How have political scandals shaped history?

Podcast: History Behind the Headlines · History Extra

Opublikowano: 2026-02-12

This week has seen reverberations continue from the latest release of files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here in the UK, the government has been rocked by questions about the nature of his relationship with senior Labour figure Peter Mandelson, and suggestions that sensitive information may have changed hands. In this episode, regular panellists Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look back at the longer history of political scandal, assessing the ways in which corruption and chicanery were tackled in previous centuries. ----- HISTORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES...