
British Thought Leaders
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Ep 142We Need to Save Our Heritage From Anti-Tradition Activism: Zewditu Gebreyohanes
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Zewditu Gebreyohanes, senior researcher at the Legatum Institute, to discuss the importance of treasuring Britain’s heritage—and what happens when identity politics replaces historical truth and balance.

Ep 141Being Harmed by Medical Treatment You're Told Is 'Gold Standard' Is Devastating: Kath Sansom
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kath Sansom, who campaigns for people suffering complications from mesh implanted during surgery. Kath talks about the difficulties they face with often unremovable mesh in their bodies, the legal action taken against manufacturers, and how this scandal affects trust in our medical system.

Ep 140We Need to Keep Asking Questions About COVID-19 and the Lockdowns: Martin Neil & Norman Fenton
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professors Martin Neil and Norman Fenton to talk about their new book, which explores the science and data used to make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ep 139American Corporations Are Buying Up Britain–and It's Very Bad for Ordinary British People: Angus Hanton
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with economist and entrepreneur Angus Hanton to discuss how Britain’s businesses are being taken over by U.S. interests, the scale of the takeover, what’s behind it, and why no one is talking about it.

Ep 138Obesity Is Costing the UK 198 Billion Pounds a Year, Tackling It Must Be a Priority: Tam Fry
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, to talk about the impact of the nationwide obesity crisis and what can be done to turn things around.

Ep 137No Matter How Bad Things Get, We Will Always Yearn for the True, Beautiful and Good: Edmund Adamus
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edmund Adamus, from the Commission of Inquiry into Discrimination Against Christians, to talk about the challenges facing Christians in the UK, how a growing number of young people are turning to a more traditional lifestyle, and why we need to oppose attempts to divide us.

Ep 131You Believe You Can Win Your Way Out of Trouble–Gambling Addiction Is Destructive: Matt Zarb-Cousin
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with gambling reform campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin to talk about overcoming gambling addiction, and how changes in technology and the law have seen a hyper-normalisation of gambling in the UK.

Ep 136Internet-Enabled Smartphones Are Not Safe for Children Under 16: Dr. Rebecca Foljambe
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Rebecca Foljambe, general practitioner and founder of Health Professionals for Safer Screens. Dr. Foljambe talks about the impact of too much screen time on young people’s health and development.

Ep 135Conquering the World's Toughest Challenges as a Warrior Monk: Krishna Thapa
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Krishna Thapa, also known as Warrior Monk, to talk about summiting Everest, serving in the legendary Gurkhas, passing the notorious SAS selection process, and taking disabled veterans to the world’s highest peaks.

Ep 134The CCP Gets Emboldened When the International Community Is Not Paying Attention: Benedict Rogers
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and China expert Benedict Rogers to talk about religious freedom in the world’s biggest communist nation. Benedict shares his wide knowledge of how different faiths are struggling at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.

Ep 133The Globalist Reset of Our Food System Is Already Well Underway–Part 2: Raw Egg Nationalist
In the second half of this interview, author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—says the globalist reset of our food supply is fast approaching. He talks about alternative solutions to the Planetary Health Diet, and the importance of eating like our ancestors. He also explains why this isn’t the first great reset of our food system.

Ep 132The Shift to Processed Foods Has Been a Disaster for Human Health–Part 1: Raw Egg Nationalist
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—to talk about why we should eat like our ancestors, the damage processed foods have done to the human race, and in what ways we are already well down the road toward a globalist reset of our food supply.

Ep 130We All Need to Care About the Falun Gong Issue, Because It's Not Just About China: Victoria White
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Victoria White, spokesperson for the UK Falun Dafa Association, to talk about 25 years of persecution against the spiritual practice and how practitioners have peacefully resisted.

Ep 129Our Civil Liberties Are Being Eroded by Broader Powers and Tougher Penalties: Josie Appleton
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Josie Appleton, founding director of the Manifesto Club, a civil liberties group that defends freedom in everyday life. Ms. Appleton talks about the growing control over public spaces and everyday life by state officials and private management companies.

Ep 128I'm Not Convinced an Independent Scotland Would Make Scottish People Better Off: Simon Miln
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Scottish entrepreneur Simon Miln to talk about building a better society, the prospect of an independent Scotland, and the impact of corporate lobbying.

Ep 127The World Should Know Mao Is Responsible for the Deaths of Over 70 Million Chinese: Jung Chang
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jung Chang CBE, whose best-selling novel "Wild Swans" is said to have opened the world’s eyes to the horrors committed by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution. Ms. Chang talks about the persecution her family suffered in communist China, what life was like as one of Britain's first Chinese students, and why she spent 12 years working on a biography of communist dictator Mao Zedong.

Ep 126It's Very Easy to Beat Someone Up When They Won't Fight Back: Jared Whitaker
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Jared Whitaker to talk about surviving domestic abuse, and the taboo subject of domestic abuse against men.

