Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Matt Chorley brings you the biggest interviews, latest news and best analysis from the heart of Westminster every weekday. It's politics, but not as you know it...

Episodes (108 available)

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

What makes a great news theme tune?

Plus, why do journalists love the White House correspondent's dinner?

24 Apr 2026

45 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

How do you tell Trump to play Putin?

Plus… can the hand that wields the knife ever wear the crown?

23 Apr 2026

46 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Why did Michael Palin undress as the prime minister?

Plus… are there cracks appearing in cabinet unity?

22 Apr 2026

54 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Starmer v Robbins: who won?

Plus… who was Queen Elizabeth II's favourite president?

21 Apr 2026

36 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

How intrusive is the vetting process?

Plus… will A.I. take your job?

20 Apr 2026

33 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Can Jeremy Vine answer his own questions?

Plus… can Matt survive a driverless car?

17 Apr 2026

45 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

How do you spin a summer of sex?

Plus what can Britain learn from other countries?

16 Apr 2026

55 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Would a regional accent stop you becoming PM?

Plus what did Mariella Frostrup make of PMQ's?

15 Apr 2026

53 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Does Trump's pastor back his feud with the Pope?

Plus… what should Somerset's dragon be called?

14 Apr 2026

41 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Are politicians being dishonest about Brexit and pensions?

Plus has Shabana Mahmood responded to Michael Gove's crush?

13 Apr 2026

31 mins

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