Bad weather adds to a week of significant strike disruption. Chris tells Adam why there’s no hope of the strikes being called off, despite talks, and crisis management expert Rob Doran explains what the government might be doing to soften the blow caused by the industrial action.And after Adam’s successful performance on Celebrity Mastermind at the weekend, presenter Clive Myrie gives his take on why he triumphed.Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Madeleine Drury, Rufus Gray and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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