
Andrew Neil
Actor · b. 1949 · Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andrew Ferguson Neil (born 21 May 1949) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster. He currently works for the BBC, presenting the live political programmes The Daily Politics and This Week. For the BBC he also anchors Straight Talk with Andrew Neil and makes documentaries. He is also chairman of Spectator Magazines; Chairman of ITP Magazines (Dubai); and Chairman of World Media Rights (London). Neil made his name at The Sunday Times where he was editor for 11 years. In 1995 he was made editor-in-chief of the Press Holdings group of newspapers, owner of The Business and (from 2005) The Spectator, moving to become chairman in July 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Neil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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TV4.4Talk ShowA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
The One Show
2006 · 31 votes
TV7.2NewsComedyBased on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
TV7.1ComedyNewsHilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Have I Got News for You
1990 · 82 votes
TV5.9NewsTalk ShowThis topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979 · 15 votes
TV7.0Talk ShowNewsAndrew Neil, Michael Portillo and friends with late night political chat.
This Week
2003 · 5 votes
TV3.2NewsTalk ShowHosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.
Q&A
2008 · 5 votes
TV6.0Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · 2 votes
- TV8.0War & Politics
Daily Politics is a British television show launched by the BBC in 2003 and presented by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn. The programme takes an in-depth look at the daily goings on in Westminster and other areas across Britain and the world, and includes interviews with leading politicians and political commentators.
Daily Politics
2003 · 3 votes
TV6.7DocumentaryCrimeJimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
2022 · 82 votes
TVThe political stories of the day.
Politics Live
2018
TVDocumentaryTony Blair is one of Britain's most successful and controversial leaders. With unprecedented access, including Blair and family, this series charts his meteoric rise to power. And what happened next. Featuring an in-depth interview with Tony Blair himself, his story is also told through those who knew him best – friends, allies, and opponents. Peeling back the layers of political spin and tabloid sensationalism, the programme offers a fresh perspective on the man who transformed the Labour Party and reshaped Britain. The series goes beyond the headlines to explore the key moments that shaped Blair’s leadership, providing a gripping insight into one of the most influential Prime Ministers of the modern era.
- TVDocumentary
British current affairs series with Dermot Murnaghan tackling a different issue at home or abroad each week.
The Big Story
1993
- TV
In three fifty minute films,this series reveals the deals and the betrayals,the polite letters from palace press secretaries and the bollockings from tabloid editors,the telephone calls to the BBC Governors and the intercepted mobile phone calls from royal paramours which form the recent history of the relationship between the Royal Family,politicians and the media.
Movies5
Movie5.5RomanceCrimeHarry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
Parting Shots
1999 · 15 votes
Movie5.0ThrillerDramaShortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her. Finally driven to solving the problem with a hammer, she realises she is then ready for a crusade against other such problem males
Dirty Weekend
1993 · 18 votes
- MovieDocumentary
90-minute studio discussion following the death of Her Majesty the Queen, examining her legacy, and pondering what the future may hold when many have never known a world without her.
- MovieDocumentary
Andrew Neil hits the road, crossing Britain on a personal journey to discover why our political leaders from all parties are emerging from an ever narrower pool.
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A new era has dawned. King Charles The Third, inherits the heavy burden of the crown. At his side, dutiful, loving, stoic - Camila, Queen Consort. It is no secret that the road to their eventual marriage and very public commitment to each other was not an easy one for the couple. Charles and Camila were most probably unfairly deemed the villains of a story that captivated the nation. Now, although a moment dreaded on the passing of his mother, Charles and Camila - are now King and Queen.