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Eels in Blankets?

Newscast

BBC

News, Daily News, Politics

4.36.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As lorry drivers learn they'll be allowed to cross the Channel into France with a negative Covid test, the gang asks if lateral flow tests are fit for that purpose. Professor Jon Deeks is on hand to explain the evidence.

And Dr Adler drops in with an update on Brexit talks - will they ever end?

Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producer: Ben Weisz Editor: Dino Sofos

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:04.7

Hello and Hello Chris.

0:06.5

Hi Adam.

0:07.3

Big news.

0:08.3

The next episode of this podcast after this one is going to be the newscast Christmas special.

0:15.0

Oh this is a bit awkward because it's in the form of the newscast virtual

0:21.0

Christmas party which you didn't get invited to.

0:23.8

Oh dear.

0:24.8

But we've got some great guests.

0:27.2

Nick Grimshaw.

0:28.2

Oh, terrific.

0:29.1

Emily Mateless.

0:30.0

Yeah.

0:30.9

Drum roll.

0:32.4

Nijella Lawson's back.

0:33.6

Oh.

0:34.6

And Chris, this is where you actually can get involved

0:36.6

because you can play our new party game, which is,

0:39.4

guess the missing word, which is what Nijella's having

0:42.2

for Christmas dinner.

0:43.0

For the first time ever I am not going to do a turkey

0:47.0

and I always do.

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