Ep 125A Simpler Tax System Would Encourage Growth and Restore Public Trust: John O'Connell
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with John O'Connell, CEO of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, to discuss how our economy could flourish with lower, simpler taxes, and the risks of increasing the wealth tax.

Ep 124Where Policy and Public Opinion Differ on Immigration: Mike Jones
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mike Jones, director of think tank Migration Watch. Mr. Jones talks about why government policy doesn’t reflect public opinion on immigration, and whether the situation is as out of control as the media often portrays.

Ep 123The World's Major Problems Due to 'Stakeholder Communism': Richard Jeffs
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with investigative filmmaker Richard Jeffs to talk about his documentary, "Stakeholder Communism." He says we are in a transition to a new political system we didn’t vote for—and that technology is opening the door to new forms of tyranny.

Ep 122The Vast Majority of Men Are Good, But We Focus on a Tiny Minority Who Do Bad Things: Martin Seager
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Martin Seager, male psychology specialist and mental health campaigner. Viewed as one of the founders of men’s psychology, Martin talks about society’s bias against males—and why he considers "the patriarchy" and "toxic masculinity" to be myths.

Ep 121Porn Industry Intimidates Journalists, Stops Information Getting to the Public: Mary Sharpe
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mary Sharpe, CEO of The Reward Foundation and researcher into the impacts of internet pornography. Ms. Sharpe talks about the damage caused by online porn on mental and physical health, as well as to relationships. She also discusses how the multi-billion dollar porn industry works to prevent research on these issues from reaching the public.
Ep 119We Need to Recognise the Constant Chinese & Russian Infiltration of Britain: Philip Ingram
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former senior military intelligence officer Philip Ingram MBE to talk about the war in Ukraine, Russia’s infiltration of Britain, and why the Chinese Communist Party is the West’s biggest problem.

Ep 118When It Comes to Human Society, the More You Plan, the More You Fail: Vladislav Bogorov
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former lawyer Vladislav Bogorov to talk about his book on why the world has seen so many examples of failed social engineering, and how growing up under socialism showed him the the ultimate failed system.

Ep 117To Understand Modern China, You Need to Understand the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Wang Dan
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the June 4th 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The Chinese Communist regime opened fire on democracy protesters with deaths thought to be in the several thousands. The massacre was a turning point in Chinese history.

Ep 116Iranians Have Only Two Choices, Join the Regime Running Iran or Be Oppressed by Them: Elaaheh Jamali
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Iranian human rights activist Elaaheh Jamali to discuss the situation in her homeland, the Islamic regime’s persecution of people in Iran and abroad, and why she’s had to go into hiding.

Ep 115Britain Was Not Built on Slavery, Colonialism Just Benefitted a Handful of Elites: Kristian Niemietz
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Kristian's new book presents empirical evidence that the British Empire was not very profitable. He says the idea that Britain’s success was built on colonialism and the slave trade does not stand up to scrutiny.

Ep 114We’re Looking at Shrinking Communities, We’re Looking at Societal Collapse: Stephen J Shaw
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with data expert and documentary maker Stephen J Shaw to discuss population collapse, why birth rates are plummeting and what we can do about it.

Ep 113The Pharmaceutical Industry Is out of Control, Safety Standards Have Divebombed: Hedley Rees
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Hedley Rees, Managing Director of Pharmaflow, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 40 years.

Ep 112We Are Seeing a Visceral Hatred for All the Achievements of Western Civilisation: Frank Furedi
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author, commentator and sociologist Professor Frank Furedi to talk about the attempted cancellation of NatCon Brussels, the decivilisation of Western society, and the ideological remoulding of our young people.

Ep 111The Mask Is Falling—Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia Lead to Eugenics Movements: Kevin Yuill
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Kevin Yuill, CEO of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia, to talk about attempts to change the laws around assisted deaths and why he thinks the public won't support them.

Ep 110We Have Forgotten the Belief System That Made Britain Great: Andrea Williams
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern & the Christian Legal Centre, to talk about the difficulties of upholding belief when the world – and the church – has gone woke, and the legal battles faced by those who are punished for their faith.

Ep 109The Science Simply Does Not Support the Ridiculous Hysteria Around Climate At All: Martin Durkin
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with film-maker Martin Durkin, director of ‘Climate the Movie’. Martin talks about overcoming censorship to bring his film to millions, why challenging the climate agenda is so taboo, and the new class of people that push environmentalism.

Ep 108BBC Is Trying to Close Down Freedom of Expression Using Verify: David Keighley
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Keighley, Managing Director of News-watch. News-watch has spent 25 years tracking bias at the BBC. David says the BBC has been ideologically captured by the Left and can no longer compete with contemporary entertainment providers.

Ep 107Surrounded by Brainwashing & Indoctrination, I Thought Kim Was My God – Timothy Cho, NK Escapee
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Timothy Cho, a North Korea escapee who now campaigns to bring freedom to the country he describes as a dark prison.

