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Castfest Live 2022

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Adam is back from his holiday and behind the microphone at the BBC Radio Theatre for a live recording of today’s Newscast. He’s joined by Chris and BBC Economics Editor Faisal Islam to discuss the Prime Minister’s battle to regain authority amid Tory party unrest. Culture Editor Katie Razall is also on stage to say happy 100th birthday to the BBC. Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason and made by Tim Walklate. The producers were Chris Flynn and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Emma Crowe and Sam Bonham is the assistant editor.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.7

Hello, I'm back from holidays, did you miss me?

0:09.4

What I've very sneakily done though, so that coming back to work after being on holiday

0:13.8

for 10 days is not too depressing, is I've arranged for this thing called Cast Fest.

0:18.9

It's at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House in London where I am now and basically

0:24.4

all the podcasts that are a bit of the BBC make are all coming together for this big show

0:29.7

with a live studio audience.

0:32.7

More than 200 people coming from all across the country to see an episode of newscast

0:36.7

being recorded, an episode of a Marricast being recorded, and an episode of Ukrainecast being

0:42.0

recorded.

0:43.0

We'll also be chatting to our other colleagues on the Disability Podcast, Access All, and

0:48.7

on the one extra podcast if you don't know.

0:51.8

And so the scene in front of me now is the Radio Theatre, loads and loads of red seats,

0:56.7

and then with names taped to them for the VIPs, VIPs like Gabriel Kate House, Victoria

1:01.9

Darbyshire.

1:02.9

Oh, there's one that says Adam Fleming.

1:04.9

And there's a stage with a grand piano on it, which is sort of kind of reminding me of

1:09.1

my grade 5 piano exam.

1:11.6

A massive screen that says Cast Fest on it.

1:14.5

There's a rumor that I had a dressing room, I've not been to it, no one showed it to

1:17.8

me, see how glam I'm getting now, I'm demanding to be marched in my dressing room.

1:21.3

But that's fine, because it means I can hang out in front of house with my co-casters,

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