Although I can't see it being axed, I can see why Neil would drop SP ahead of the others. It doesn't have a unique selling point and lives in the shadow of Andrew Marr on Sunday's. It is generally Marr who gets the big sound bites from the big names.
There has been two political programmes on Sundays on BBC1 for nearly 25 years now, with Breakfast With Frost followed by On The Record, so I'm not sure why dropping one is such a big priority now.
My take is that Andrew is likely to be stepping away from the Sunday show only. Remaining with the DP and This Week outlets. I'd expect that SP with Marr in place on Sundays, is a prime candidate for elimination in the cost strapped BBC. Switching the local element of the programme to the iPlayer and including content in beefed up 1830 weekday magazines would seem a way forward.
My take is that will never happen. Sunday Politics must be one of the cheapest programmes on the entire channel given it's mostly talking.
What about an expanded Andrew Marr show? A 09:00 - 11:00 block with a regional element during the second hour, followed by The Big Question/SML at 11:00. Perhaps Marr's paper reviewers could return after 10:00 to give their verdict on the main interviews.
The BBC might look at this as a way to keep hold of at least some of the audience who migrate to Peston at 10:00. Certainly if the ratings are showing that that audience is currently not migrating back to them at 11:00.
They've tried starting the Sunday Politics right off the back of Marr after the referendum in 2016 and the election in 2017 - maybe they liked what they found.
It is a shame to lose Andrew from - at least - Sundays. I agree he's a marmite character, but I'm on the side that thinks he's one of the BBC's more incisive interviewers who really doesn't let politicians away with the bull . . .
EDIT: just thinking that 09:00-11:00 block would be a rather seamless simulcast on the News Channel, meaning Sunday would mirror weekdays in that Studio E wouldn't need to be staffed until 11:00.
Although I can't see it being axed, I can see why Neil would drop SP ahead of the others. It doesn't have a unique selling point and lives in the shadow of Andrew Marr on Sunday's. It is generally Marr who gets the big sound bites from the big names.
There has been two political programmes on Sundays on BBC1 for nearly 25 years now, with Breakfast With Frost followed by On The Record, so I'm not sure why dropping one is such a big priority now.
My take is that Andrew is likely to be stepping away from the Sunday show only. Remaining with the DP and This Week outlets. I'd expect that SP with Marr in place on Sundays, is a prime candidate for elimination in the cost strapped BBC. Switching the local element of the programme to the iPlayer and including content in beefed up 1830 weekday magazines would seem a way forward.
My take is that will never happen. Sunday Politics must be one of the cheapest programmes on the entire channel given it's mostly talking.
Err, I said I couldn't see it being dropped. I am well aware there has been two for years.
I was saying that if Neil was going to drop one of his it'd be that one as it has the least uniqueness compared to his others. It's neither the unique daily one nor the unique quirky one but instead the second Sunday one.
Hopefully if this is true it means he'll continue on This Week and Daily Politics (which, if he continues his current days, is only four programmes across three days a week).
Of all the politics shows on a Sunday Sunday Politics is the one I feel I can get away without watching - it rarely breaks a story and tends to react to what's already happened. So I'd fully understand if both Andrew Neil and the BBC felt like a change, as long as he remains on the likes of the Daily Politics.
As someone who has to watch these things for work a two-hour Andrew Marr would be my absolute nightmare - please God no. I accept it might make financial and ratings sense though.
Although I think on balance Neil is one of the better interviewers, I don't think it's a catastrophic loss for the programme, especially if he continues elsewhere on DP and This Week. In some ways, a different host might make the programme a bit more accessible as some of his questioning can be slightly obscure at times and not lead to much that is meaningful.
Nick Robinson would be my personal preference, I enjoyed his stint in the chair a few weeks back and his recent appearances suggest a desire to remain involved in the TV side of things so this could be the perfect opportunity. In time j could see him taking Question time onto.
I think Emily is better suited to what shes doing now. Mishal Hussian wouldn't be to bad however in my view. If they choose Jo Coburn she of course would be more than capable.
In time i wouldn't be surprised to see James Landale take on the Daily Politics, he would be very suited to it. Eddie Mair or Jo Co are the only to who spring to mind with the appropriate temperament.
Nick Robinson would be my personal preference, I enjoyed his stint in the chair a few weeks back and his recent appearances suggest a desire to remain involved in the TV side of things so this could be the perfect opportunity. In time I could see him taking Question time onto.
I would have thought that Question Time would likely be given to Jeremy Vine. He's presented some of the youth editions and also hosted an NHS one too and was very good.
And with that Andrew Neil signed off from the BBC's Sunday Politics yesterday. And he won't be returning. Arguably the best interviewer the BBC has wants his Sundays back. He is negotiating a new contract, and Corporation insiders insist he will still have a prominent role in political coverage, though he is also expected to reduce the number of days he does on the Daily Politics.
But who will be regenerated as the next host? Nick Robinson? Jo Coburn? Emma Barnett?
I do like Andrew Neil but never thought it was great he essentially presented every political show on BBC1/2, though ideally he'd drop one or two of them rather than all three. He is probably easiest to replace on the Daily Politics and then the Sunday Politics - but not so sure This Week would work with someone else.
I thought Nick Ferrari was great hosting This Week a few weeks back but he seemed to basically following an Andrew Neil script.
Reduce his days? He's already doing 3 DP's per week plus This Week. At a guess he'll take Friday off as he does DP and then pre-records This Week with Jo presenting Mon, Tue and Fri solo and double headed on Wednesdays.