Newscast Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Electioncast: Starmer Uses the L Word
Wed 5 Jun 2024
Starmer says Sunak “lied” during Tuesday’s debate
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Electioncast: Sunak v Starmer
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Adam and team unpack the first TV debate of the General Election campaign
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Electioncast: Sunak v Starmer (How Do You Win A TV Debate?)
Tue 4 Jun 2024
The Newscast guide to the first debate of the election campaign
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Electioncast: Farage Runs (Again)
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Nigel Farage to stand in election, and become leader of Reform UK
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Electioncast: The UK Undercover Voters
Sun 2 Jun 2024
Meet the characters giving us an insight into voters' digital worlds up to the election.
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Electioncast: Read my lips... Migration and the NHS back on the agenda
Sun 2 Jun 2024
Starmer says he’ll bring down migration, and the Tories make NHS promises.
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Electioncast: What Is Labour Doing Abbott Candidate Selection?
Sat 1 Jun 2024
And how did it cause Starmer’s first stumble?
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Electioncast: Trump Towers Over Today's Campaigning
Fri 31 May 2024
Plus, Abbott takes big step to be Labour candidate
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Breaking Newscast: Donald Trump Found Guilty
Fri 31 May 2024
The former president has been convicted on all counts in historic criminal trial.
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Electioncast: Conservative Defects Again (Again!)
Thu 30 May 2024
Former Conservative MP backs Labour
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Electioncast: What’s Going On With Diane Abbott!?
Wed 29 May 2024
Keir Starmer denies Diane Abbott is barred from standing for Labour
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Electioncast: Tory Pension Pledge
Tue 28 May 2024
And, Angela Rayner to face no further police action in council house row
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Electioncast: Pebbledash Semis and Dribbling
Mon 27 May 2024
Chris visits Keir Starmer’s hometown as Rishi Sunak hits the football pitch
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Electioncast: Labour's Tax Plan + Rishi Wants You (for 25 days)
Sun 26 May 2024
The first of weekend of the campaign brings new pledges
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Electioncast: How Many More MPs Will Quit?
Sat 25 May 2024
Why Michael Gove is leaving, the voting age and cake...
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Electioncast: Rwanda... Slogans… and No Farage!
Thu 23 May 2024
Farage rules out standing, as parties launch their campaigns
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Lost in Translation: Scarlett Johansson v AI
Tue 21 May 2024
Plus, first infected blood payouts announced
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The Biggest Treatment Disaster in NHS History
Mon 20 May 2024
Infected Blood Inquiry finds evidence of cover-up
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Breaking Newscast: Iran’s President killed in helicopter crash
Mon 20 May 2024
Adam and Lyse Doucet discuss what happens next
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What can we expect with the infected blood report?
Sun 19 May 2024
And when will victims receive compensation?
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Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
Sat 18 May 2024
What was Project Sunak? And what is life like in Number 10?
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Starmer’s Six Steps!
Thu 16 May 2024
Starmer unveils the “first steps” Labour would take if they win the general election
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Assassination attempt… Slovak PM “fighting for his life”
Wed 15 May 2024
Ministers say it was a politically-motivated attack
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Better The Sunak You Know?
Mon 13 May 2024
And, a new report into ‘shockingly poor’ maternity services
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