Politics Unpacked (The Times)
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| 12 Nov 2020 | Acting Prime Minister | 00:40:43 | |
Matt speaks to actors Jason Watkins, Mark Dexter and Jan Ravens about what it's like to play the role of Prime Minister. Plus, Rachel Cunliffe and Robert Crampton stop by to discuss the days big news. To subscribe to The Times visit thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Sep 2019 | Live with Liz Truss | 00:29:44 | |
Matt Chorley sits down with International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, to discuss brutal political rhetoric, crashing out with no deal and why she's beyond happy Sajid Javid is chancellor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Nov 2016 | US Election Special | 00:36:37 | |
On the day the world awoke to the news that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States of America, Matt Chorley hosts this special recording:Full cast list:Matt Chorley, Red Box EditorTim Shipman, political editor of The Sunday TimesEmma Tucker, deputy editor of The TimesJoseph Sternberg, Wall Street Journal EuropeDaniel Finkelstein, Times columnist Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent for The TimesOriginally broadcast on The Times Facebook page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Jul 2021 | Disunited Kingdom 28-7-21 | 00:40:48 | |
Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, gets the news from the four corners of the UK. PLUS Times Columnist Robert Crampton and the Daily Mail's John Stevens discuss opening the borders and Olympians' mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Apr 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 21-4-21 | 00:44:15 | |
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Redbox Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Aug 2021 | Riding the Populist Wave | 00:39:23 | |
Carole Walker, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to politics professors Tim Bale, Matthew Goodwin and Amelia Hadfield about what populism in Europe means for traditional mainstream right-wing parties. PLUS Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss Afghanistan and Monica Lewinsky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Nov 2019 | Land’s End to John O’Groats | 00:27:16 | |
Matt Chorley chats to Philip Bowern and Keith Rossiter from the Western Morning News about election prospects in Cornwali and Devon, then Kieran Andrews, Scottish political editors of The Times, reveals the seats to watch north of the border. Plus Esther Webber helps to round up the week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Jul 2021 | "Five Things You Need To Know About Scottish Politics" | 00:34:51 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by the Times' Scottish Political Editor Kieran Andrews for a lowdown on the most important things to know about Scottish politics. PLUS Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves talk football and patriotism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Jan 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 27-1-21 | 00:46:58 | |
Times columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Mar 2021 | Banning cake with Prue Leith | 00:41:16 | |
Forget the budget, the government wants us to lose the pounds from our waistline. Prue Leith from the Great British Bake-Off tells Matt Chorley whether it will work, and Dr Tim Lobstein, from the World Obesity Federation, explains how thousands of deaths in Britain could have been avoided if we had not been so obese. PLUS WebbCram: Esther Webber and Robert Crampton on Labour's problem with Rishi Sunak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Dec 2021 | Andy Zaltzman | 00:39:59 | |
Matt Chorley asks comedian Andy Zaltzman, host of the BBC's "The News Quiz", how best to satirise today's politicians. PLUS: Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss whether Boris Johnson's time as PM is running out of steam and who might replace him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Sep 2018 | Live Special: Have we reached peak Corbyn? | 00:41:30 | |
Recorded live at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, the panel debate whether Jeremy Corbyn can inspire an electorate and turn the last election's gains in to a majority or whether his peak will be remembered as a song on a Glastonbury hillside. To find an answer Matt Chorley is joined by former Corbyn spokesman Matt Zarb-Cousin, author of "Comrade Corbyn" Rosa Prince and Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Jenni Russell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Feb 2018 | Why a significant new party is closer than ever | 00:18:01 | |
Matt Chorley welcomes Lucy Fisher, Daniel Finkelstein and Philip Collins to debate the chances of a new force emerging from the current two main parties. They discuss why it has to come from a Tory/Labour split, the events which could lead to its creation and why an electoral shift is required to make it viable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Nov 2018 | Would you get involved? | 00:28:24 | |
When it comes to bad leaders, trapped penguins or mental health, is there a right time to intervene? Matt Chorley is joined by Francis Elliott, The Times' political editor, who wonders how the Tory plotters got it so wrong. PLUS Alice Thomson, Times columnist, on police appeals for the public to step in and Matthew Parris asks do we get bang for our buck on mental health? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Jun 2021 | The pressure of Long-Covid | 01:02:33 | |
