is joined by campaigner and writer Julie Bindel, the first person to investigate the grooming gang scandal that has so shocked Britain over the last two decades, and which seems to be continuing. A lesbian rights activist and life long campaigner against violence aimed at women and girls,...

  40. Meghan, Dragons Oh My + Vatican Secrets | Ep.116 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Our friend Gerald Posner returns to bring his unique insight into the story BEHIND the election of a new Pope - the overlapping financial and sexual scandals that have plagued the Vatican for many decades. Gerald explains why is has proved so hard to reform a famously opaque (and sometimes…

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  41. The Most Scandalous Drink In The World | Ep.115 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week we enter the demi-monde of the belle epoch to explore the strange and scandalous story of Absinthe, with writer Nina Studer. By the time it was banned in 1915, the famous 'green fairy' had become the green peril, feared for its connection with declining birth rates and its apparent...

  42. The Secret War Between Britain and… France! | Ep.114 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    This week we continue exploring the Second World War by revealing one of its most surprising, colourful and sometimes farcical stories - the two year undeclared war between Britain and Vichy France. Tim Bouverie is Phil’s guest and he tales us through some of the terrific - and little known -...

  43. The Secret History of Hong Kong - with Paul French | Ep.113 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil begins this episode with his thoughts on the rather shocking news that the UK government has pulled back from the already limited inquiries into the ‘grooming and rape gang scandal’. What’s going on? Then Paul French returns to the podcast to share his hugely impressive knowledge of the Far...

  44. Scandalous Stories of WW2 | Ep.112 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil’s new book, 1945 The Reckoning, is published on April 24 2025 in the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand and in this special episode he is switching roles with his friend and occasional co-host Mok O’Keeffe. Mok has been reading the book - but Phil has no idea what questions, thoughts and...

  45. Catherine The Great - with Carolyn Harris | Ep.111 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil is promising to open with another reading from his upcoming book 1945 The Reckoning - but you can always skip! After that we welcome Carolyn Harris back. This extraordinarily well-read Canadian academic is a gifted communicator and an expert on royal women - and she has all the goss about…

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  46. Imperial Revelations - with Sathnam Sanghera | Ep.110 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has been thinking a lot about the British Empire recently, and it is a major theme of his upcoming new book about 1945. And so he was delighted to speak with best-selling writer Sathnam Sanghera. Sathnam has written extensively on how the empire shaped modern Britain - and much of the ret of...

  47. The Secrets of Gay London | Ep.109 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Not everyone enjoyed Phil’s parody of Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show last week. Are we all being too cruel about her? Mok O’Keeffe thinks we might be. This week he joins Phil in another co-hosted episode and talks about his feelings for Meghan, Harry and the deep divisions at the heart of the...

  48. The Real Ruth Ellis Story | Ep.108 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    What's this? Meghan Markle in Phil's Australian Bar? Then Carol Ann Lee joins Phil to discuss her incredible book on Ruth Ellis, on which the new international TV drama is based and in which Ruth is played impeccably by the British-American Actress Lucy Boynton. A CRUEL LOVE: The Ruth Ellis Story...

  49. William's Message to Harry + The Story of Seduction | Ep.107 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    Phil has spent decades analysing royal spin - from the age of Diana to the current TransAtlantic stand off between her two sons. He thinks that the interview Jason Knauf gave this week to the Australian 60 Minutes series is one of the most significant things to happen in terms of ‘Palace...

  50. An Aussie Justice Scandal | Ep.106 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

    One of Phil’s former colleagues, Quentin McDermott, joins him from Australia to report on the remarkable case of Kathleen Folbigg - one of the greatest miscarriages of justice of our age. After four of her children died under the age of 20 months, Kathleen Folbigg was charged and convicted of…

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