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Newscast BBC Podcasts
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The UK's flagship daily news podcast from the BBC, Newscast Electioncast is the best place to follow the UK General Election campaign.
Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.
Newscast will give you all the best insights from the campaign trail - so you're across all the day's top stories.
Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, BBC Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. Joined by special guests, including Lyse Doucet, Katya Adler, Marianna Spring, John Simpson and Victoria Derbyshire among others.
Catch Newscast seven-days a week and watch on BBC One at 23:40 on Thursday night or later on BBC iPlayer.
To listen to Newscast on you smart speaker - on most smart speakers just say: "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast'
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You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Send us a message or voicenote via WhatsApp to 03301239480
Email Newscast@bbc.co.uk
Or us #Newscast
Newscast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Newscast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Americast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Newscast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.
The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd
The Today Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r
Americast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
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Electioncast: Question Time Leaders Debate (Analysis!)
Today, Question Time has been to York for four leaders of the main political parties to answer questions from a live audience.
Adam is joined by Chris Mason and Alex Forsyth who have been watching from the spin room in York as Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, John Swinney and Sir Ed Davey were grilled by the audience.
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Elliot Ryder. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. -
Leader Profiles: Nigel Farage
This bonus episode of Newscast is a profile of the leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage.
Adam and Alex are joined by Alex Phillips, broadcaster and former Brexit Party MEP, to chronicle his early life and political career. They discuss his time as a stockbroker, his role in the Brexit referendum, plus why the pub is his preferred place to campaign.
This episode is part of a series where Newscast profiles each of the leaders of major political parties.
Rishi Sunak: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j477c7
Sir Keir Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j47dw8
John Swinney: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x4rt
Sir Ed Davey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x9cv
Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c3k2
Rhun ap Iorwerth: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c712
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Sam McLaren. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Antonio Fernandes. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham. -
Leader Profiles: Rhun ap Iorwerth
This bonus episode of Newscast is a profile of the leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Adam is joined by Teleri Glyn Jones, political reporter for BBC Wales, and Dafydd Trystan, former chair of Plaid Cymru, to chronicle Rhun's early life and political career. They discuss his love of music, his move from journalism to politics, and what he has done to transform his party.
This episode is part of a series where Newscast profiles each of the leaders of major political parties.
Rishi Sunak: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j477c7
Sir Keir Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j47dw8
John Swinney: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x4rt
Sir Ed Davey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x9cv
Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c3k2
Nigel Farage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c87w
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham. -
Leader Profiles: Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer
This bonus episode of Newscast is a profile of the co-leaders of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer.
Adam is joined by Paul Barltrop, BBC West Political Editor, and Rupert Read, co-director of The Climate Majority Project, to chronicle their early lives and political careers. They discuss how they became involved with environmentalism, their careers before politics and how the co-leaders were matched together.
This episode is part of a series where Newscast profiles each of the leaders of major political parties.
Rishi Sunak: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j477c7
Sir Keir Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j47dw8
John Swinney: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x4rt
Sir Ed Davey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4x9cv
Rhun ap Iorwerth: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c712
Nigel Farage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j5c87w
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Sam McLaren. The technical producers were Dave O’Neill and Antonio Fernandes. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham. -
Electioncast: The SNP Manifesto + LIVE in Birmingham!
Today, we look at the SNP manifesto launch, where John Swinney focuses on future independence talks with the UK government.
Adam is in Birmingham with Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt, they are joined by James Cook who’s covering the SNP manifesto launch in Edinburgh. And they discuss Newsnight’s focus on the NHS, plus the news that Rishi Sunak's protection officer has been arrested over alleged election date bets.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Elliot Ryder, Sam McLaren and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham. -
Electioncast: Billionaire Backs Labour
Today, we look at a billionaire former donor to the Conservative Party who has told Chris Mason he will vote Labour for the first time in his life.
John Caudwell, the entrepreneur businessman who founded Phones 4U gave the Tories half a million pounds before the last general election. Caudwell has told Chris that Labour have undergone a “transformation” and that Rishi Sunak is an “absolute dud” in an exclusive interview.
And Marianna is back in the studio to talk about the UK Undercover Voters and the political ads they’ve been seeing on their social media feeds.
Apply to join us on election night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/newscast-all-nighter
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper and Elliot Ryder. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
Customer Reviews
Funny and clever and very good company
Best political podcast around. Makes sense of brexit to a Dane. And always a pleasure to be in your enlightning and entertaining company. Best regards Martin Nielsen, Copenhagen
Brexit reviewed by Brexit fans - ugh
Laura, Boris biggest fan and Co talking about Brexit that they have not yet worked out was stupid. Ugh.
Royalist Propaganda
Used to love this podcast and listened every day but sad yet unsurprised to see the BBC promote wall to wall Royalist Propaganda. Some balance and unbiased opinions would have been welcomed here
State control at its finest