Editing Andrew Neil (section)

===BBC===
At ''The Sunday Times'', he contributed to BBC, both radio and television. He commented on the various controversies provoked by the paper while he was editor. During the 1990s, Neil fronted political programmes for the BBC, including ''[[Despatch Box]]'' on [[BBC Two]].

[[File:Andrew Neil 2.jpg|thumb|[[Nick Clegg]] (right) being interviewed by Andrew Neil for ''[[Daily Politics]]'']]
Following the revamp of the BBC's political programming in early 2003, Neil presented the live political programmes, ''[[This Week (2003 TV programme)|This Week]]'' on [[BBC One]] and ''[[Daily Politics]]'' on BBC Two. The latter ended in 2018 and was replaced by ''[[Politics Live]]'', which Neil presented until he left the corporation.

From 2007 to 2010, he presented the weekly one-on-one political interview programme ''Straight Talk with Andrew Neil'' on the [[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News channel]]. He also presented ''[[Sunday Politics]]'' on BBC One between 2012 and 2017 and occasionally guest presented ''[[Newsnight]]'' on BBC Two following host [[Jeremy Paxman]]'s departure in 2014.<ref name="bbcprofile" />

During the BBC's general election night coverage in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]], Neil interviewed various celebrities on the [[River Thames]]. In the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 election]], Neil interviewed political figures in the BBC studio. He also provided commentary on foreign elections, and with [[Katty Kay]] led the BBC's overnight live coverage of the [[2016 United States presidential election|US presidential election in 2016]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Election Night in America|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/ffqx5s/election-night-in-america/|work=The Radio Times|date=8 November 2016|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816064235/http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/ffqx5s/election-night-in-america/|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=US 2016: Election Night in America|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/45/us-election|publisher=BBC|date=8 November 2016|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124181011/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/45/us-election|archive-date=24 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the run-up to the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] he interviewed five of the political party leaders on BBC One in ''The Andrew Neil Interviews''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Andrew Neil Interviews|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08s49q7|publisher=BBC|date=1 June 2017|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917082352/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08s49q7|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Neil earned £200,000 to £249,999 as a BBC presenter in the financial year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40653861|title=How much the BBC pays its stars|date=19 July 2017|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513042158/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40653861|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=live|work=BBC News}}</ref>

In May 2019, Neil interviewed [[Ben Shapiro]], an American conservative commentator, on ''Politics Live'' on BBC Two.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078tgjd|title=Politics Live, 10/05/2019, Andrew Neil takes on U.S. conservative Ben Shapiro|work=BBC Two|date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511045013/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078tgjd|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/443138-ben-shapiro-ends-bbc-interview-scolds-host-im-popular-and-no-one-has-ever|title=Ben Shapiro ends BBC interview, scolds host: 'I'm popular and no one has ever heard of you'|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=10 May 2019|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511220412/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/443138-ben-shapiro-ends-bbc-interview-scolds-host-im-popular-and-no-one-has-ever|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/11/us-pundit-ben-shapiro-apologises-bbc-andrew-neil-interview|title=Ben Shapiro apologises to Andrew Neil after being 'destroyed' in BBC interview|last=Busby|first=Mattha|date=11 May 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=11 May 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Shapiro was promoting his new book, ''[[The Right Side of History]]'', which discusses [[Judeo-Christian]] values and asserts their decline in the United States.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ben-shapiro-bbc-host-andrew-neil-destroyed-him|title=Ben Shapiro says BBC host destroyed him, apologizes: 'Broke my own rule... wasn't properly prepared'|last=Flood|first=Brian|date=10 May 2019|website=[[Fox News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511212539/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ben-shapiro-bbc-host-andrew-neil-destroyed-him|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> Shapiro took offence to the questioning, accused Neil of having a left-leaning bias, and said Neil was trying to make a "quick buck... off of the fact that I'm popular and no one has ever heard of you", before Shapiro ended the interview.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-48230595/andrew-neil-and-us-commentator-ben-shapiro-on-anger |title=US commentator Shapiro questioned on anger |work=BBC News |language=en |access-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510213759/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-48230595/andrew-neil-and-us-commentator-ben-shapiro-on-anger |archive-date=10 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Shapiro later apologised for the incident.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/ben-shapiro-bbc-interview-intl/index.html|title=Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro admits he was 'destroyed' after cutting short TV debate|last=Picheta|first=Rob|date=11 May 2019|website=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511223304/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/ben-shapiro-bbc-interview-intl/|archive-date=11 May 2019|access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>