Luke Jones is sitting in for Matt Chorley and talks about long-covid after the ONS reveals around one million people in the UK have reported experiencing "long covid" in April. And another one of our pre-pandemic professors, British statistician Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter. Plus, Rachel Cunliffe and Josh Glancy give us their take on the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jul 2021 | The Politics of Petrol | 00:40:56 | |
Petrol prices are at an 8 year high - Matt speaks to the RAC to find out why and asks whether it's actually a good thing. And on Tuesday's its Finkelvitch! Danny Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch talk through today's news including the face-mask culture war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Sep 2020 | Pick of the Polls | 00:39:31 | |
Matt Chorley, YouGov's Chris Curtis and Deborah Mattinson from Britain Thinks take a look at where the numbers are headed for Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak and more; plus Times Columnists David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein give their take on the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Dec 2020 | Why Scunthorpe turned blue | 00:51:36 | |
Times columnist Robert Crampton and Red Box reporter Esther Webber pick over the days news; then Matt Chorley speaks to pollster James Johnson who has been talking to his focus group in Scunthorpe on their views on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Oct 2020 | Paul Boateng + Polling | 00:44:34 | |
Matt Chorley sits down with the UK's first black cabinet minister Paul Boateng, plus pollsters Chris Curtis and Deborah Mattinson give us the latest low down on the polls. To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Oct 2019 | How could Johnson lose the election? | 00:37:22 | |
As the country gears up for some festive political fun, Matt Chorley asks YouGov's Anthony Wells what could go wrong for the Tories, Rachel Sylvester discusses the tensions in Team Corbyn, and Gabriel Milland explains whether Dominic Cummings is a genius or a menace.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Jan 2017 | Do May, Corbyn and Trump know what they're doing? | 00:25:39 | |
Do our political leaders know what they're doing?The question of competency is the topic up for discussion on the first Red Box podcast of the new year. Matt Chorley is joined by The Times' deputy editor Emma Tucker, columnist David Aaronovitch and Oliver Wright. Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Nov 2017 | German crisis and politics place in the jungle | 00:25:26 | |
Matt Chorley welcomes Times columnist David Aaronovitch, Times religious affairs correspondent Kaya Burgess and Red Box columnist Jane Merrick to discuss the crisis in Germany, religion’s place in politics, and politics place in the celebrity jungle. Philip Hammond’s attempt to save the economy and his own job will be covered in a podcast special later this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Dec 2018 | Shopping for a new leader | 00:33:38 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnist Iain Martin who tries to explain what went wrong with the Brexit vote, Katie Perrior, May's former director of communications, says her old boss could be on the way, and Henry Zeffman, The Times political correspondent, examines what (might) happen next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Nov 2020 | "All Hail the Chief... Secretary to the Treasury" | 00:36:20 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by columnists Alice Thomson and John Kampfner, then former Chief Secretaries to the Treasury David Gauke and Liam Byrne explain what the job involves when you're preparing for a spending review, and Liam Byrne explains why he left the famous note: "I'm afraid there's no money." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Sep 2020 | PMQs Unpacked 23-09-2020 | 00:30:38 | |
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at PMQs to analyse the exchange between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Apr 2017 | Politics and Comedy Special 4: The MP's Joke Writers | 00:28:45 | |
In the final Red Box Politics and Comedy Special Matt Chorley is joined by a Ayesha Hazarika, James McGrory and Daniel Finkelstein to discuss what it's like writing jokes for politicians. They discuss their best and worst efforts before debating what's required to make famous political names appear funny and the potential problems when it goes wrong.Also covered, how Nick Clegg can strangle any joke, why Ed Milliband shudders at Hush Puppies and why William Hague might have been better suited to comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Dec 2021 | 50 years of the campaign against smoking | 00:43:08 | |
Matt Chorley looks at the progress of the campaign against smoking, which began in 1971, and the politics of lighting up with Former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt who passed the public smoking ban in 2007. PLUS: India Knight and John Stevens discuss whether they'll go to their office Christmas party and whether they'll miss Angela Merkel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Aug 2021 | The MP who faked his own death | 00:37:21 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to Julia Stonehouse, the daughter of the former Labour MP John Stonehouse who faked his own death in the 1970s, and found out how she still sees him as a hero. PLUS He speaks to James Marriott and Rachel Cunliffe on staycations and snobbery. Clips: BBC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Nov 2019 | Is this the election result? | 00:15:42 | |
As YouGov releases its seat-by-seat forecast for the election, Matt Chorley speaks to pollster Chris Curtis about how it works, and what could change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Jul 2020 | The Red Wall | 00:26:01 | |
