DIY Party Conference
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Newscast attends the virtual Conservative party conference. Adam, Laura and Chris listen to Boris Johnson’s speech and speak to Sir Iain Duncan Smith in the virtual conference hotel bar afterwards. And it obviously wouldn’t be a party conference with some karaoke*
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Ben Weisz, Frankie Tobi, Jo Deahl Editor: Dino Sofos
*Don’t worry, no BBC journalists actually sang during the making of this episode.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, Chris and Laura. |
| 0:05.8 | Hello, Adam. |
| 0:06.8 | Hello. |
| 0:07.8 | We're going to stage a virtual party conference today. |
| 0:10.1 | Well, everyone else has why shouldn't we? |
| 0:11.7 | Exactly. And today it was Boris Johnson doing his leader's speech at the virtual Tory conference |
| 0:16.4 | but before we start I've got to just set the mood with some sound effects so this is like |
| 0:20.4 | local radio guess the mastery sound what do you think this is like local radio, guess the mystery sound. |
| 0:23.0 | What do you think this is? |
| 0:25.0 | Mmm. |
| 0:30.0 | Is it a free packet of crisps that you picked up in the exhibition hall? |
| 0:33.2 | No, it was a sandwich that should cost three pounds but actually cost nine. |
| 0:38.5 | Right, it's a bit later in the evening now. |
| 0:41.6 | That's opening a bottle. Yes, fizzy water. Conference wine. Yes, correct. |
| 0:50.0 | It's a special vintage chateau de conference. |
| 0:54.0 | Not meant to be friezoll, but it was. |
| 0:57.0 | Right, can you know guess what this one is? |
| 0:59.0 | Hang on, this is a bit tricky. |
| 1:01.0 | If you could see the setup we've had to do to do this mystery sound. |
| 1:04.0 | Okay. |
| 1:05.0 | Shh Shh Shhhhh, here we go. |
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