Andrew Neil will host a new Sunday night political show for Channel 4, it has been announced.
The 10-part series is set to air in May and will see Neil, 71, examining the “biggest events of the moment”.
The show, which has a working title of Sunday Politics with Andrew Neil, will feature “set-piece interviews with the highest profile politicians and newsmakers”, the broadcaster said.
It will be accompanied by a weekly podcast.
Mr Neil said: “I’m honoured and delighted to be presenting a new Sunday night political show for Channel 4.
“Sunday night is a pivotal point in the political week — we can sweep up what’s happened in the previous week, mop up what’s been in the Sunday papers and talk shows and throw forward to the upcoming week.
“We’ll aim to do all of that and more.”
The announcement comes just a month after Mr Neil fronted a show on the channel titled ‘Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out of Road?’ which examined the prime minister’s struggle to handle the partygate saga.
Mr Neil stepped down as the chairman and host of a prime-time show on GB News last year after falling out with senior executives over its “anti-woke” editorial stance. He later admitted the experience had pushed him “close to a breakdown”.
Prior to working at GB News, Mr Neil was editor of the Sunday Times and one of the BBC’s top political broadcasters for many years, presenting This Week, Daily Politics and BBC One’s Sunday Politics.
Louisa Compton, Channel 4’s head of news, current affairs and specialist factual and sport, said: “I’m delighted to be bringing Andrew Neil to Channel 4 at a time where politics forms such a huge part of our national conversation.
“Andrew’s new show will deliver big name politicians answering the questions the public want to hear.”
The half-hour weekly programme, with a time slot still to be announced, will be produced by ITN Productions and Channel 4 News.
