The Martin Lewis Podcast

Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.

Radio 5 Live,203 episodes

Episodes

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Martin Lewis speaks to Britain's biggest energy boss about prices, smart meters and more
Greg Jackson of Octopus Energy answers YOUR questions.
27 Mar 2025,54 mins
Beat the urgent ISA deadline – top cash ISAs for savers, stocks & shares for investing
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ISAs but were afraid to ask…
20 Mar 2025,75 mins
Last Chance! Boost State Pension by £10,000s: a must listen if age 40 to 73
It's all about missing National Insurance years. A step-by-step guide and full Q&A.
13 Mar 2025,59 mins
Savings Q&A special – ISAs, savings tax, pay off debt or save and more. Plus credit card beginners guide
A question and answer special answering your money saving queries.
06 Mar 2025,58 mins
Energy Price Cap Rise: what to do… and why we pay more than the rest of Europe
Energy Price Cap, how to beat the price cap rise and the right tariff for you.
27 Feb 2025,71 mins
Pensions Special: Double your investment, how to start one, are workplace pensions good, consolidation & more
A special episode all about starting and saving in a pension.
13 Feb 2025,46 mins
Car Insurance Prices DROPPING… a perverse warning | Base rate cut help
Plus: Energy prices update | EV drivers loophole | What’ve you learnt from work…
06 Feb 2025,63 mins
Holiday hacks: cheapest way to spend abroad, car hire, insurance, 18 days off for 9 days leave, passports, GHIC…
When a credit card isn’t a credit card, cutting water bills & energy standing charges.
30 Jan 2025,65 mins
Banned: Mobile & broadband mid-contract inflation price hikes, yet many’ll still pay more!
How to halve the cost of your telecoms bills, plus top budgeting tips.
23 Jan 2025,55 mins
Urgent: beat the energy bills rip off! Are joint accounts worth it, and what’s the best?
Plus, listeners tell Martin how they manage their money.
16 Jan 2025,69 mins
Get travel insurance ASAP or it can be disastrous: when to get it, how to choose, pre-existing conditions & more
Plus.. are cats legally different to dogs and have energy bills really risen every year?
09 Jan 2025,62 mins
A festive special showcasing some of the best advice of 2024
Martin’s off air so it’s a chance to revisit some of the best bits of the year.
24 Dec 2024,61 mins
A Tell-Us your to need knows special: Inheritance tax, Pension savings, debt pecking order, life insurance, compound interest.
A special episode where Martin answers listener questions.
18 Dec 2024,48 mins
Ofgem special: Why are UK energy prices so high? We ask the regulator’s boss that and more!
Martin interviews Jonathan Brearley - the CEO of Great Britain's energy regulator OFGEM.
12 Dec 2024,65 mins
Top Children's Savings | Urgent free cash bank switching | Best ever blags
Martin tells you about switching bank accounts and the top children’s savings accounts.
05 Dec 2024,57 mins
Are you missing out on £1,000s? If you’re married OR got kids OR low income OR pensioner you may well be!
Martin tells you all about the money you might not know you can claim
29 Nov 2024,57 mins
The Scams Epidemic: A Martin Lewis Podcast Special
The Scams Epidemic: A Martin Lewis Podcast Special. Martin asks experts your questions.
24 Nov 2024,88 mins
Bonus Mini-Pod: Energy Price Cap rise
Martin explains what the energy price cap rise could mean for you
22 Nov 2024,11 mins
Savings Q&A – boost what you get | Is Black Friday a dud? | Acts of Financial Kindness | Energy Price Cap news
Martin tells you how to make the most out of your savings
21 Nov 2024,78 mins
Can you get £100s student loans back? | Are Premium Bonds worth it? | Car Finance mis-selling update
We’re looking at student loan repayments, a car finance update, and premium bonds.
14 Nov 2024,65 mins
Student finance debunked – tuition fee rises – is it worth it? | UK base rate cut (mortgage & savings)
Martin on the tuition fee increase and drop in interest rates.
07 Nov 2024,59 mins
Instant Budget reaction and analysis
Martin gives his immediate reaction to the Budget from Chancellor Rachel Reeves
30 Oct 2024,27 mins
Marriage & Divorce: Benefits of Marriage | Are prenups worth it? | How to divorce cheaply| Splitting pensions, mortgages & more
The ‘Not The Martin Lewis Podcast’: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.
28 Oct 2024,66 mins
6mth warning! For each £825 or less you pay you could gain £5,400+ by boosting your National Insurance years.
Martin explains how you can buy voluntary National Insurance years to boost your pension.
17 Oct 2024,57 mins
Unpleasant issues help: Free Wills | Power of Attorney | Inheritance Tax and more
Looking at the unpleasant but essential money issues, such as Wills, Power Of Attorney.
10 Oct 2024,64 mins
Beat the 10% Energy Price Cap rise special – “no one should stay on the Pants Cap”
An Energy Price Cap special on how to beat price cap rise and the right tariff for you.
01 Oct 2024,48 mins
Mortgage Special: Time To Fix? Will Rates drop further? How to find top deals
Savers updates, winter fuel legal challenge & what did you do with your first pay packet?
26 Sep 2024,68 mins
Free cash for first time buyers | The real reason many smart meters don’t work | Money back on flights YOU cancelled
Martin Lewis looks at Smart Meters, Lifetime ISA’s, and getting ready for Christmas.
19 Sep 2024,62 mins
Fix energy before 10% rise hits? | Council tax warning! | Free £175 bank switch is back
Martin's tips on whether to switch energy suppliers ahead of the price cap on 1 October
12 Sep 2024,53 mins
Best Bits: Student Finance tips | Tell Us your budget wedding stories
Listen back to some of the best bits from the year so far.
21 Aug 2024,67 mins