The Second Elizabethan Age

Sep 13 2022 6 ep. 23 mins 199

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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Richard Lambert, former Chairman of the British Museum and former editor of the Financial Times reflects on her life and reign, and the ways in which society changed under her rule in this 6 part series.

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

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The constitution

Sep 13 2022 31 mins

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

Rule Britannia: the Queen and the world

Sep 12 2022 22 mins

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

Head of state

Sep 11 2022 23 mins

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 aca

The media: speak to us ma’am

Sep 09 2022 22 mins

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 re

Public service: strong as a yak

Sep 09 2022 18 mins

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

The coronation

Sep 08 2022 20 mins

Richard Lambert recalls the excitement at the start of the second Elizabethan age. In 1953 Britain was a deferential society and adulation of the Queen on her coronation was the order of the day. 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 turn