Newscast

ITV To Review Schofield Affair

31 May 2023

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Lorraine Heggessey, former controller of BBC One and Head of Children's BBC talks to Adam about the future of Phillip Schofield and ITV, which has lau...

Covid Enquiries

30 May 2023

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Number 10 deny a cover-up over Boris Johnson’s Covid Whatsapp messages. The Covid inquiry has demanded that the former PM hand over unredacted messa...

The One With Faisal and Rachel Reeves

26 May 2023

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The shadow chancellor’s American dreamEconomics Editor Faisal Islam is in the hot seat. Labour’s Rachel Reeves has been in New York and Washington...

Migration Nation

25 May 2023

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We chat to Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.Adam is back from his holiday and is joined by Scotland Editor James Cook. They speak to the Shadow Hom...

More or Less Inflation?

24 May 2023

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Inflation has fallen, but will we really notice the difference? Scotland editor James Cook steps in for Adam today. He talks to consumer champion Ge...

Planet of the Vapes

23 May 2023

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How illegal vaping is threatening the health of school children.BBC chief political correspondent Nick Eardley is hosting today's Newscast. He’s joi...

A Braverman Decision to Make

22 May 2023

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What will Rishi Sunak do with the home secretary?Suella Braverman says she is "confident nothing untoward happened", but has refused to be drawn over ...

​​Dermot O’Leary & Tina Daheley Do Newscast

19 May 2023

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Radio 2 duo get the latest on the G7 summit in Japan. ​​ ​​Political correspondent Alex Forsyth and chief international correspondent Lyse Dou...

Sewage Happens

18 May 2023

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on sewage, social care, and election stunts.Hot off the back of big local elections gains, the Liberal Democrat leader Ed Dave...

Stop! In the Name of Gove

17 May 2023

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Landlords could be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England.Adam...

Farming Todaycast

16 May 2023

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Adam opens Fleming's Farm and ploughs through trade deals, food security and labour shortages in the farming industry with BBC economics editor Faisal...

God Save Loreen

15 May 2023

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Tory right-wingers are getting worried about the direction of Rishi Sunak’s government. Boris Johnson’s spin doctor at Number 10, Guto Harri, tell...

Home Truths

12 May 2023

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The Newscast guide to housing. As the Bank of England issues warnings over the offer of no-deposit mortgages, we look at the state of the housing a...

TransPennine Eurovision Express

11 May 2023

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Adam gets the train to Liverpool for Eurovision, as a rail service is nationalised.Joining him at Lime Street station is Ben Clatworthy, transport cor...

Newsbeatcast

10 May 2023

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It’s the BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat takeover with Pria Rai and Calum Leslie.Chris Mason drops in to impart his advice on presenting Newscast, and to give ...

Coronation Beat

09 May 2023

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What do we know about the law behind the Coronation arrests?Adam is joined by home editor Mark Easton and former chief constable of Northumbria Police...

Eurovisioncast Week Begins!

09 May 2023

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Live from Måns Zelmerlöw’s bed! Listen to Eurovisioncast everyday this week on BBC Sounds, for post show reviews, backstage insights, and big name...

Coronationcast

06 May 2023

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Behind the scenes on this historic day. We go through the best bits, talking points and chat about what it was like behind the scenes as King Charles ...

HRH, the PNS, and the WHO

05 May 2023

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We preview the King’s Coronation by looking at how it will compare with the past with the hosts of The Rest is History podcast Dominic Sandbrook and...

Live, Laugh, Local Elections

05 May 2023

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Is John Curtice on TV? Yes! And so is Newscast.The results of England’s local elections have started coming in, so Newscast have woken up early (or ...

International Newscast

04 May 2023

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It’s local election day in England and while people are voting broadcasters aren’t allowed to report details of campaigning or election issues… ...

Scamscast

03 May 2023

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The government bans cold calls selling financial products. Adam takes a look at the announcement and the world of scams with Nick Stapleton from the B...

NHStrike a Deal

02 May 2023

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More than a million NHS staff in England are to receive a 5% pay rise, after health unions backed a pay deal with the government. Adam and Chris are j...

Richard Sharp Resignationcast

28 Apr 2023

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The BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after a report found he broke transparency rules over his dealings with Boris Johnson ahead of his appoint...

Newscarpool Karaoke

27 Apr 2023

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Adam pays homage to James Corden’s final carpool karaoke. Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, joins him in the passenger seat and give...

