In 2020 statues across the world were pulled down, from Columbus and Robert E. Lee in Virginia to Edward Colston, hurled into the harbour in Bristol. In Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History, bestselling historian Alex, provides an educational, entertaining and extremely engaging look at the highs and lows of statues over the last several centuries, including the Rhodes statue at the University of Cape Town, Saddam Hussein’s in Baghdad and Joseph Stalin’s in Budapest. Interviewed by Gerry Foley.