Newscast Podcast
Keir Starmer in the (Corporate) Hot Seat
The daily news podcast from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth.
Newscast picks the brains of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.
Follow the new Labour government led by Sir Keir Starmer. Who will win the race to lead the Conservative Party? Newscast will give you all the best insights from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News so you're across all the day's top stories.
Newscast is hosted by trusted journalists including Adam Fleming, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Political Editor Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell.
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds to play Newscastβ€. It works on most smart speakers.
Catch Newscast seven-days a week and watch on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One at 23:40 on Thursday night or later on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.
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Newscast is part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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.
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Ukrainecast: /sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
Episodes to download
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Merry Brexmas!
Fri 22 Dec 2017
Adam’s here with some festive tips on how to blag your way through Brexit chat.
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Brexitcast LIVE: Look mum, we’re on the telly (and the actual radio)!
Mon 18 Dec 2017
Brexitcast goes box office (briefly)… with the same rubbish jokes.
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Intense Whipping
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Chris gets the goss the from the best sourced newspaper hack in Westminster, Tim Shipman.
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Emergency Brexitcast: The second 'what the hell is going on?’ edition
Fri 8 Dec 2017
There’s a deal! And we’re absolutely knackered, but here we are again...
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Fudgecast
Thu 7 Dec 2017
What happened in Brussels? What happened to those impact assessments? What happens next?
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Emergency Brexitcast: What the hell is going on? PS, would you like a biscuit?
Mon 4 Dec 2017
Talks break down in Brussels over the Irish border issue. What happens next?
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Emergency Brexitcast! Hans Free
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Adam, Laura and Doctor Adler dissect the UK’s latest Brexit β€divorce bill’ offer
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Duck Nuggets
Thu 23 Nov 2017
A Brexitcast Ireland special & the gang are joined by RTE’s Europe Editor, Tony Connelly.
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Just because I can hear does not mean I am listening
Fri 17 Nov 2017
A Brexitcast Germany special! Laura von Kuenssberg is in Berlin with Herr David Davis.
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Capelets, Birretes, Gloria Gaynor… and cake
Thu 9 Nov 2017
Laura and Doctor Adler join us for another busy week in Westminster and Brussels.
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Scandal, reshuffle... er, Brexit?
Thu 2 Nov 2017
It's called Brexitcast, but the focus is on Westminster this week - for the wrong reasons
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β€Brussels 999’
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Tory MP, Brexiteer and self-confessed wannabe PM James Cleverly pops in.
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β€Nous sommes dans une impasse’
Thu 12 Oct 2017
Laura shows off her language skills & Adam trails Nick Clegg round Brussels train station
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Check Against Delivery
Wed 4 Oct 2017
Theresa May’s β€eventful’ speech and Brexit chat at the Tory party conference.
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Pass the rosΓ©
Thu 28 Sep 2017
The last thing Adam wanted on his holiday was a call from Chris Mason to talk Brexit...
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Florence. And the clatter of hooves in Bruges.
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Chris and Adam weren't important enough to go to Florence. But Kevin Connolly was.
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The Ballad of Jean & Bojo
Thu 14 Sep 2017
Ringo Starr says it’s time to get on with Brexit, German elections & Junker’s big speech.
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Leaks and tans
Thu 7 Sep 2017
Parliament is back. So is Laura Kuenssberg – and both Laura and Adam have been leaked to.
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Davis v Barnier: Round 3
Thu 31 Aug 2017
Chris, Adam and Catherine Feore from EU reporter discuss Barnier v Davis: Round 3
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Welcome Backcast!
Thu 17 Aug 2017
We’re ending the summer holidays early with a proper geek-fest on goods trade post Brexit
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Notebooks, Doughnuts and Phone Holsters
Fri 21 Jul 2017
Why is the government like a doughnut when it comes to Brexit?
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Telling Euratom from Eurelbow
Thu 13 Jul 2017
We take a closer look at the implications of leaving Euratom.
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Très Ridicule!
Thu 6 Jul 2017
Chris and Adam have their first interview with an actual head of government!
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Bickering, budgets & bull sperm
Thu 29 Jun 2017
Nigel Farage takes on Donald Tusk at Euro-oke and Lembit Opik talks Estonia.
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EMERGENCY BREXITCAST: Chewy negotiations over macerated cherries
Fri 23 Jun 2017
Theresa May makes her first big offer to the EU over pudding in Brussels.
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Electioncast is dead. Long live Brexitcast!
Mon 19 Jun 2017
To mark the start of the Brexit negotiations, we bring you our first ever Brexitcast!