Greg and Jem discuss politics of the past, as they try to establish whether a dictatorship can be a good option.

NB: Eagle-eared listeners will not that we had to change the order of the podcast releases - so references to Jo Clyne refer to episode 125 from a fortnight ago.

The Condensed History Gems podcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Greg Chapman, juggler and comedy entertainer from Condensed Histories (@condensedhist) and Jem Duducu, history writer of HistoryGems (@historygems).

Each week we have a half hour discussion episode, as well as a shorter ‘Fast 5’ episode featuring one of the two. Subjects range through history, from pirates to Saxons, Vikings to Victorians, and Romans to the Cold War!

Find out more about the podcast at www.condensedhistories.com/gems