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History's Greatest Leaders | Podcast series

What separates an ordinary leader from one who changes history? Join entrepreneur Mike Soutar, author of Next Gen CEO and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice, for History’s Greatest Leaders

Published: July 20, 2026 at 10:18 AM

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Expect ambition, courage and ruthlessness, as Mike explores what the stories of Elizabeth I, Winston Churchill and six other leaders can teach us today, in the 21st century.

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  Episode 8Joan of Arc: The truth behind the legend. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In the final episode of History's Greatest Leaders, historian, author and broadcaster Janina Ramirez tells Mike Soutar about the remarkable story of Joan of Arc

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  Episode 7Genghis Khan: The brutal warlord’s lessons for today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In episode seven of History's Greatest Leaders, historian and author Nicholas Morton and Mike Soutar discuss Genghis Khan, and why this figure of fear is more complicated than we might expect

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  Episode 6Zenobia: The queen who challenged the Roman empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In the sixth episode of History's Greatest Leaders, historian and author Shushma Malik talks to entrepreneur and author Mike Soutar about the remarkable story of a forgotten female leader

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  Episode 5Walt Disney: Cartoon villain or genius leader?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  Few brands are as famous as Disney – but what about the man behind the cultural behemoth? In the fifth episode of History's Greatest Leaders, historian Christopher Holliday talks to Mike Soutar about Walt Disney's style of leadership

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  Episode 4Catherine the Great: How to survive on the Russian throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In the fourth episode of History's Greatest Leaders, historian, author and broadcaster Simon Sebag Montefiore talks to Mike Soutar about the remarkable leadership of Catherine the Great

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  Episode 3Tokugawa Ieyasu: Know when to prepare – and when to act. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In the third episode of History's Greatest Leaders, entrepreneur and author Mike Soutar and historian Christopher Harding discuss the leadership style of 16th-century Japanese unifier Tokugawa Ieyasu

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  Episode 2Winston Churchill: How to use dynamism to beat the odds. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In the second episode of History's Greatest Leaders, entrepreneur and author Mike Soutar and historian and TV producer Taylor Downing discuss the leadership style of wartime PM Winston Churchill

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  Episode 1Elizabeth I: The power of delaying decisions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

  In episode 1 of History's Greatest Leaders, Tracy Borman and Mike Soutar discuss the tips that Elizabeth I's reign has to offer leaders today

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  Beyond the podcast: History's Greatest Leaders

  In our new series, entrepreneur Mike Soutar – author of Next Gen CEO and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice – talks to eight expert historians about some of the past’s most powerful people. Here, we’ve compiled our picks of the best reading, listening and viewing to help you learn more about each of these leaders, the periods in which they lived, and their lasting legacy

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