Bobbies and Jobbies

26 Apr 2023

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Has the government honoured its manifesto pledge and successfully recruited 20,000 police officers since 2019? Crime, justice and police commentator D...

Escape from Khartoum

25 Apr 2023

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After the first evacuation planes carrying British nationals arrive in Cyprus, Adam hears one Newscaster’s first-hand account of fleeing war-torn Su...

CoroNation

24 Apr 2023

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How popular is the monarchy under King Charles? Adam is joined by BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell and Radio 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell to tal...

Raab Resignationcast

21 Apr 2023

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Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government after a report upheld bullying allegations against him. Adam is joined by Sima Kot...

Raabullying Probe Delay

20 Apr 2023

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Westminster waits for report into Dominic Raab’s behaviourThe Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering the much anticipated report into alleged bul...

The Most Expensive Thing Since Sliced Bread

19 Apr 2023

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With inflation still high, when will food prices start to fall?Adam talks to business editor Simon Jack to make sense of today’s numbers and why thi...

More SNProblems

18 Apr 2023

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The SNP treasurer Colin Beattie who was arrested by police investigating the party's finances has been released without charge pending further investi...

Rishinometry

17 Apr 2023

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest. Adam is joined by ...

Leaky Friday

14 Apr 2023

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Everything you need to know about how confidential US intelligence was leaked, and who’s accused of being behind them.Adam is joined by security cor...

Mooscast

13 Apr 2023

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President Joe Biden explores his family roots on his tour of Ireland and addresses parliament in Dublin. Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy and Economic...

A Musk Listen

12 Apr 2023

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Elon Musk speaks to the BBC about Twitter, tackling hate speech and not posting after 3am.Adam is joined by the BBC’s technology reporter, James Cla...

Biden in Belfast

11 Apr 2023

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President Biden visits Belfast to mark anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement Adam and Chris discuss what's on the agenda during Biden's trip, whe...

He Said Xi Said

06 Apr 2023

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As French leader Emmanuel Macron meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and diplomatic cor...

SNPolice Investigation

05 Apr 2023

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Former SNP boss - and husband of Nicola Sturgeon, the former Scottish first minister - Peter Murrell has been released without charge, pending further...

Living With Parkinson's

04 Apr 2023

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What’s it like to have the condition?Former BBC North America editor Mark Mardell joins Sima Kotecha and Marianna Spring to talk about living with P...

A Striking Comeback

03 Apr 2023

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More teacher strikes are planned... But are there others coming too? Alan Jones, industrial correspondent for PA, joins Marianna Spring and Sima Kotec...

Arresting Developments

31 Mar 2023

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The BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring joins Adam to talk about how the world is reacting to Donald Trump's indictmen...

Slipping through the Net Zero?

30 Mar 2023

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Government launches its new UK climate plan, but does it go far enough? Adam and Chris are joined by Labour’s Liz Kendall, the shadow minister for h...

Government Barges In

29 Mar 2023

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Ministers are exploring using ferries to house migrants. Adam and Chris delve into plans announced today that would see illegal immigrants housed at R...

Female Journalists Talk About Their Online Trolls

28 Mar 2023

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The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Sima Kotecha and Marianna Spring in conversation. In a special edition of Newscast, some of the women who regularly report...

Succession In Scotland

27 Mar 2023

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Humza Yousaf has been elected to follow Nicola Sturgeon as the next SNP leader and will soon become Scotland’s first minister. BBC Scotland editor J...

Aggrieve La France

24 Mar 2023

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Adam is joined from Paris by Catherine Norris-Trent, senior correspondent for France 24, to explain what’s behind some of the worst days of violence...

A TikToking off in Parliament

23 Mar 2023

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The social media app has been banned from all parliamentary phones. Adam and Chris are joined by the former conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith...

Partygate: The Afterparty

22 Mar 2023

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The BBC's Adam Fleming, Chris Mason and Vicki Young are joined by Will Walden, Boris Johnson's former Director of Communications, to dissect the key m...

The Johnson Defence

21 Mar 2023

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What can we expect from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling on Wednesday?Adam is joined by Chris Mason and the Guardian’s Pippa Crerar to look ahea...

The DUP, IPCC, RMT and Xi

20 Mar 2023

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A legion of experts join Adam to make sense of a busy news day. Chris Mason outlines the DUP’s decision to vote against the government’s Brexit pl...

Challenge Peston

17 Mar 2023

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In a week that’s featured the PM’s visit to the US, a Budget and a potential resolution to the NHS pay dispute, Adam is joined by ITV’s Robert P...

