2012-2013

01 27/09/2012 Episode 127th September 2012 Andrew Neil with Michael Portillo, Jacqui Smith, Shirley Williams, Janet Daley and Simon Callow. 02 04/10/2012 Episode 24th October 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil. Labour's Charles Falconer joins Michael Portillo on the sofa. The programme also features Tory insider Tim Montgomerie, The Guardian's Nick Watt and Classic Brit Award winner Nicola Benedetti. 03 11/10/2012 Episode 311th October 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo. They are joined by Alan Johnson on the sofa plus comedian Ava Vidal, commentator and political journalist Mary Ann Sieghart and actor Jason Biggs. 04 18/10/2012 Episode 418th October 2012 Andrew Neil looks at Scotland with Tommy Sheridan, talks twitter with the rapper Sway, plus John Pienaar rounds up the political week, and Alastair Campbell, Miranda Green and Michael Portillo are on the sofa. 05 25/10/2012 Episode 525th October 2012 Andrew Neil is joined by John Sergeant to look at the BBC's troubles and Anne McElvoy with the dogs of Westminster. Plus, Alan Johnson, Michael Portillo and Shappi Khorsandi. 06 01/11/2012 Episode 61st November 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests. 07 08/11/2012 Episode 78th November 2012 Andrew Neil is joined on the sofa by Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson as they review the US election result with Piers Morgan and Simon Schama and talk reality TV with Denise Welch. Plus, a look back at the political week with Channel Four News' Sarah Smith. 08 15/11/2012 Episode 815th November 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and guests. 09 22/11/2012 Episode 922nd November 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil with Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson. Anne Atkins discusses the Church of England vote on women bishops, Ann Leslie rounds up the week's news, Richard Bacon talks gossip, plus Miranda Green. 10 29/11/2012 Episode 1029th November 2012 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests, including Anne Diamond and Harold Evans. 11 06/12/2012 Episode 116th December 2012 Tony Parsons talks about the royal baby, Robert Peston reviews the Autumn Statement and Miles Jupp discusses reinvention when they join Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and Jacqui Smith to look back over the political week. 12 13/12/2012 Episode 1213th December 2012 Owen Jones talks benefits, strivers and skivers, Mehdi Hasan rounds up the week, and Konnie Huq pores over the census figures with Andrew Neil and his panel of Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and Miranda Green. 13 20/12/2012 Episode 1320th December 2012 Andrew Neil reviews the political year with Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson. They are joined by Sir Menzies Campbell, Gillian Tett, Ade Adepitan and Rosemary Shrager. 14 10/01/2013 Episode 1410th January 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by Janet Street-Porter talking benefits, Quentin Letts rounding up the week, and Amy Lamé on oddness, along with his panel of Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and Miranda Green for the first programme of 2013. 15 17/01/2013 Episode 1517th January 2013 Andrew Neil and Michael Portillo are joined by former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan. Plus, Alastair Campbell talks Europe, Anne McElvoy rounds the up week, and Richard Madeley and Paula Hamilton discuss confessions. 16 24/01/2013 Episode 1624th January 2013 Andrew Neil, Alan Johnson, Shirley Williams and Michael Portillo review the political week, as they are joined by Neil Hamilton looking at European issues, Laura Kuenssberg going back over the headlines, while Lowri Turner and Katherine Ryan discuss the sexualisation of society. 17 31/01/2013 Episode 1731st January 2013 Andrew Neil and his panel of Michael Portillo and Alastair Campbell talk defence with Lord West and political drama with Phil Daniels. Mary Ann Sieghart reviews the political week. 18 07/02/2013 Episode 187th February 2013 Michael Portillo examines the modernising of the Conservative Party, Channel Four's Sarah Smith rounds up the political week and comedian David Baddiel looks at what it is like in the spotlight. Andrew Neil hosts late-night politics with Alan Johnson, Miranda Green and Jacob Rees-Mogg. 19 14/02/2013 Episode 1914th February 2013 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil. He is joined by Jacqui Smith and Michael Portillo to hear about the horsemeat scandal from Jay Rayner. 