Dr Nigel Fletcher

Media

I have a number of media outlets for my interests and research, and growing experience of broadcast media, having appeared as an expert commentator on UK and worldwide outlets including BBC News, CBS News, Times Radio, WIONews, CNBC-18 and CNN-News18. In September 2022 I was an expert contributor to CBS News’s coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, and provided commentary during the service for their live radio broadcast.

During 2022 I had a regular slot on Times Radio, and have appeared on a number of Global Radio podcasts with LBC’s Iain Dale. On this page you can find links to some of my recent and past appearances.

Media commentary

Some of my broadcast media appearances as an expert commentator on political and constitutional issues.

Podcast Interviews

“Parliament Matters” podcast from the Hansard Society – special episode discussing the role of Leader of the Opposition and how to do it effectively. November 2024
“Westminster Insider” podcast from Politico Europe, March 2024 – discussing the transition to Opposition.
“Politics without the Boring Bits” with Matt Chorley, Times Radio, September 2023 – discussing “The Not Quite Prime Ministers”
“Iain Dale – All Talk” podcast, October 2023 – discussing my book “The Not Quite Prime Ministers”.
“The Bunker” podcast with Marie le Conte, September 2023 – discussing the task of leading the opposition.
“Biteback Chats Books” from Biteback Publishing, October 2023
– discussing my book “The Not Quite Prime Ministers.
“Talk Radio Europe” with Giles Brown, October 2023 – discussing “The Not Quite Prime Ministers”.
“Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens” podcast with Iain Dale, November 2020 – discussing my chapter on the Earl of Derby in Iain’s book “The Prime Ministers.”
“Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens” podcast with Iain Dale, November 2021- interviewing Iain about his chapter on Boris Johnson in his book “The Prime Ministers”

“Leaders of the Opposition” series – Times Radio

During 2022 I appeared every week on Matt Chorley’s show on Times Radio, charting the history of UK opposition leaders by presenting a different leader each week. The series began with Charles James Fox in 1783 and continued throughout the year until it reached the most recent leader, Keir Starmer.

Featuring “the best political music megamix on the radio” [copyright Matt Chorley], the slot went out live every Monday at around 11.50am. Compilations of these segments were then put together for a special series of The Times’ Red Box politics podcast, which you can find below: