The Edition: The quiet radicalism of Elizabeth II

<div>In this week’s episode:</div><div>Robert Hardman & Angela Levin, two of the UK’s royal specialists, explore the character of the Queen and the impact she has had on the institution of the monarchy. (00:36)</div><div><br><br></div><div>Also this week:</div><div>For now, it seems that Boris Johnson is hanging on after the publishing of the Sue Gray report, but how stable is his position? Could a vote of no confidence be closer than anyone expects? <em>The Spectator</em>’s political editor James Forsyth joins the podcast to discuss. (13:47)</div><div><br><br></div><div>And finally:</div><div>Is Chinese cinema in decline? Cindy Yu writes on this in this week’s <em>Spectator</em>, and she joins the podcast along with Andrew Heskins, the founder of <a href="http://easternkicks.com/"><em><a href="http://easternkicks.com">easternkicks.com</a></em></a>, a review website specialising in Asian film, and co-founder of the film festival, <em>Focus Hong Kong</em>.</div><div>(23:33)</div><div><br><br></div><div>Hosted by Lara Prendergast</div><div>Produced by Sam Holmes</div><div><br><br></div><div>Subscribe to <em>The Spectator</em> today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher: <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/voucher">www.spectator.co.uk/voucher</a></div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>