Newscast

How worried should we be about the spread of coronavirus abroad?

Restrictions are about to ease in China and there’s a new strain of Coronavirus in the USA. James Gallagher, presenter of Radio 4’s Inside Health and Kerry Allen, the BBC’s China media analyst put Covid back on the agenda.

How to Fail podcast presenter Elizabeth Day also joins Adam to talk about New Year’s resolutions, and Radio 4’s Just One Thing host Dr Michael Mosley shares his top tips for sticking with them.

Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Rufus Gray, Danny Wittenberg, Miranda Slade and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

Duke of Sussex accuses his brother William of physically attacking him. Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond reveals details of a stream of sensational claims and accusations from Prince Harry's new memoir, Spare.

And Lord Mandelson, Labour’s election campaign director under Tony Blair, joins Adam and Chris to give his assessment of Sir Keir Starmer’s speech today, and of the state of the party as a whole.

Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Josh Jenkins and Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

The Prime Minister sets out plans in his first major speech of 2023.

Former speech writer to David Cameron and Theresa May, Jessica Cunniffe, joins Adam and Chris to go through Rishi Sunak’s first speech of the year, in which he set out his five pledges for the public to judge him on.

And with train services disrupted again this week due to ongoing strikes, the boss of Network Rail, Andrew Haines, tells us how close he thinks he is to a deal with the unions.

As the government admits the NHS is facing an “unprecedented challenge”, A&E consultant Dr Maya Naravi tells us that in 25 years of working in emergency medicine, this is “the worst I have ever seen it”.

BBC health editor Hugh Pym joins us to explain what’s behind the problems and what’s being done to try to relieve them.

And amid widespread walkouts, Alan Jones, the PA’s industrial correspondent, talks us through what disruption we should expect as a result of strike action this year.

Today’s episode was presented by Adam Fleming and made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Josh Jenkins and Kamilah McInnis. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

Reliving the first live Castfest from the BBC Radio Theatre. On 18th October 2022, Newscast and all of our sister podcasts came together in front of a studio audience to mark 100 years of the BBC.

Never before heard conversations with Richard Osman, Hans Zimmer, and Hugh Bonneville. In this special edition of Newscast, we bring you the interviews that had to be left in storage when major news events took over.

Adam talks to gameshow host and Thursday Murder Club author Richard Osman about how he writes the books, and why he chose detectives in their 70s as his main characters.

We hear from the man who wrote the music for some of the biggest films ever, Hans Zimmer. He speaks about working on The Lion King, Top Gun, and Frozen Planet II with Sir David Attenborough and Camila Cabello.

And Downton Abbey, W1A, and Paddington actor, Hugh Bonneville, talks about how he got into the profession.

This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Danny Wittenberg, Miranda Slade, and Ivana Davidovic. The studio manager was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

After 12 months that saw war in Ukraine, three prime ministers in Number 10, the end of the second Elizabethan era and the Lionesses bringing football home, Radio 4 asked us to look back at some of the most memorable stories. And, of course, we thought we’d share that with you too.

Adam is joined by the UK's biggest breakfast show presenters: Radio 2’s Zoe Ball and Radio 1’s Greg James.

Joe Lycett also joins to look back at the biggest broadcasting moments of 2022 including Sam Ryder's Eurovision triumph, the Lionesses' Euro 2022 win and the coverage of the Queen's death.

And Grammy winning vocal group The King's Singers have a very special rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas, made with the help of you Newscasters.

This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Daniel Wittenberg, Miranda Slade, Phil Marzouk and Alix Pickles. The studio manager was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

As further strike action hits air, road, and rail over Christmas, we discuss the implications with the the country’s most recognised travel journalist Simon Calder, and Radio 2’s travel reporter Bobbie Pryor.

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge talks about how business is going as food prices rise, and gives his best Christmas recipes on a budget.

And Scotland makes history in passing a bill that makes it easier to change your legal gender.

As thousands of ambulance workers across England and Wales strike, we discuss how it’s impacting people at a local level.

BBC Radio Sheffield’s Toby Foster, BBC Radio Cornwall’s Julie Skentelbery, and BBC Radio Kent’s Anna Cookson join Adam to discuss how listeners have reacted to the industrial action.

Also, it’s been a busy week for former US president Donald Trump. Americast host Justin Webb fills us in on the news from across the pond.

This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Chris Flynn, Alix Pickles and Greg Brosnan. The studio manager was Mike Regaard. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.