A King in a hurry: what will Charles III's reign look like?

<div>This week: <br><br>In his cover piece for the magazine,<em> Daily Mail </em>writer, author of <em>Queen of Our Times</em> and co-presenter of the <em>Tea at the Palace</em> podcast, Robert Hardman looks ahead to the reign of King Charles III. He joins the podcast alongside historian David Starkey, who is interviewed in the arts pages of <em>The Spectato</em>r by Lynn Barber (01:10) <br><br>Also this week:<br><br>Sean Thomas writes about generational reparations, that is: whether families with murky pasts should pay compensation for their ancestors’ wrongdoings. He is joined by Professor Christine Kinealy, historian and author <em>This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-52, </em>to ask whether generational reparations are simply a token gesture (20:58). <br><br>And finally:<br><br>Journalist Yannic Rack writes about the battle to restore Britain's hedgerows in <em>The Spectator</em>. He is joined by Clive Matthew, hedgelayer and founder of the National Hedgelaying Society to learn about the art of hedgelaying (30:29). <br><br>Hosted by Lara Prendergast and William Moore. <br><br>Produced by Oscar Edmondson.</div><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.</p><br><p>For more <em>Spectator</em> podcasts, go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a>. </p><br><p>Contact us: [email protected]</p> <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>