Ep 106'You Can Hear the Mob Coming’ – Charlie Bentley-Astor Went Undercover to Fight Cancel Culture
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charlie Bentley-Astor, a recent student of Cambridge University. Charlie talks about going undercover to prevent the cancellation of controversial speakers such as Jordan Peterson, Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce. Charlie also talks about the need for student secret societies to discuss works and ideas that may be considered right-wing or conservative.

Ep 105This Obsession With Carbon Dioxide Emissions Has Led to Tragedy – Rupert Darwall
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Rupert Darwall, author and senior fellow of the RealClearFoundation. Rupert talks about green virtue signalling, the death of Britain's car industry, and why he thinks the economics of environmentalism are even worse than Marxism.

Ep 104Stephanie Davies-Arai: We Need to Ban Puberty Blockers More Widely and Stop Playing God
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Stephanie Davies-Arai, director of Transgender Trend, to discuss: - the growing indoctrination of children & society - the grooming of girls to have no boundaries with the opposite sex - manufactured studies by activists used as scientific evidence - a new cohort of adults who’ve never been through puberty - puberty blockers lowering children’s IQ - the heroics of JK Rowling and Graham Linehan

Ep 103Harry Scoffin: England’s Leasehold Laws Are Unfair and Immoral
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Harry Scoffin, Britain’s leading campaigner on leasehold reform. Harry says the problems with England's leasehold laws reflect deeper problems in the nation's politics. He talks about powerful interests that benefit from the system, preventing governments from reforming it for over a century.

Ep 102Pete North: Britain's Real Far Right is Islamic Extremism
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Pete North, X’s Northern Variant, to discuss the Far Left, the Far Right and the state of British politics.

Ep 101Momus Najmi: The Islamists and the Far Left Are Opposed to the Existence of Britain
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Momus Najmi to discuss Islamic extremism and its communist origins, Islamist threats to the British way of life, and politicians' recent focus on Islamophobia.

Ep 100Gwythian Prins: The World Is at War – The West’s Green Policies Are Playing Into Our Enemy’s Hands
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence. Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there's an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists. He explains the folly of carbon neutral military vehicles, and why China’s military leaders are delighted by Britain’s Net Zero policies. See Gwythian's report at https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-papers/the-music-stops

Ep 99Noel Willcox: Child Maintenance Service Is Causing Social Devastation-Parents Are Committing Suicide
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Noel Willcox, Reform UK candidate and parental rights campaigner. Noel talks about the Child Maintenance Service using its vast powers to force parents to pay money they don’t owe. Noel presents evidence that this government body inflates payments by 300%, and that terrified parents are choosing suicide when they can see no way out.

Ep 98Molly Kingsley: The Line Between Dictatorship & Democracy Is Much Thinner Than I Ever Imagined
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Molly Kingsley, founder of UsForThem. Molly talks about closing schools in lockdown, the abandonment of morals in child vaccination planning, the mystery of the vanishing government ethics committee, and why we are in an age of unaccountability. Molly also covers the World Health Organisation’s power grab, what it was like to be censored by the government, and why we need to save our children from smartphones.

Ep 97Harriet Sergeant: School Absence Since Lockdown Has Caused Long-Term Damage to Children and Society
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Harriet Sergeant to hear about her investigation into ghost children. Harriet talks about the growing number of children who have abandoned education since the lockdowns, why they never returned to school and what this means for the future.

Ep 96Chris Hobbs: Police Are in an Impossible Situation, and Have a Massive Problem With Morale
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former Metropolitan Police officer Chris Hobbs, who served over 30 years. Chris talks about how police are responding to the massive protests in London and the challenges they face. He also discusses media coverage of law enforcement and how media exaggeration affects officers on the ground. He talks about the massive rise in shoplifting, street violence and knife crime, as well as the role of social media plays in promoting and celebrating gang culture.

Ep 95Dr Clare Craig: People’s Lives Have Been Damaged by Governments That Deliberately Terrified Them
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Clare Craig, diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group. Clare busts some of the myths that gripped the world during the Covid lockdowns, and explains why many of the pandemic policies were far from effective. She talks about the damage done by governments that set out to scare people, how politicians started behaving like medical students, and why people should not be frightened of Disease X.

Ep 94Peter Whittle: We Are Struggling for Our Survival as a Country and as a Culture
NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Peter Whittle, founder and director of New Culture Forum. Peter says Britain is in a state of emergency, and British people are starting to wake up to the ongoing destruction of their culture.

Ep 93Daniel Ben-Ami: Identity Politics has Created New Forms of Anti-Semitism
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami who runs the Radicalism of Fools website. Daniel talks about how identity politics has created new forms of anti-Semitism, the dangers of Islamism and why it’s such a threat to the Jewish people.

Ep 92Roger Garside: The Chinese People and the Whole World Will Benefit Greatly From a Democratic China
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former diplomat Roger Garside who served two terms at the British embassy in Beijing. Roger brings his unique perspective on how China is ripe for a democratic revolution, and why the Communist regime is so scared of the Chinese people.