Accompanying the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 program, Reflections features interviews with twelve of Britain’s most influential political figures from the last twenty years. Presented by Peter Hennessy, one of the UK’s most renowned historians, each interview not only offers an honest and frank assessment of a political career, but also acts as a biography filled with fresh insights and moments of new revelation. From one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers and three of the Conservative leaders who stood against him, to dominant figures of late Thatcherism, stalwarts of successive New Labour cabinets, and leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Hennessy brings his characteristic style to each encounter. The politicians included in this volume are: Tony Blair, Michael Heseltine, Vince Cable, Margaret Hodge, William Hague, Harriet Harman, Michael Howard, Paddy Ashdown, Sayeeda Warsi, David Blunkett, Iain Duncan Smith and Kenneth Baker.  

Peter Hennessy is a historian and was a presenter for BBC Radio 4. He is Baron of Nympsfield, a fellow of the British Academy, and author of multiple books, including Establishment and Meritocracy and The Kingdom to Come. Robert Shepherd is a radio and television producer based in London. He is the author of Westminster: A Biography.

— Carolyn Quinn, BBC Radio 4

— Nick Robinson, BBC Radio 4