From Russia, With Kim Jong Un
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and former spy chief Christopher Steele reveal what the Russian and North Korean leaders meeting means for the rest of the world.
And Political Thinking presenter Nick Robinson joins Adam to discuss his revealing interview with former Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Keiligh Baker, Josh Jenkins and Niamh Hughes. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.1 | Hello, the North Korean leader, Kim Yong-un, has been on his moving fortress. |
| 0:11.4 | That's the nickname for his train, which has 90 carriages, goes at 35 miles an hour because |
| 0:16.4 | it's so heavy because it's got bulletproof windows, reinforced walls and floors, and it's |
| 0:21.4 | the only way he travels. |
| 0:23.8 | And his destination has been the Vostoshny Cosmodrome in the far east of Russia because he's been |
| 0:29.7 | having a mini-summit with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which opens up a whole pandora's |
| 0:35.4 | box of geopolitical things, which we'll discuss on this episode of newscast. |
| 0:39.7 | Newscast. |
| 0:40.7 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:41.7 | He got trounced by the former Prime Minister, who herself got beaten by a letter. |
| 0:46.7 | At least I didn't slap anybody, which is good. |
| 0:48.9 | Green economy. |
| 0:49.9 | La, la, la. |
| 0:50.9 | It's the Guardian reading. |
| 0:52.9 | Tofu eating. |
| 0:53.9 | Woe karate. |
| 0:54.9 | I'm actually very right-wing. |
| 0:55.9 | You do come up with the most remarkable twaddle. |
| 0:59.6 | The Prime Minister is not under a desk. |
| 1:02.6 | I'm here because I like Korean Megan, and I don't care what anybody says about me. |
| 1:07.6 | Hello, it's Adam in the studio, and we're going to start off this episode of newscast |
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