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EU'll be vaccinated
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been signed off by the EU today, but there's still a row about when they'll get their doses. Fergus and Vicki join Adam t...
JABSOLUTE SCENES
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A row erupts between the EU and drugs company AstraZeneca over vaccine shortages.Adam, Laura and Katya talk to German MEP, Dr Peter Liese, who is not ...
Lockdown 3.1
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no back to school until at least 8th March in England, on the day we finally hear about hotel quarantine. We hear from Rebecca who's stuck i...
Euan Blair
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The tech entrepreneur talks to us about moving people away from university and his dad's tech skills. It's also the sad day the UK went over 100,000 C...
Dear Fiona Bruce
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What should you do if you find yourself checking the bulletins at bedtime? Fiona Bruce is the subject of the latest “Dear Deidre”. And BBC Scotlan...
Ruby Wax
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Wax gives us her thoughts for looking after your mental health in a pandemic. And, we hear from Vicki and Hugh after the government warned that t...
21 Days Later
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Brexitcast band has come together again and this time they've got Midge Ure from Ultravox with them! Three weeks since the end of the Brexit trans...
Hey Joe
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Biden, what you gonna do? Adam and Laura go transatlantic with the BBC’s Nick Bryant in Washington and a former US Deputy Ambassador to the UK, Lewi...
Court Room Drama
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Large backlogs in criminal courts means some crimes from last year, will not go before a jury until 2022. Barrister Alexandra Wilson drops in, to tell...
The Newscast Sea Shanty
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sea shanties are flooding social media, so we wrote our own for Newscast. More than four million people have now had Covid vaccines - but why is the ...
Vaccinating Henry
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two men's journey through the snow. Newscaster Paul describes how he felt walking his 82-year-old neighbour, Henry, through the snow to get vaccinated...
Brazilian Axe
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How worried should we be about the Brazilian Covid variant? Well, the government is concerned enough to ban travel to the UK from South America and Po...
The Covfather
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that hundreds of alleged members of Italy's most powerful mafia group go on trial, Adam is joined by documentary filmmaker, Tobias Jones, t...
Keeping the faith (online)
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh, Vicki and Adam are joined by the charismatic Bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, after many churches close to prevent the transmission of the virus...
The Bez is yet to come
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Happy Mondays star, Bez, who’s planning on launching his own “buzzin’” online fitness classes. Laura and Fergus discuss vac...
Bitcoin: Hype or digital gold?
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Nathaniel Popper, author of the book Digital Gold, to explain Bitcoin's latest boom. And on the day the UK reported the biggest dail...
Delivering the vaccine
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James and Adam hear dramatic tales from GP Silvana McCaffrey about her part in delivering the Covid-19 vaccine. And after a troubling week for Americ...
NHS on the brink
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fergus takes us inside the intensive care unit at University College Hospital in London for the third time since the pandemic started. With three time...
The Missing Tycoon
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the UK’s Covid cases top 60,000 for the first time, and Professor Whitty says one in 50 people now have the virus, our Health Editor Hugh Pym joi...
Johnson's No More Tiers
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Boris Johnson announces another national lockdown for England, Laura, Adam and Fergus discuss the latest measures, the impact on schools, and the n...
Weighing up the deal
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam, Chris, Laura and Katya weigh up the UK's post-Brexit trade deal after MPs approve it in a parliamentary vote. And Fergus joins us, on the day th...
2020 Vision
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In January this year, Brexitcasters packed out the BBC's Radio Theatre as Britain left the EU. Who'd have thought that eleven months later, we'd all b...
Cod Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1,645 days after the UK voted to leave the EU and 328 days after we actually departed, a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU has finally been...
Nigella at the Newscast Christmas party
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our studio might be in Tier 4 but no one can stop us having a virtual Newscast Christmas party! Emily Maitlis and Nigella Lawson are here to help with...
Eels in Blankets?
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As lorry drivers learn they'll be allowed to cross the Channel into France with a negative Covid test, the gang asks if lateral flow tests are fit for...
The Bleak Midwinter
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than 40 countries have banned flights from the UK as we learn more about the new variant of coronavirus that's spreading. There's disruption at D...
Unpack Your Bags
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas rules are tightened in England, Scotland and Wales - and a new tier four will be introduced in areas including London, Kent, Essex and Bedfo...
DEAD RINGERS RETURN!
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day new long Covid advice comes out, we talk with Dr. Elizabeth Kendrick, who runs a specialist clinic. As Northern Ireland heads into the stri...
Change Your Plans
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the Home Secretary Priti Patel tells us to not to travel for Christmas, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford joins us for a frank conversation about...
Have Yourself a Merry LITTLE Christmas
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that Boris Johnson called for a shorter and smaller Christmas, Laura and Fergus explain why the government's message is both the same and a...
China’s Forced Labour Camps
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With calls for tighter coronavirus restrictions over Christmas, plans for the UK’s four nations to allow three households to meet are coming under s...
London Stalling
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Laura Kuenssberg and Hugh Pym to chat the ins and outs of London's move into England’s highest Covid tier this Wednesday. Dr Naomi...
