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  • 'The Aldi Vaccine'?

    Even with limited supply, Belgium's biggest vaccine hub can jab 1000 patients a day. So why is it only managing 200?

    Adam and Fergus chat to Europe Correspondent Jean Mackenzie to discuss how public perceptions of the 'Aldi vaccine' could be hampering the rollout.
    And Oldham headteacher Glyn Potts drops in to discuss plans for teachers, not algorithms, to grade students this summer.

    Studio Director: Emma Crowe

    Producers: Ben Weisz, Alix Pickles
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    32 min
  • The Jo Whiley Effect

    Fergus gives us the latest on the vaccine priority list, with everyone on the GP learning disability register now getting their turn. And Adam talks Tiger Woods with BBC Breakfast presenter – and proper golfer – Naga Munchetty.

    Studio Manager: Emma Crowe

    Producers: Alix Pickles, Daniel Wittenberg
    Episode Editor: Rick Kelsey
    Assistant Editor: Emma Close
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    29 min
  • Baselines & Basslines

    The BBC's Scotland Editor Sarah Smith explains the unlocking plan north of the border and we hear from Dr Marc Baguelin, from Imperial College London who worked on the modelling that informed the UK government’s plans. Also, Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw and Newscaster Hannah share the tunes they want to hear in late June, when the clubs might open.

    Studio Manager: Emma Crowe

    Producers Georgia Coen and Daniel Wittenburg
    Senior Producer: Rick Kelsey
    Deputy Editor: Emma Close
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    36 min
  • The Road to Freedom

    As Boris Johnson lays out his ‘cautious' and 'irreversible’ plan for lifting England’s lockdown, Adam, Laura, Fergus and Branwen talk you through the steps: from schools to stadia and beyond.

    Studio Director: Emma Crowe

    Producers: Natalie Ktena and Georgia Coan
    Episode Editor: Ben Weisz
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    30 min
  • MEGXIT II

    No return for Harry and Meghan... The BBC's royal correspondent, Jonny Dymond, explains what's going on with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. We also try to figure out how poorer countries are going to get their vaccines, with Dr Robin Nandy, chief of immunisation at UNICEF. And astrophysicist, Dr Maggie Lieu, tells us exactly why landing on Mars is such a big deal.

    Studio manager: Ashley Taylor

    Producers: Rick Kelsey, Georgia Coan, Kameron Virk, Jack Suddaby
    Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    30 min
  • "Bond, Recovery Bond"

    Keir Starmer wants savers to help pay for the Covid recovery. But will it work? We find out if economist Miatta Fahnbulleh, and former Labour party adviser Ayesha Hazarika, buy the bond idea. Also, our North America technology reporter James Clayton explains why Facebook is blocking news feeds to users in Australia.

    Studio Director: Emma Crowe.
    Producers: Rick Kelsey, Kameron Virk and Jack Suddaby
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    30 min
  • 'Half-truths' at the Grenfell Inquiry

    What’s the latest from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry? The BBC's Tom Symonds explains all. Adam chats to global health policy expert (and friend of the pod), Clare Wenham, about the possibility of a worldwide pandemic treaty. And the BBC's Freya Cole explains why Myanmar's biggest city is currently gridlocked.

    Studio Director: Emma Crowe

    Producers: Georgia Coan, Kameron Virk, Jack Suddaby
    Assistant Editor: Emma Close
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    35 min
  • The 'Hostage' Princess

    Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler, goes missing. We hear the incredible story and the diplomatic knock-on, with James Landale and Panorama reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi.

    Producers: Kameron Virk, Alix Pickles and Jack Suddaby
    Episode Editor: Rick Kelsey
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    30 min
  • The Newscast Vaccination Totaliser

    How do you actually pronounce "tocilizumab"? Fergus Walsh has got the secret! Well, that, and all the info on the government's next vaccine rollout sprint.

    Also, after a video of a large (rule-breaking) Orthodox Jewish wedding in North London was shared last month, Adam is joined by the BBC's Harry Farley to find out how the community has reacted.

    Studio director: Emma Crowe

    Producers: Alix Pickles, Kameron Virk, Natalie Ktena, Daniel Wittenberg, Jack Suddaby
    Episode editor: Ben Weisz
    Assistant editor: Sam Bonham
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    28 min
  • David Baddiel

    The writer and comedian shares his experiences of anti-semitism on the football stands and on Twitter. Adam is joined by the BBC's James Gallagher and economist Stephanie Flanders to talk healthcare and the health of the economy. And also, the legendary BBC Radio 4 Newsreader, Neil Sleat (who is leaving the BBC), has one final bulletin... just for us!

    Producers: Alix Pickles, Ben Weisz, Danny Wittenberg, Jack Suddaby

    Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham
    Editor: Dino Sofos

    39 min

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