Summary
Adam gets answers about the £400 energy grant that’s going to every household, as he moonlights on another legendary show.
With the help of Simon Jack and Adam Shaw from BBC Money Box Live, he explains the details of the government's £15bn support package to help with soaring energy bills.
Ahead of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, headliner Sigrid talks about Eurovision, her love of Abba, and the need for more female headliners at festivals.
Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Cordelia Hemming, Alix Pickles and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, I'm not sure I mentioned a million times |
| 0:07.6 | that I'm standing in for Christmas and on any questions this weekend, |
| 0:10.8 | which means this episode of newscast is coming to you |
| 0:13.6 | from the Princess Theatre and Art Centre in Burnham on Sea on the coast |
| 0:18.8 | in Somerset, and already a sound like I'm in a venue |
| 0:22.8 | where you'd present any questions. |
| 0:24.2 | You can hear that sort of theatre echo, can't you? |
| 0:26.9 | We're recording this episode of newscast |
| 0:28.6 | about three on Friday afternoon though, so there's no audience yet, |
| 0:31.6 | so it's just a sea of red empty seats in front of me. |
| 0:35.2 | But I do have someone to keep me company and to help me warm up |
| 0:38.4 | because it is our warm up, man, Andy Bennett, hi Andy. |
| 0:41.2 | Hello, a little bit disappointed, they promised me Christmas. |
| 0:46.4 | Sorry, you never know, I might be better than him. |
| 0:48.8 | You're better looking. |
| 0:50.6 | Shush, anyway, you're warming me up, definitely. |
| 0:53.6 | What's your day job, Andy, when you're not warming up for any questions? |
| 0:57.1 | I claim to be a radio presenter, |
| 0:59.6 | but then a lot of people in the BBC claim that, don't they? |
| 1:01.9 | When can I hear your show? |
| 1:03.3 | We do Saturday and Sunday morning, so we do 10-till-two, Saturday and Sunday |
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