23 episodes
The Backstory with Andrew Neil Tortoise
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4.1 • 165 Ratings
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A series of in-depth conversations from Britain's most forensic interviewer. Andrew Neil speaks to people with the power to shape events, and to influence our understanding of them. Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests. You'll also get access to more of our journalism, and invites to exclusive events.
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Inside the Interview: Katharine Birbalsingh
In the final bonus episode of the series, Andrew Neil reflects on his interview with headteacher and Social Mobility Commission chair, Katharine Birbalsingh.
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Katharine Birbalsingh
In the final episode of this series Andrew Neil talks to the headteacher and chair of the Social Mobility Commission about education policy, her teaching philosophy and how her own background shapes it.
Subscribe to get new episodes. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get exclusive access to bonus episodes called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.
Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.
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Inside the Interview: Kevin Rudd
In a bonus episode for Tortoise+ subscribers, Andrew Neil reflects on his interview with the former Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd.
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Kevin Rudd
Andrew Neil talks to the former Australian prime minister and president of the Asia Society about China under President Xi Jinping, its relationship with the United States and whether Australia could become a republic under the new Labour government.
Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.
Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.
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Inside the Interview: David Miliband
In a bonus episode for Tortoise+ subscribers, Andrew Neil reflects on his interview with former UK foreign secretary and president of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband.
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David Miliband
Andrew Neil talks to the former foreign secretary and president of the International Rescue Committee about the Labour Party and Keir Starmer, the war in Ukraine and the UK government's Rwanda policy.
Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.
Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Fiona Hill
I wish Mr Neil had asked Ms Hill to speak slower. I don’t know if there was a time limit for the interview but Ms Hill was clearly in a hurry.
Ms Hill is obviously proud of her humble origins in County Durham, as she should be. However, as someone who comes from a similar background in Merthyr Tydfil and only a couple of years older I do not accept that she would not have done as well if she had stayed in the UK. She is clearly capable and in command of her subject and I am sure that would have been recognised by any UK public or private entity that employed her.
Mr Neil as always is in total command of his brief and I am looking forward to future interviews.
Why?
Why do people keep giving this fascist loser second chances. First C4 and now you lot.
Softball interviewing
Disappointing, I thought Neill was an incisive interviewer. These are bland, no challenging of assertions or probing of assumptions.