Michael explores whether political patronage is alive and kicking in our political system.

Broadcast August 2010. Duration 30mins - Click here to listen

As a senior adviser to both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, Michael was at the heart of Conservative Party election campaigns for two decades. He reflects on the turning points, the exhilaration and the despair of the contests he witnessed at first hand.

Broadcast March 2010. Duration 15mins - Click here to listen

Michael's play follows Thatcher's last traumatic days in power, as seen from the perspective of her husband Denis and her family.

Broadcast November 2009. Duration 57mins - Click here to listen

Michael makes an appearance on BBC1's breakfast programme, discussing 'The Reluctant Hero', 'House of Cards' and of course MPs' expenses. Click here to View

Mark Lawson delves into the seamier side of politics to consider the fascinating line where fact meets fiction.

Broadcast November 2009. Duration 58mins - Click here to listen

SkyArts Theatre Live! - The Turning Point by Michael Dobbs

Michael's play is part of Theatre Live! Six bestselling authors, five established directors, twenty brilliant actors and six brand new Sky Arts-commissioned plays bring live drama back to the small screen.

Duration 50mins - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5

On the anniversary of the Brighton Bomb, Michael presents a controversial documentary about security at Westminster and other political venues.

Duration 28mins - Click here to listen

BBC Radio 4

Michael examines the schooldays of leading prime ministers and discovers what that time reveals about the adult politicians they would later become.

Winston Churchill - Broadcast 22nd Oct 2008
Margaret Thatcher - Broadcast 2nd Nov 2008
Pick of the Week review - Broadcast 26th Oct 2008