Griefcast’s Cariad Lloyd
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a year where many of us have lost a loved one. How do you deal with grief, or start to talk about it? Griefcast’s Cariad Lloyd joins Ada...
Meecro-wah-vey Ready Deal
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson says there is now a "strong possibility" of a no-deal. The Brexitcasters are back AGAIN, this time joined by former International Trade ...
Turbot charged talks
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Boris Johnson's dinner with Ursula von der Leyen risks turning into a Last Supper for UK-EU trade talks, the Brexitcast gang reunite to discuss whe...
Vaccino (with an extra shot)
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A great day for science, a bad day for Covid-19. As the first Pfizer vaccines are given to patients in the UK, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine publishe...
Brexitcast: Bitchy Corners
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson will head to Brussels this week to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a last ditch effort to salvage a post-Brex...
Mask of the Day
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC's Dan Roan joins Adam to discuss the return of football fans to professional games in England as well as the Premier League rescue package for...
Brexitcast: Private Party
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The chances of a breakthrough in the post-Brexit trade negotiations are “receding” according to Laura’s secret squirrel source - so we’ve soun...
VA Day
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been judged safe for use in the UK, and will start to be rolled out next week. Adam is joined by BBC Health Editor Hug...
New Tiers' Eve
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
England's national lockdown was, in the end, replaced with the Government's tougher tier system of local restrictions. Restrictions called "stupid" an...
STopshop
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that Arcadia, the owner of Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, goes into administration, the BBC's Simon Jack discusses what went wrong. And with ...
Guy Garvey’s Glastonbury Taskforce
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey pops in to explain why artists want a fairer slice of the streaming pie - and to discuss whether festivals are back for 2021...
Tier Drop
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than 23 million people in England will be placed in the highest tier 3 category of coronavirus restrictions, when the national lockdown ends next...
We’ve Only Just Begun
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The economic battle after the Covid shock has only just begun. Richard Hughes from the Office for Budget Responsibility joins Laura and Adam to discus...
(Not) Home Alone
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The news we've all been waiting for... three households can mix over Christmas in the UK. Adam, Vicki and Fergus take us through the festive yules... ...
''Tis the Season To Be Jolly Careful'
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows. And the Pr...
'Wagatha Christie'
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by the BBC's Sinéad Garvan to discuss the latest in the "Wagatha Christie" row. And Paul Johnson, from the Institute of Fiscal Studies...
Sticking with Prit?
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Laura learns that Home Secretary Priti Patel appears to have been found in breach of the ministerial code - usually enough to quit Government - wha...
Electric Dreams
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Chris Stark, from the UK's Climate Change Committee, to discuss the government's green plan. Can it actually be delivered? Studio Di...
Vaxxing 9 to 5
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted to the Labour Party he led until April. Iain Watson brings us up to speed with reaction from all sides. In other pol...
Vax Entertainment
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam, Laura and James discuss the news that the Moderna vaccine has a nearly 95% efficacy rate. Nick Timothy, former joint Chief of Staff to Theresa M...
'Goodbye and good riddance'
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer who was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England, has died. Adam is...
Brexitcast... You first?
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With a deadline looming for a deal with the EU, Adam is stalking Michel Barnier, Laura and Chris are avidly following the pandemonium in Downing St, w...
Cained
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura explains what's happening inside Downing Street on the day Boris Johnson's director of communications, Lee Cain, resigns. And Adam is joined by ...
The Yes Man of the Moment
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Fergus are joined by Professor Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, to talk about distribution and regula...
YES! YES! YES! A Vaccine Special
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Preliminary analysis shows the first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting the virus. Fergus brings us his in...
They Mink It’s All Over
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Authorities in Denmark have found a mutated form of coronavirus in the country's mink farms. Should we be concerned? Dr Claire Standley joins James an...
Ed Balls
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As counting continues in the US presidential election, former politician and documentary maker Ed Balls shares the insights he learned meeting Trump s...
The Key States of It
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The result of the US election will come down to the undeclared battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Adam is jo...
Oh, Vienna
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another terror attack on a major European city. This time it's Vienna, where a suspected islamist extremist opened fire. It's a city Katya Adler knows...
'Hanging by a thread'
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Fergus described the "positive" mood in a Newcastle Covid ward. Now, one week on, it’s a very different story in Liverpool as the intensiv...
Lockdown 2.0
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that the PM announces a four-week lockdown in England, Adam, Laura, Chris and Fergus discuss what we know and what it all means. Studio Dir...
The Strain in Spain
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and James are joined by Dr Emma Hodcroft from the University of Basel to discuss the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in Spain. And th...
Corbinned
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Labour has suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism. Adam, Vicki Young and Nick Watt disc...
Lockdown! Part Deux
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
France and Germany have announced today they will both reintroduce national restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19. Katya joins Adam to talk thro...
Pick ’N Don’t Mix
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Professor Dame Anne Johnson, who’s about to take over as president of the Academy of Medical Sciences. She joins our Health Editor...
