Debating the Debate

Podlitical

BBC

Government, News

4.6 • 157 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

BBC News Scotland editor and debate moderator Sarah Smith joins the team to discuss and dissect the first Scottish Leader Debate of the 2021 Holyrood election. From missteps to memes, the team chat about the performances of the party political leaders, and Sarah Smith shares a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like moderating.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.4	You're listening to BBC Scotland
0:09.4	Hi, you're listening to Podlitical BBC Scotland's podcast
0:15.8	that brings you an inside look at the biggest stories coming out of Hollywood's and Westminster.
0:20.3	It is 20 to 2 on Wednesday the 31st of March.
0:23.7	I'm Lucy White, a journalist based in Glasgow and today I'm
0:26.5	joined by. Nick Hurley in London.
0:29.1	Roy Sleep Sundew also in London.
0:31.2	Phil Sim in North Berwick.
0:33.4	And Sarah Smith in Glasgow.
0:34.9	Hello Sarah Smith.
0:36.6	Hi. Hi. Thank you for joining us on a podlitical today.
0:40.7	And as listeners will realize, this is a bonus episode, a post-debate episode of podlistical.
0:47.8	Sarah, how are you feeling today?
0:50.5	A little tired.
0:52.5	That was quite a debate last night.
0:54.6	There was a lot of energy in the room, shall we say.
0:56.9	So keeping them all in check was my job.
0:59.9	I don't know if viewers think I necessarily achieved it.
1:02.4	But yeah, it's quite a job getting them not to all shout over each other all the time.
1:06.6	Yeah, and it's so interesting as well because obviously this is the first one that we have had of this election in the COVID area.
1:13.8	So no physical audience. What was that like for you as a moderator?
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