Matt Chorley talks to author Steven Rayson, pollster Peter Kellner and former Labour MP Caroline Flint about the future of Red Wall seats in the North of England Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jun 2020 | Marvin Rees on race, statues and police | 00:32:31 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to the Labour mayor of Bristol about his childhood, protests and why the dumping of a statue of Edward Colston into the harbour where Africans boarded slave ships "is a piece of historical poetry". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Jan 2017 | Special: Sir Anthony Seldon | 00:31:16 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by historian and biographer Sir Anthony Seldon about how Theresa May can make a success of being prime minister and whether the job is just too big.Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Jun 2021 | The Law of the Future | 01:01:11 | |
Luke Jones is sitting in for Matt Chorley and hears about how the pandemic has made the courtroom virtual and what lies in store for the future of the legal system. PLUS Columnists India Knight and Jaems Marriott give us their take on the news and we hear the life and times Epidemiologist and government advisor Mike Tildesley and hear about the pressure on the government scientists when they speak to the media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | “Order order, order at the bar” | 00:44:15 | |
The pubs are back open in England and Matt Chorley is live from the Ship Tavern in London, where he speaks to landlords from across the country including Tim Martin from Wetherspoons, Jack Stein and [insert names of other landlords here from script]. PLUS Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the day’s news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Who blew up Brexit? | 00:33:38 | |
Matt Chorley is in parliament with politicians and pundits, asking how Geoffrey Cox became so key to Theresa May's deal, and what the hell happens now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Jun 2020 | What the hell went on | 00:43:36 | |
As Matt Chorley prepares to turn the podcast into a live show on Times Radio, he looks back over four and a half years of madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Sep 2019 | “Just somebody do something” | 00:36:25 | |
As the political stalemate continues, Matt Chorley talks to Salma Shah, former special adviser to Sajid Javid, and Times columnists Philip Collins and Iain Martin about the chaos in No10, the existential threat to the Tory party and Labour's election dilemma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Jul 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 21-07-21 | 00:45:52 | |
Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS: Crampon: Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss the billionaire's flying to space and the importance of human touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Jul 2017 | Special: Politics of Pride Part 2 | 00:24:01 | |
In the second special in the run up to Pride, Matt Chorley sits down to chat with Justine Greening, Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, to discuss coming out by tweet, her view of the DUP and why her personal slogan is "keep on trucking".They also cover her attempt to extract money for schools from the treasury, whether she has any ambitions for future leadership and what battles still need to be fought for the LGBT community? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Jun 2021 | Dying Well | 00:38:34 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to Tanni Grey Thompson, Clair Fisher and Nancy Hey about how end of life care can be made better. PLUS The Sunday Times Josh Glancy and the New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe discuss Matt Hancock’s affair and George Osborne’s new job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Jan 2021 | "Ambassador, You're Spoiling Us" | 00:42:43 | |
Times columnist Robert Crampton and Red Box reporter Esther Webber pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley speaks to former British Ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott about what Ambassadors do all day, and it isn't eating Ferrero Rochers... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Aug 2019 | Beyond the fringe #3 | 00:29:43 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Tiff Stevenson, Konstantin Kisin, Steve Allen and Jena Friedman to discuss free speech, Twitter trolls and being better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Apr 2020 | No pink shorts in parliament | 00:20:56 | |
As parliament returns in virtual form, Matt Chorley asks Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, about video question time will work, and what MPs should wear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jul 2021 | Wolff at The White House | 00:39:55 | |
Matt Chorley talks to Michael Wolff, who has spent the last four years chronicling Donald Trump's presidency. His third book Landslide covers the final days in the run up to the election and the Capitol riots. India Knight and James Marriot chat through the days news and ask why are we so lonely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Dec 2017 | Which tribe are you in? | 00:31:27 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Lucy Fisher, senior political correspondent, who tells us about Labour's "purge", Matthew O'Toole, a former No10 Brexit spokesman, explains why it all comes back to Irish first principles, and Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos Mori, reveals the five political tribes crossing party and Brexit lines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Jun 2021 | Why Bristol ? | 00:55:54 | |