Striking a Deal?

16 Mar 2023

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A 5% pay rise has been offered to NHS staff in England, including ambulance workers and nurses. Is it enough to stop the strikes? Adam and Chris get r...

The Hunt for Growth

15 Mar 2023

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What does the Spring Budget mean for the economy, and for you?Adam and Chris dissect Jeremy Hunt’s Budget with Claer Barrett, Financial Times column...

Budget Newscast

14 Mar 2023

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Evan Davis on how tomorrow’s budget could affect your pension pot, energy bills, and childcare costs.And, BBC Scotland’s Kaye Adams joins Scotland...

Newscast Everywhere All At Once

13 Mar 2023

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Lineker's BBC return, the junior doctors strike and the big winner at the Oscars.In a jam-packed edition of Newscast, Adam is joined by the BBC’s Ka...

Lineker Benched

10 Mar 2023

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After Gary Lineker is pulled from presenting Match of the Day over comments he made criticising the government's new asylum policy, media editor Katie...

Sex Education

09 Mar 2023

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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is questioned on what’s being done to try to avoid planned teacher strikes and whether she thinks we’re getting...

BBC Tackles Gary Lineker

08 Mar 2023

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What should the BBC do about the Match of the Day host, after criticism of his tweets on the government's asylum policy?Former director of BBC News, R...

Ticket to Merseyside

07 Mar 2023

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Tickets to the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool this May sold out in 90 minutes after huge demand. Find out if Adam managed to get his hands on on...

Elon Musk Have His Say

06 Mar 2023

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Can Twitter protect its users from trolling? The BBC’s disinformation & social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, is in the studio to tell us...

Partygate People

03 Mar 2023

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MPs from the privileges committee have said Boris Johnson may have misled Parliament multiple times over Partygate - but the former PM insists he will...

Isabel Oakeshott Has Entered The Chat

02 Mar 2023

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Behind the scenes on the Covid WhatsApp leak… Chris Mason speaks to Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who leaked messages that Matt Hancock sent duri...

Coronavirus Newscast: Hancock’s Whatsapps

01 Mar 2023

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Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock disputes claim he rejected care home Covid advice.Adam is joined by Chris and BBC media editor Katie Razzall to d...

The Gathering Stormont

28 Feb 2023

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Can Rishi Sunak sell his deal to Northern Ireland’s political parties?Adam is joined by Mark Carruthers, BBC Northern Ireland’s politics presenter...

Brexitcast: Win-Windsor?

27 Feb 2023

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There’s a new trade deal for Northern Ireland with the EU. It’s goodbye Northern Ireland Protocol, and hello Windsor Framework – but it’s uncl...

Brexitcast: Another done deal?

26 Feb 2023

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Downing Street says they are having "final talks" with the EU on a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Adam, Chris and Katya get together for a Sund...

Ukrainecast: 12 months on

24 Feb 2023

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Ukrainians gather for a special broadcast at the BBC Radio Theatre, hosted by Ukrainecast and Newsnight. They share their fears for families at home, ...

Five Missions Impossible?

23 Feb 2023

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The Labour leader sets out his big plan. Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, says it’s part of a ten year vision!And Tom Tugendhat, Conservative...

Salad Barred

22 Feb 2023

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Why is there a shortage of fruit and vegetables in the UK?After Tesco became the latest supermarket to introduce limits on sales of certain fruit and ...

Ukraine War: From Our Own Correspondents

21 Feb 2023

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The BBC’s foreign reporters assemble and discuss the war. Adam is joined by Lyse Doucet and Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv, John Simpson in Lviv, Sarah Smith ...

Nicola Bulley: "We Can Let You Rest Now"

20 Feb 2023

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A body found in a Lancashire river on Sunday was that of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said, before reading a family statement whic...

Sturgeon’s Succession, with Brian Cox

17 Feb 2023

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Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey, who are standing in for Adam, speak to actor and SNP member Brian Cox about Nicola Sturgeon’s departure, and who he would...

Plenty More Fish in the SNP

16 Feb 2023

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Scotland is looking for a new first minister. As the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon starts to take shape, Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark, “fresh” off ...

Resignationcast: Nicola Sturgeon

15 Feb 2023

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Scotland’s first minister says she will resign.Chris Mason (who was on a train en route to Edinburgh) gives his instant reaction to the decision... ...