Fergus is positive
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back in April, there were fears the NHS would be overwhelmed by the number of people needing treatment for Covid-19. Six months on, Fergus Walsh is ba...
Castermind
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Newscaster JR is the first contestant in the first ever Newscast quiz. And why is Beyonce posting about the Nigeria Sars protests? The BBC's Mayeni Jo...
George Osborne
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The former Chancellor tells us that Boris Johnson should be more "realistic" about the pandemic and that the government is guilty of "optimism bias". ...
Sodcast
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by the BBC's James Vincent to discuss the reaction in South Yorkshire on the day that tier three restrictions are announced. And Laura ...
Manchester united?
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tier 3 rules will be imposed on Greater Manchester from Friday, the prime minister has announced. Adam is joined by the BBC’s Vicki Young and Kevin ...
Firebreakstarter
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, tells us about his 'short, sharp, firebreak' lockdown. Laura and Chris join Adam for some riveting Brexit...
Always Take Your Tiers With You
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Lancashire becomes the latest area to move into the ‘very-high’ restrictions tier, the Prime Minister has warned that he may ‘intervene’ if...
Real Winter is Coming
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a row over regional coronavirus restrictions gets heated in England, is it time for a national ‘circuitbreaker’ lockdown? Professor Sir Jeremy ...
How do you solve a pandemic, Maria?
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the Technical Lead on Covid-19 at the World Health Organization. And the BBC’s Stephen Nolan explains the r...
Many Questions
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wipe away your tiers - Newscast is here to answer your questions! Can you still visit others in their support bubbles? Where is the virus spreading? W...
Tiers for Fears
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The prime minister has announced a new three-tier system of restrictions in England to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. Adam, Laura and Fergus a...
David Dimbleby
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary broadcaster and former presenter of BBC Question Time, David Dimbleby, chats to Adam about Iraq, the seductive quality of podcasting and the...
The West(minster) Wing
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are pubs and restaurants in the North going to be forced to close next week? And meet Westminster’s answer to C.J. Cregg!Studio Directors: Andy Mill...
Sober October
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by the BBC's Sarah Smith and Vicki Young to discuss the upcoming closure of all pubs and restaurants in central Scotland. And the BBC's...
DIY Party Conference
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Newscast attends the virtual Conservative party conference. Adam, Laura and Chris listen to Boris Johnson’s speech and speak to Sir Iain Duncan Smit...
Not Excel-lent
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Williams, from the Manchester Evening News, joins Adam to discuss the technical glitch that caused nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus to be m...
Justice delivered?
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The President has tested positive for coronavirus. If you can't wait for Americast - Emily Maitlis joins Jane with the briefing you need. Newly-minted...
Spitting Image
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New local restrictions announced today for Liverpool, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough now place a quarter of the UK under some form of ‘local lockdown’...
The UNGA Games
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The BBC’s Justin Rowlatt explains why China’s announcement at the UN General Assembly could be a significant step in the fight against climate cha...
Skill Seekers
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson has promised “radical” changes to the education system in England to help boost the post-Covid economy. Adam is joined by the BBC’...
Sir Ed Davey
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Chris take us through the latest Coronavirus news, and talk to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey about his pledge to be “the voice of carers”. ...
The Student Pub Quiz
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam hosts this weekend's student pub quiz with Catherine Roys from Teesside University radio station, TUXtra. Play along at home! And the BBC's James...
So long, furlough, auf wiedersehen, goodbye
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government’s new economic measures for when the furlough scheme ends next month. Adam and Laura are jo...
Life Newscastic
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by Professor Jim Al-Khalili from BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific to talk about his recent interviews with Neil Ferguson and Sarah Gil...
Another six months
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pubs, restaurants and bars are to close at 10pm, and people are told to work from home if they can again in new measures announced today by the prime ...
Been here be 4
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The UK's coronavirus alert level is being upgraded from 3 to 4. Adam, Laura, Chris and Fergus talk through what it means for the country. And Teesside...
Short circuit
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK is now seeing a second wave, we try to figure out what the government means when they say the...
The Test and Trace Race
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As large parts of the north-east of England are put under further restrictions, and figures today reveal only a third of people are receiving their co...
Shadow cab rank
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who's who in the shadow cabinet? Newsnight’s Nick Watt has the beginner's guide to the Labour frontbench. And, after yesterday's Newscast raised the...
To the Lighthouse (Lab)
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why is there a shortage of covid tests? Adam speaks to epidemiologist Alan McNally who was one of the people involved in setting up the Milton Keynes ...
Aye at night
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Internal Market Bill, giving government the power to override parts of the Brexit agreement with the EU, passed its first hurdle in a late night C...
Where R we now?
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is joined by the BBC's Fergus Walsh and Vicki Young to discuss the government's response to the growing infection rate. And the BBC's Mark Lowen ...
EUltimatum
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a Brexitcast reunion, Adam, Laura and Katya ask what can be salvaged from negotiations with the EU that appear to have hit the buffers. Michel Bar...