20 By Election Special Episode 2028th February 2013 A political review of the week including live coverage of the Eastleigh by-election result presented by Andrew Neil with Michael Portillo, John Prescott and Miranda Green. 21 07/03/2013 Episode 217th March 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by Alan Johnson and Michael Portillo. The Cheeky Girls talk about British fears of an invasion of benefit-seekers from their homeland, Romania. 22 08/03/2013 Episode 228th March 2013 A political review of the week presented by Andrew Neil, with Michael Portillo and guests. 23 14/03/2013 Episode 2314th March 2013 Andrew Neil and his panel of Michael Portillo, Alastair Campbell and Miranda Green are joined by the Rev Giles Fraser reviewing benefits, Mehdi Hassan rounding up the week, and rugby's Brian Moore talking sporting rivalry ahead of the Six Nations deciding games. 24 21/03/2013 Episode 2421st March 2013 Andrew Neil's political round up of the week, talking austerity with David Starkey, the common touch with Sir Terry Wogan, a review film from Laura Kuenssberg, and late-night political debate of Budget week with Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and the FT's Gillian Tett. 25 11/04/2013 Episode 2511th April 2013 A special This Week as Andrew Neil and guests review a week dominated by the death of Baroness Thatcher. He is joined by Michael Portillo, Alastair Campbell and Shirley Williams, plus journalists Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire, writer Will Self and Scottish entrepreneur Michelle Mone. 26 18/04/2013 Episode 2618th April 2013 Andrew Neil reviews the political week with Michael Portillo, Jacqui Smith and Miranda Green. Blogger and commentator Dan Hodges looks at Ed Miliband and his leadership, Andrew Rawnsley rounds up the political week with a film, and TV expert cleaner Kim Woodburn looks at etiquette. 27 25/04/2013 Episode 2725th April 2013 Andrew Neil on the political week with Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and Gillian Tett. They are joined by academic and British Pakistani Maajid Nawaz on the risk of terror attacks and German comic Henning Wehn. Plus, a film from broadcaster Matthew Wright rounding up the political week. 28 02/05/2013 Episode 282nd May 2013 Andrew Neil, Alan Johnson and Michael Portillo are joined by Nigel Farage and Miranda Green. Plus, comedian and former prison officer Ava Vidal looks at life in prison, journalist Mary Ann Sieghart goes back through the week's news, and Christine Hamilton talks nostalgia. 29 09/05/2013 Episode 299th May 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and Miranda Green. With Eamonn Holmes, they look at leadership lessons in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. 30 16/05/2013 Episode 3016th May 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by Tessa Jowell and Michael Portillo to debate the political week. Toby Young talks about the PM and Europe, Adam Boulton rounds up the week in film, and Katie Price looks at Angelina Jolie and empowerment. 31 06/06/2013 Episode 316th June 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson to review the political week. Bob Crow talks about universal benefits and Katy Brand talks about discretion. 32 13/06/2013 Episode 3213th June 2013 Andrew Neil is joined by John Prescott, Michael Portillo and Miranda Green. Emily Maitlis rounds up the news in a film and John Simpson looks at the most effective way to protest. 33 20/06/2013 Episode 3320th June 2013 Financial journalist Max Keiser joins Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson to discuss banking regulations. 34 28/06/2013 Episode 3428th June 2013 Andrew Neil chews over the political week with Michael Portillo, Jacqui Smith and Miranda Green. Plus, talking secrets and WikiLeaks with Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney. 35 04/07/2013 Episode 354th July 2013 Andrew Neil talks Egypt and Mark Carney with Michael Portillo and Alan Johnson. Plus Egyptian-born TV producer Ash Atalla and Victoria Derbyshire rounds-up the week in a film. 36 11/07/2013 Episode 3611th July 2013 Andrew Neil reviews the political week with Michael Portillo, Ken Livingstone and former Labour party worker Matt Forde who backs state funding of political parties. 37 18/07/2013 Episode 3718th July 2013 Andrew Neil rounds up the week with Michael Portillo, Alan Johnson and Miranda Green. Dr Ranj Singh talks about the NHS and magician Uri Geller looks at the issue of reputation.