One year since the toppling of the Colston statue, Matt Chorley tours the city with a long history of protests, and speaks to the mayor Marvin Rees. PLUS Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester give their take on the news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Jun 2020 | July Focus Group | 00:27:43 | |
Matt Chorley unveils the first ever Times Radio focus group, and talks through the results with former Number 10 pollster James Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Jan 2017 | What does Theresa May's speech mean for Brexit? | 00:23:22 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnist Rachel Sylvester, deputy political editor Sam Coates, and Suella Fernandes MP to discuss Theresa May's speech on Brexit and what impact it will have in the coming months. Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Dec 2016 | Live special with Ed Balls and Philip Webster - part 2 | 00:40:50 | |
Matt Chorley hosts this special event recorded in front of 300 Times readers at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster, featuring former MP and dancer Ed Balls and the former political editor at The Times, Philip Webster. The panel answer questions from the audience. Find out more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Feb 2018 | How to resign part two: Mark Harper Interview | 00:17:56 | |
You’ve worked hard to become an MP, you’ve worked even harder to become a minister, so what happens when it all comes crashing down and you’re faced with a resignation calibre problem? Matt Chorley sits down with Mark Harper MP to discuss why his response to events in 2014 is regarded as the textbook political resignation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Feb 2017 | RedBox Debate: How important is the special relationship? | 00:41:23 | |
In a live special, Matt Chorley is joined by Phillip Collins of The Times, Sarah Baxter from The Sunday Times and Sohrab Ahmari from the Wall Street Journal to discuss how important is the special relationship? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Apr 2017 | Can we now trust the polls? Is the Scottish political landscape about to shift again? | 00:28:13 | |
This week Matt Chorley is joined by Jenni Russell, Anthony Wells and Hamish Macdonell.On the agenda: hear how pollsters have changed their methodology after poor accuracy in recent years, why the Scottish political map should shift yet again with the Tories benefitting, and why Jenni is feeling depressed by an election for the first time in her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Jul 2021 | Times Radio Focus Group 20-7-21 | 00:42:47 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by former Number 10 Pollster James Johnson to see what the Times Radio focus group make of freedom day, the pingdemic and Boris Johnson's isolation u-turn. PLUS Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Aug 2020 | Moving Out of No10 | 00:25:47 | |
Amid talk that Boris Johnson could be considering moving his office out of Downing Street, Matt Chorley speaks to former historian in residence in Number 10, Jack Brown, about the history of the building. He's then joined by former Downing Street insiders Baroness Gabby Bertin and Jonathan Powell, who discuss what it's like to work behind the UK's most famous black door. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Mar 2021 | Political Clubhouse | 00:45:18 | |
Matt Chorley ventures on to the much-hyped social media app, and joins a room with Conservative MP Esther McVey and Labour's Stephen Doughty to find out how British politicians are using it, while the New Yorker's Jiayang Fan describes how young people in China used it to discuss human rights abuses - before the app was banned. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch give their take on the political news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Jun 2018 | In search of May’s money and morals | 00:34:32 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Paul Johnson, Times regular and director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, who insists there is no Brexit dividend for the NHS, or anything else. Times columnist Rachel Sylvester tackles the drugs debate in the Tory Party. And in a passionate debate on the moral fibre of The Government, Sam Coates, The Times deputy political editor, wonders why on Earth Britain is turning a blind eye to the US separating children from their parents in detention centres. Get in touch redbox@thetimes.co.uk Subscribe to the Red Box get morning email at www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Dec 2020 | Disunited Kingdom: Festive Special | 00:36:48 | |
The Times Radio Columnists Focus Group talk about what they make of the current crop of party leaders and we convene the Disunited Kingdom panel to talk about the latest Christmas Coronavirus restrictions across the four nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Jun 2021 | Boris vs Biden | 00:36:25 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to Patrick Maguire, the Red Box Editor, who broke the story that US diplomats had issued an extraordinary rebuke to Boris Johnson's government over the impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland. We also hear from Sir Peter Westmacott, a former British ambassador to Washington, and Lewis Lukens, a former US diplomat in London. PLUS India Knight and James Marriott on how the culture wars might be fizzling out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Oct 2020 | David Dimbleby | 00:28:07 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby about his new podcast on the Iraq war, public trust, Question Time, and why he doesn't have a knighthood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Feb 2020 | Big fish in a small reshuffle | 00:34:51 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by James Starkie, a former special adviser to Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove, who explains what is like inside government in reshuffle week. Plus Kieran Andrews, The Times Scottish political editor, on who might be Sturgeon's successor, and Esther Webber, Red Box reporter, on John Bercow not getting a peerage, which isn't funny at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Oct 2021 | Live from Tory conference: Johnson’s Speech | 00:53:21 | |