Council Culture

14 Feb 2023

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Why are so many councils in England raising taxes? Adam and the BBC’s Alex Forsyth are joined by Conservative councillor David Shelvey and Labour co...

Born in the UFO

13 Feb 2023

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Why is the White House shooting down flying objects? Adam is joined by the BBC’s security correspondent, Gordon Corera, and North America correspond...

The Struggle For Aid In Syria

10 Feb 2023

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The first aid deliveries has started to arrive in Syria after Monday’s deadly earthquakes.Adam speaks to Syrian director, Waad Al-Kateab, who direct...

The Earthquake Response

09 Feb 2023

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How are search and rescue teams saving people in Turkey and Syria?The BBC's Anna Foster describes how the relief effort is playing out on the ground i...

Zelensky's Flying Visit

08 Feb 2023

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Ukraine’s President makes a surprise visit to the UK.We get reaction from one of the people who shared the stage with President Zelensky at Westmins...

“The Earthquake Orphan”

07 Feb 2023

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Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors under the rubble of buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria after two huge earthquakes on Mon...

Major Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria

06 Feb 2023

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Rescue operations are under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria after huge earthquakes have left thousands dead.Kaled Jarkas joins u...

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Balloon

03 Feb 2023

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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after an alleged Chinese spy balloon flew across the state of Montana.Adam sp...

Declaring an Interest Rate

02 Feb 2023

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Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, talks strikes, devolution and Beyoncé. And former MP, and serial cabinet minister, Justine Greening, is in th...

Hard Day’s Strike

01 Feb 2023

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On what’s thought to be the biggest single day of industrial action for a decade, we talk to Len McCluskey, the former leader of Britain’s biggest...

'Walkout Wednesday': A Guide

31 Jan 2023

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Everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s strikes with the help of Alan Jones, PA’s Industrial Correspondent.Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bl...

Brexitcast: Breakfast with Barnier

30 Jan 2023

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Three years since the UK left the EU, talks are still going on over trading arrangements. Why are they happening and what has changed since Brexit?Ada...

EEEEconomics

27 Jan 2023

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Newsnight's economics editor Ben Chu discusses Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's strategy, and what all those Es stand for.Chris Packham also joins from Ken Hi...

TaxTok

26 Jan 2023

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As a HMRC boss says there are “no penalties for innocent errors”, Adam and Chris talk through the latest with Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs.They’...

Tanksgiving

25 Jan 2023

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Is the West’s supply of tanks to Ukraine a game-changer?Adam is joined by Ukrainecast’s Vitaly Shevchenko and BBC Europe editor Katya Adler to dis...

Together in Electric Schemes

24 Jan 2023

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A million people have signed up to a scheme with the National Grid which rewards them with discounts if they reduce how much energy they use.Adam find...

Huw'scast

23 Jan 2023

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Newsreader Huw Edwards is in the Newscast studio to discuss addressing the nation following the Queen's death, the annual BBC Young Reporter Competiti...

Fasten Your Seatbelts For Greg James and Roisin Hastie

20 Jan 2023

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The BBC Radio 1 Breakfast duo takeover Newscast. They chat to Laura Kuenssberg about strikes, Sunak’s seatbelt, and unpopular opinions.The BBC’s c...

The Gender Say Gap

19 Jan 2023

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With Conservative Business Secretary Grant Shapps, Labour's Bridget Phillipson and the SNP's Mhairi Black. Three of the country’s leading politician...

Economy Class

18 Jan 2023

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Why is UK inflation dropping... while some food prices are still rising? Newsnight's Sima Kotecha is in the hotseat for today’s episode, and she’s...

Ken Brucecast

17 Jan 2023

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As the Radio 2 legend announces he’s hanging up his BBC boots, Adam challenges Chris Mason to Newscast’s version of ‘Popmaster’.Chris discusse...

School's Out (for Teachers)

16 Jan 2023

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What could the teachers' strikes in England and Wales mean for parents?Adam is joined by Mary Bousted from the National Education Union and the BBC’...

The James Norton Show

13 Jan 2023

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Happy Valley star James Norton talks about the success of the show, helping Ukrainian friends caught up in the war, and how a health breakthrough coul...

Gender Politics

12 Jan 2023

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The Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan tells Adam and Chris that she’s disappointed with Scotland’s Gender Recognition Bill. She also says she’s...

The Influence of Andrew Tate

11 Jan 2023

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Who is the self-proclaimed misogynist and why are people worried about his influence over young boys’ behaviour?Adam talks to the BBC’s Marianna S...