BBC To Air Podcast “Boris”, All about the former UK PM, just two days after leaving Downing Street

BBC political journalist Adam Fleming will premiere the “Boris” podcast on the life and times of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday 9 July, just two days after Johnson left Downing Street.

Fleming, who hosts the BBC’s “Newscast” podcast, and his guests tell the story of Johnson, the man known simply as “Bory”, who rises to the highest office in the nation.

The series tells Johnson’s story, from boy to man to prime minister. Each week, Adam will join guests who have watched, worked and talked about him from his early school years in Brussels and Eton to his resignation this week, following the defection of dozens of government ministers.

In episode 1, Adam discusses Johnson’s early years at Eton before his senior year. He will be joined by Andrew Gimson, political journalist and author of “Boris – The Making of the Prime Minister”, Sonia Purnell, writer and journalist and author of “Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition” and Michael Cockerell, broadcaster and journalist. which produced the acclaimed documentary Boris Johnson: The irresistible rise.

first episode of the podcast Boris Available on BBC Sounds from Saturday 9 July, with more episodes next week. Boris broadcasts weekly at 5:30 pm on Radio 4 from Saturday 9 July.