Neil's long-running politics and current affairs programme
This Week ended in July 2019 following his decision to "step down from late-night broadcasting". His lunchtime
Daily Politics show ended in 2018 after 15 years. A programme, also called
The Andrew Neil Show, aired on daytime BBC Two, three times per week on weekday afternoons during 1996, where viewers would have the opportunity to question newsmakers via phone, fax and email. The latter part of the programme was simulcast on BBC World, which gave it an international feel. The second incarnation of
The Andrew Neil Show was first announced on 29 August 2019 in a statement from the BBC's press office. Ahead of the announcement,
Rob Burley, the editor of BBC live political programmes, tweeted a teaser of the programme's logo, a superimposed 'A' and 'N'. Upon announcement, Neil said: "I'm delighted to be fronting a weekly show in prime time on BBC Two that will be on top of the story, whatever direction it takes. The autumn of 2019 is destined to be one of the most intriguing and significant in British politics for at least a generation". Neil continued to present
Politics Live on BBC Two every Thursday lunchtime in addition to the programme. == Format ==