Richie Allen is the Manchester-based protégé of conspiracy theorist David Icke, and runs a regular audio show.

The Richie Allen Show emerged from Icke’s short-lived broadcast, The People’s Voice, and was for a time hosted on Icke’s website. It has become a staple platform for conspiracy theorists, including antisemites and Holocaust deniers. While Allen claims his guests are on to “debate”, they are often given an easy ride and praised despite their extreme positions.

Repeat guests include some of the UK’s most infamous Holocaust deniers, such as Nick Kollerstrom (whom Allen has described as an “old friend”), and Alison Chabloz (whom Allen described as a “remarkable woman, extraordinary woman”). Other repeat guests include Mark Collett, leader of the fascist Patriotic Alternative and the most prominent nazi currently active in the UK, as well as the Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary.

He has also hosted various mainstream politicians, including the current Conservative MP Desmond Swayne and the former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe. Allen is now banned on many mainstream social media platforms, although regained his Twitter account in November 2022. At time of writing, he has a sizable following of 65,000 on the platform.