During the [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election]], Neil interviewed candidates [[Jeremy Hunt]] and [[Boris Johnson]], in ''The Andrew Neil Interviews.'' Director of BBC News [[Fran Unsworth]] hailed it as "a masterclass of political interviewing".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49508632|title=Andrew Neil talks Brexit in new BBC Two show|date=29 August 2019|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, the BBC announced that Neil would host a prime-time political programme that would run through autumn 2019 on BBC Two, called ''[[The Andrew Neil Show (2019 TV programme)|The Andrew Neil Show]]''. The show included "in-depth analysis and forensic questioning of key political players".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/andrew-neil|title=Andrew Neil to host new BBC political programme|date=29 August 2019|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> It was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] in March 2020 and then cancelled as the BBC went through with budget cuts.<ref name=15July2020>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53416067|title=The Andrew Neil Show ends as BBC News unveils cuts|work=BBC News|date=15 July 2020|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

On 24 September 2019, Neil presented a live programme on BBC One entitled ''BBC News Special: Politics in Crisis'', addressing the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Supreme Court]] [[R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland|judgement]] which deemed Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament unlawful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/jp5bct/bbc-news-special--politics-in-crisis-bbc-news-special/|title=Politics in Crisis: BBC News Special|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925145444/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/jp5bct/bbc-news-special--politics-in-crisis-bbc-news-special/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the run-up to the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Neil interviewed all the leaders of the main political parties, excluding Johnson, having delivered a monologue in ''The Andrew Neil Interviews'' issuing him a challenge to participate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50679252|title=General election 2019: Andrew Neil issues interview challenge to Johnson|work=BBC News|date=5 December 2019|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref>

On 15 July 2020 the BBC announced that Neil was in talks about an interview show on BBC One.<ref name=15July2020 /> The next month he was discussed in the media as [[David Clementi|Sir David Clementi]]'s possible successor as [[chairman of the BBC]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/andrew-neil-and-nicky-morgan-in-frame-for-bbc-chairman-6gtttw89b|title=Andrew Neil and Nicky Morgan in frame for BBC chairman|work=[[The Times]]|last1=Shipman|first1=Tim|last2=Urwin|first2=Rosamund|date=9 August 2020|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/next-bbc-chairman-andrew-neil-amber-rudd-george-osborne-575132|title=Runners and riders to be the BBC's next chairman: Amber Rudd or Andrew Neil could seize role|work=inews|last=Sherwin|first=Adam|date=9 August 2020|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> he later said he had no interest in the role.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/andrew-neil-broadcaster-leave-bbc-become-chairman-gb-news-2984306|title=Andrew Neil: Broadcaster to leave BBC to become chairman of GB News|work=The Scotsman|last=Mackie|first=Rachel|date=25 September 2020|access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> The [[Director-General of the BBC]], [[Tim Davie]], on his second day in the role, held talks with Neil "in an attempt to get him back to the BBC" and it was reported that he was also in discussions with executives from commercial rivals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/05/bbc-chief-asks-neil-scourgeof-woke-brigade-return/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/05/bbc-chief-asks-neil-scourgeof-woke-brigade-return/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=BBC chief asks Andrew Neil, scourge of the woke brigade, to return|work=The Telegraph|last=Mendick|first=Robert|date=6 September 2020|access-date=8 September 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Neil's final appearance for the BBC was when he presented coverage of the [[2020 US presidential election]], again with Katty Kay.<ref name="gbnews" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/us-election |title=Katty Kay and Andrew Neil to present coverage of US election results |work=BBC News |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref>