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  • The Hunt for Growth

    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 columnist and host of the FT’s Money Clinic Podcast, and former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke.

    Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Adam Chowdhury and Madeleine Drury. The technical producers were Mike Regaard and Andrew Mills. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

    30 min
  • Budget Newscast

    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 editor James Cook to profile the people who could be Scotland’s next first minister.

    Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Chris Flynn with Adam Chowdhury, Cordelia Hemming and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

    33 min
  • Newscast Everywhere All At Once

    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 Katie Razzall from LA, who unpacks the latest in the row over impartiality and gives her take on the film that won big at the Oscars.

    Chris Mason is in San Diego following Rishi Sunak on his visit to finalise a defence agreement with US President Joe Biden.

    And health reporter Katharine DaCosta is at a picket line in Oxford as junior doctors continue their three day strike.

    Today’s Newscast was made by Chris Flynn with Madeleine Drury and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer was Tim Walklate.

    32 min
  • Lineker Benched

    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 Razzall tells Adam what it means for the broadcaster.

    Chris gives political reaction, fresh from his trip to Paris where there were meetings between the prime minister and President Macron.

    And broadcaster Andrew Neil tells us why he thinks the BBC’s got it right.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Cordelia Hemming and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

    29 min
  • Sex Education

    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 sex education right in the UK.

    Chris and Adam also explain why Rishi Sunak is heading to France to talk about the government's small boats policy, before hearing alternatives to it from Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Chris Flynn with Daniel Wittenberg. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

    31 min
  • BBC Tackles Gary Lineker

    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, Richard Sambrook, reveals how he would handle the comments, from an impartiality point of view, and media editor, Katie Razzall, discusses what the future could look like for the Match of the Day presenter.

    Also, Adam speaks to Nasa's Dr Nicola Fox about her meteoric rise to become the first woman as its head of science.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Josh Jenkins, Sinead Carroll, Madeleine Drury and Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

    30 min
  • Ticket to Merseyside

    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 one.

    Also, Chris Mason and the BBC's Dominic Casciani try to make sense of new legislation to try to stop people crossing the Channel on small boats.

    And Tom Bateman joins us from Jerusalem to explain why hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting against judicial reforms in Israel.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Danny Wittenberg and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.

    34 min
  • Elon Musk Have His Say

    Can Twitter protect its users from trolling?

    The BBC’s disinformation & social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, is in the studio to tell us about her Panorama investigation into the platform and her Twitter exchange with Elon Musk..

    Also, Adam and Chris are joined by the former head of the Home Civil Service, Lord Kerslake, to discuss the controversy surrounding Sue Gray’s potential new role, the government’s migrant plans, and why Blackberry messaging was safer than Whatsapps.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Madeleine Drury, Daniel Wittenberg and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.

    33 min
  • Partygate People

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

    Meanwhile, Tory MPs say they’re angry that Sue Gray, who lead the Partygate probe, has been offered a job by the Labour party. Alex Forsyth explains why these two stories matter.

    Nicola Adams, two-time Olympic boxing champion and backer of the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, joins Adam and the BBC’s Natalie Pirks to examine why millions of women are turned off sport.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and was made by Tim Walklate with Cordelia Hemming, Peter Cooke, Miranda Slade and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editor was Damon Rose.

    34 min
  • Isabel Oakeshott Has Entered The Chat

    Behind the scenes on the Covid WhatsApp leak… Chris Mason speaks to Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who leaked messages that Matt Hancock sent during Covid. The Former Health Secretary has called it a betrayal.

    We're also joined by the BBC's Judith Moritz to discuss the findings and failings of MI5, after an inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 finally concludes.

    And, as families across the UK celebrate World Book Day, the author Michael Rosen jumps in the studio to share his thoughts on altering language in books and his first-hand experience of Covid.

    Today's episode was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and was made by Cordelia Hemming with Peter Cooke, Miranda Slade and Danny Wittenberg. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

    34 min

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