Iain Dale, the political blogger and broadcaster, is to take on the Drivetime show on Global Radio's LBC 97.3 following the controversial departure of James Whale.

Each case brought in new, and often odd, characters, with guest stars like John Turturro (Ambrose Monk), Tim Bagley (Harold Krenshaw) and Adam Arkin (Dale “The Whale” Biederbeck) bringing to ...