Matt Chorley dives into some analysis and reaction after Boris Johnson addresses Conservative delegates at their party conference in Manchester. Plus James Forsyth and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt go through the day’s news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Mar 2021 | How Yes Minister Ruined The Country | 00:40:01 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Jonathan Lynn, co-creator Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, to talk about the legacy of the hit comedy series, and how he thinks it may not have been beneficial to the way Whitehall works now. PLUS: Times' Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jun 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 16-6-21 | 00:43:46 | |
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. PLUS Times Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss Tory lockdown rebels and compulsory vaccinations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Tigger warning: spring statement is a lot of Pooh | 00:27:24 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Patrick Kidd and Rachel Sylvester to pick over the politics of Philip Hammond's spring statement, in which he mocked the Eyeore's on the Labour benches. Plus Francis Elliott, Times political editor, and Lucy Fisher, senior political correspondent, on what to do about Russia and can John Bercow survive the bullying scandal? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Oct 2020 | PMQs Unpacked 7-10-20 | 00:31:03 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the exchanges between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson and explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | What the Tories Really Think | 00:23:34 | |
Matt Chorley and Times Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford reveal what Conservative MPs and Ministers really think about the new lockdown measures, off the record. To subscribe to the Times go to thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Oct 2021 | Pandemic Politics + John Humphrys | 00:55:48 | |
Matt Chorley looks at the impact of the past year on political attitudes with Sir John Curtice and Gillian Prior from National Centre for Social Research. Veteran broadcaster John Humphrys recalls the Aberfan disaster, 55 years on. PLUS India Knight and James Marriott on wasting your twenties, and not reading bad books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Mar 2021 | BONUS: Past Imperfect - Ed Balls | 00:50:32 | |
In this special bonus edition we are bringing you an episode from another Times podcast - Past Imperfect. Ed Balls is a broadcaster, former Labour Politician and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and the winner of Celebrity Best Home Cook 2021. He talks openly to Rachel and Alice about his time in government, how he overcame the bullying he faced as a child and why he kept his lifelong stammer a secret. Get The Times free for a month: thetimes.co.uk/pastimperfect Bullies Out: www.bulliesout.com Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk The Brittish Stammering Associtation: www.stamma.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Apr 2019 | Has Ian Hislop got views for you | 00:30:38 | |
Rounding off a week of special episodes, Matt Chorley speaks to Ian Hislop, star of Have I Got News For You and editor of Private Eye, about Brexit, breaking politics and the point of satire in an increasingly crazy world. Red Box will return on April 23rd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Mar 2021 | PMQ's Unpacked + Budget Special | 00:45:39 | |
Matt Chorley and Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire give their snap analysis of the budget, ahead of PMQ's Unpacked, where Matt is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the action and explain the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Kier Starmer. PLUS Times Columnist Alice Thomson and Red Box writer John Kampfner pick over the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Feb 2021 | Coming Out | 00:44:13 | |
Chris Smith tells Matt Chorley about being the first MP to come out as gay, and the first to come out as HIV positive, in the latest episode marking LGBT+ History Month. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on Lady Macbeth and anti-lockdowners losing the argument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 May 2017 | Special: in search of the Lib Dem fight back | 00:23:13 | |
Matt Chorley escapes the Westminster bubble to visit Yeovil to discover if the Lib Dem fightback is realistic. Listen in as he travels around the local area to chat with Conservative candidate, Marcus Fysh, Lib Dem candidate, Jo Roundell Greene and a whole host of local voters. There's also expert analysis from Professor Charles Lees from the University of Bath and Times columnist Hugo Rifkind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Apr 2021 | Photographing Black Panthers | 00:44:26 | |
As two films focus on the 1960s political group, Matt Chorley speaks to the Black Panthers' photographer Stephen Shames about how the organisation was born, and how many racial injustices still exist today. PLUS: Finkelvitch - Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on the politics of sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Apr 2017 | Trailer: Lessons in a landslide - a six part series | 00:01:40 | |
Matt Chorley previews an exclusive series detailing Labour's historic landslide victory in 1997. The series features interviews with all the key players, including Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Anji Hunter, Margaret McDonagh and Peter Mandelson for insights on the campaign, early government days and reflections on the current Labour party. The Times political team from 1997 reassemble to tell you the stories they couldn't report at the time. All six episodes are available from Saturday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 May 2019 | Why parliament needs cats | 00:30:51 | |
Matt Chorley sits down with Chorley MP and deputy speaker, Lindsay Hoyle to discuss how to control a rowdy commons, being in the speakers chair during a terror attack and why a crumbling parliament might need to send in the cats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Jul 2021 | What's The Big Idea - Revisited | 00:41:00 | |
Luke Jones, sitting in for Matt Chorley, speaks to Suzanne Heywood and the winners of the Heywood Prize, which asked for members of the public to send in their big policy ideas. PLUS Times Columnist David Aaronovitch and City AM's Andy Silvester discuss the Prime Minister's plans to tackle crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Nov 2020 | The Leak Inquiry | 00:38:04 | |
It's Monday which means, as always, Times columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester join Matt to discuss the big news of the day. Then for the main event, Matt talks the pros and cons of government leaking with former political editor of The Times, Phil Webster and current deputy political editor for The Times Steve Swinford, as well as former Head of Communications for Theresa May, Katie Perrior. Subscribe today and get one month free at thetimes.co.uk/timesredbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Jul 2020 | Layla vs Ed | 00:28:23 | |
The two Liberal Democrat leadership candidates - Ed Davey and Layla Moran - talk to Matt Chorley about what they would do if they were in charge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Mar 2021 | What Nicola vs Alex means | 00:46:14 | |
Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond were once close allies and friends, but then the relationship turned sour, with the battle going all the way to the courts and to the heart of the question about whether the United Kingdom will follow their friendship in being broken up. Matt Chorley is joined by Keiran Andrews, Scottish political editor of The Times, to explain the row. Professor James Mitchell from Edinburgh University and journalist Angela Haggarty assess the impact on the SNP; and Luke Graham, former head of Boris Johnson's Union Unit, on turmoil in the Tory camp. PLUS: Finkelvitch: Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch on political retreads, and Trump's comeback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Aug 2020 | Pulling US polls apart | 00:22:21 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to Dr Larry Sabato, editor in chief of 'Sobato’s Crystal Ball', and Rachel Bitecofer, host of the Election Whisperer podcast, about how Donald Trump could turn things around, the lack of floating voters, and why Joe Biden is pinning his hopes on remaining dull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Oct 2021 | Personality Politics | 00:54:54 | |
Matt Chorley hosts a panel live at the Cheltenham Literature festival asking how important personality is to a politician's success. PLUS: An interview with Gyles Brandreth on his memoirs. AND David Sanderson from the Arts section of the Times and Manveen Rana of the Stories of Our Times Podcast dissect the days news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Mar 2018 | One year to go: will Brexit still happen? | 00:29:19 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnist Alice Thomson, Bruno Waterfield, Times Brussels Correspondent, and Oliver Wright and Henry Zeffman, who write the Times Brexit Briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jun 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 09-6-21 | 00:43:37 | |
Times columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton pick over the day's news, then Matt Chorley and Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to explain the Commons exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Aug 2021 | How to topple a dictator | 00:41:07 | |
Luke Jones sits in for Matt Chorley where he discusses the situation in Belarus right now with former UK ambassador to Belarus, Dr Nigel Gould-Davies and former Belarusian Minister of Culture, now opposition figure, Pavel Latushko. PLUS columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss incel culture and uprooting your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Jul 2021 | PMQs Unpacked 07-07-21 | 00:43:42 | |
Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS Times columnist Alice Thomson and City AM acting editor Andy Silvester discuss why we all love England football manager Gareth Southgate so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Jul 2018 | What did Obama think of Boris, May and Corbyn? | 00:55:37 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to Ben Rhodes, whose new book, The World As It Is, charts a decade at Barack Obama’s side, from the campaign in Chicago to flying with him to California on the day he left the White House for the final time He was at the table for the Iran nuclear deal, the opening up of relations with Cuba, the night US Navy seals killed Osama Bin Laden. And he was there when David Cameron asked Barack Obama for his help to stop Brexit. More than just a speechwriter, he sought to recast the American story, but it was a story that had an unhappy ending for Team Obama, with the election of Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Oct 2019 | Election shock therapy | 00:42:28 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by British Election Study authors Jane Green, Geoff Evans and Chris Prosser to explain why half of us are now floating voters and what that means for the next election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Sep 2021 | Live from Labour Conference: The Ghost of Blair | 00:44:10 | |
Matt Chorley speaks to a panel of seasoned Labour journalists and aides about whether the ghost of Tony Blair still haunts the Labour Conference. PLUS: Janice Turner and Hugo Rifkind discuss the days big stories including a Labour frontbench resignation and Labour's troubles over trans-rights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jun 2019 | Running out with... Jeremy Hunt | 00:24:50 | |
Matt Chorley joins the foreign secretary on his morning jog to talk Brexit, why he could do a better job than Theresa May, how Donald Trump is advising him on Twitter and his love of chocolate cake. WARNING: Contains huffing and puffing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Sep 2020 | Tory Tribes Go To War | 00:28:35 | |
With Brexit bringing splits in the Conservative Party back to light, Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford about who exactly the many competing factions are, and we hear from former Deputy Chief Whip Anne Milton and former Justice Secretary David Gauke about what being on the frontline of Tory tribal warfare is really like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 May 2021 | The Art of Reshuffles | 00:40:55 | |
After Labour's reshuffle earlier this week, Matt Chorley speaks to the people who've conducted them and the people who've been on the receiving end of a botched shake-up, for a special documentary. PLUS The Sunday Times Alex Massie and journalist Angela Epstein discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Nov 2021 | I'm A Politician, Get Me In There! | 00:44:34 | |
Why MPs do reality TV? Matt speaks to the culture secretary Nadine Dorries, former MPs; Matthew Parris, Julia Goldsworthy, Michael Fabricant and more. PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and James Forsyth on migrants and HS2. Thanks to the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 for the archive material. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Jun 2021 | Times Radio Focus Group: One Year Of Politics | 00:39:13 | |
Matt Chorley and former Number 10 Pollster James Johnson review the year in politics through the eyes of the Times Radio focus group to mark the station’s first anniversary. PLUS David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein pick over the day’s news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Jul 2020 | From Russia with Love | 00:25:27 | |
Matt Chorley is joined by two experts on Russia - Dr Jonathan Eyal from RUSI and Dr Calder Walton from Havard - to dissect the Russia report and look at the country's history of interference abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Dec 2020 | Land Down Under | 00:40:45 | |
Red Box's own Esther Webber and Times' Robert Crampton pick over the day's news; then Times Radio Airways flies all the way to Australia (virtually of course) where Matt Chorley is joined by Labour Senator Kimberley Kitching, Madeline Morris from the Australian Broadcast Corporation and Hana Robinson from DropBear Adventures on Fraser Island to discuss coronavirus, wildfires and a trade and propaganda war with China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Mar 2020 | Labour. Remember them? | 00:34:02 | |
As the opposition prepares for a new leader, Matt Chorley asks Janice Turner and Daniel Finkelstein how to make a first impression. PLUS Gabriel Pogrund on Sir Keir Starmer's planned purge of the Corbynistas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Dec 2016 | Live special with Ed Balls and Philip Webster - part 1 | 00:52:52 | |
Matt Chorley hosts this special event recorded in front of 300 Times readers at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster, featuring former MP and dancer Ed Balls and the former political editor at The Times, Philip Webster. In part 1, the panel discuss keeping Britain out of the Euro, the state of the Labour Party and the Rumba. Find out more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Dec 2019 | 2020 Vision | 00:38:25 | |
Matt Chorley asks Francis Elliott, Times political editor, Steven Swinford, deputy political editor, and Lucy Fisher, defence editor, what the new year will bring for the Tories, Labour, and everybody else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 May 2017 | Manchester terror | 00:05:08 | |
After the terror attack in Manchester, Matt Chorley delivers a short monologue in place of the the regular podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jan 2019 | What will happen in 2019? | 00:30:12 | |
Matt Chorley asks Tim Shipman, political editor of The Sunday Times, Esther Webber, the Red Box reporter, and Katie Perrior, Theresa May's former director of communications to gaze into their crystal balls and predict what this year might hold in store in British politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||