Three Old Hacks

Author: Mihir Bose, David Smith, Nigel Dudley

Mihir Bose former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley have been friends since they first met while working at Financial Weekly in 1980s. They have kept in touch regularly, setting the world to rights over various lunches and dinners. With coronavirus making that impossible, what do journalists do, deprived of long convivial lunches over a bottle of red wine or several? Why, podcast of course.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, wed love to hear from you!
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The war in Iran - why this war is different
Episode 66
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026

The Three Old Hacks talk about the war in Iran, with the background knowledge to be able to compare and contrast it with previous wars and the justifications of previous presidents and prime ministers over the decades."Trump has always been a transactional president who wants to do a deal", says political analyst Nigel Dudley, "but in the Middle East there is no end. The best we can hope for is an absence of war where people live beside each other".David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times on the effect of the war on oil prices: "We could be teetering on the edge of a recession if this lasts".Moving on to other matters: "I get the impression this whole Mandelson affair could actually bring Starmer down", says former BBC Sports Editor Mihir Bose.And of course, no Three OId Hacks episode would be complete without mention of Tottenham Hotspur.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!