| The Andrew Neil Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Politics |
| Directed by | Martin Collett |
| Presented by | Andrew Neil |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Editor | John McAndrew |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Series 1) 45 minutes (Series 2) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) – 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) |
| Related | |
| The Andrew Neil Show (2019) | |
The Andrew Neil Show is a political programme presented by Andrew Neil. It is broadcast on Channel 4 every Sunday evening. It was launched on 8 May 2022, returned for a second series on 25 September 2022, and returned for a third series on 29 January 2023.
Background
Neil's BBC political programme The Andrew Neil Show came off-air during the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020 and was then cancelled as a result of budget cuts at the BBC. Following his departure from the BBC, Neil became founding chairman of GB News and a presenter on the channel, but resigned amid controversy in September 2021.
In January 2022, it was reported that Neil was in talks with Channel 4 about presenting a weekly politics show to be launched later in 2022. On 21 February, Channel 4 announced that Neil would host a show beginning in May, which would also be accompanied by a weekly podcast.
In July 2023, Channel 4 announced that they axed The Andrew Neil Show amid content cuts.
Format
The Andrew Neil Show airs at 6 pm on Sundays. The show was extended to 45 minutes on 25 September 2022, and George Osborne and Ed Balls became regular commentators.
Episodes
Series 1
| No. overall | No. in series | Panel | Interviews | Original air date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Madeline Grant, Pippa Crerar | Jacob Rees-Mogg | 8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) | - |
| 2 | 2 | Madeline Grant, Pippa Crerar | Jonathan Ashworth | 15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) | - |
| 3 | 3 | George Osborne, Ed Balls | - | 22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) | - |
| 4 | 4 | Sonia Sodha, Sebastian Payne | Mick Lynch | 29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) | - |
| 5 | 5 | Madeline Grant, Stephen Bush | Paul Scully | 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05) | - |
| 6 | 6 | Madeline Grant, Stephen Bush | David Davis | 12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) | - |
| 7 | 7 | Madeline Grant, Stephen Bush | David Miliband | 19 June 2022 (2022-06-19) | - |
| 8 | 8 | Sonia Sodha, Jack Blanchard | Damian Green | 26 June 2022 (2022-06-26) | - |
| 9 | 9 | Madeline Grant, Stephen Bush | Stephen Kinnock, Matt Vickers | 3 July 2022 (2022-07-03) | - |
| 10 | 10 | Madeline Grant, Stephen Bush, Pippa Crerar, Noa Hoffman | Jacob Rees-Mogg, George Osborne | 10 July 2022 (2022-07-10) | Resignation of Boris Johnson |
| 11 | 11 | - | Rishi Sunak | 29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) | Conservative Party leadership election |
Series 2
| No. overall | No. in series | Panel | Interviews | Original air date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Stephen Bush, Madeline Grant | Wes Streeting, Christina McAnea | 25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) | Labour Party Conference |
| 13 | 2 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Kate Andrews, Stephen Bush | Jake Berry | 2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) | Conservative Party Conference |
| 14 | 3 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Madeline Grant, Sonia Sodha | Johnny Mercer, Jonathan Ashworth | 9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) | - |
| 15 | 4 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Madeline Grant, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe | Matt Hancock, Crispin Blunt | 16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) | - |
| 16 | 5 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Katy Balls, Stephen Bush | Andrew Mitchell, Paul Bristow, Bob Seely | 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) | Conservative Party leadership election |
| 17 | 6 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Noa Hoffman, Sonia Sodha | Nina Skero, Steve Reed | 30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) | - |
| 18 | 7 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Sebastian Payne, Sonia Sodha | Gary Smith, Richard Holden | 6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) | - |
| 19 | 8 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe, Jack Blanchard | Alex Chalk, Anne Boden, Martin Sorrell | 13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) | - |
| 20 | 9 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Pippa Crerar, Mehreen Khan | Will Quince | 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) | - |
| 21 | 10 | George Osborne, Ed Balls | Mark Harper, Lisa Nandy | 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) | - |
Series 3
| No. overall | No. in series | Panel | Interviews | Original air date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Madeline Grant, Sonia Sodha | David Davis, Michael Heseltine, Andy Burnham | 29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) | - |
| 23 | 2 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Charlotte Ivers, Stephen Bush | Grant Shapps, Gina Miller | 5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) | - |
| 24 | 3 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Katy Balls, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe | Andrew Mitchell, David Baddiel | 12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) | - |
| 25 | 4 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Noa Hoffman, Stephen Bush | Anas Sarwar, Alex Salmond, Mervyn King | 19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) | - |
| 26 | 5 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Ailbhe Rea, Sonia Sodha | Dominic Raab, Bertie Ahern | 26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) | - |
| 27 | 6 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Pippa Crerar, Katy Balls | Robert Buckland, Jonathan Ashworth | 5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) | - |
| 28 | 7 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Mehreen Khan, Stephen Bush | Victoria Atkins, Brian Cox | 12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) | - |
| 29 | 8 | George Osborne, Ed Balls, Madeline Grant, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe | Lisa Nandy | 19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) | - |
| 30 | 9 | George Osborne, Ed Balls | Michael Gove | 26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) | - |
| 31 | 10 | George Osborne, Ed Balls | Sarah Dines, Steve Reed | 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) | - |
Reception
The Telegraph said of the inaugural episode: "It made for a middling half hour of chat, chuckles and cheeky jokes."
References
- "The Andrew Neil Show ends as BBC News unveils cuts". BBC News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Meaker, Morgan (23 September 2021). "Andrew Neil vows never to appear on GB News again as he accuses channel of 'smears'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Kanter, Jake (29 January 2022). "Andrew Neil lurches left with Channel 4 politics show deal". The Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Andrew Neil to host New Political Show for Channel 4". Channel 4. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Channel 4 'axes' The Andrew Neil Show amid content cuts". The Independent. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Compton, Louisa (22 September 2022). "New series of the Andrew Neil Show launches on Sunday at 1800 and we're delighted that @edballs and @George_Osborne will join @afneil each week. Each episode is now 45 mins giving more time for forensic interviews and analysis" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- Power, Ed (8 May 2022). "The Andrew Neil Show, review: good to have the old bulldog back – but he needs to bare his teeth". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2022.