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Government Barges In

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Ministers are exploring using ferries to house migrants. Adam and Chris delve into plans announced today that would see illegal immigrants housed at RAF bases - as well as suggestions they could be moved onto barges - and ask why some Conservative MPs aren’t happy. Twitter boss Elon Musk calls for a pause to the development of Artificial Intelligence, saying it poses a threat to humanity. Adam chats with the BBC’s technology editor, Zoe Kleinman, and techy, Ivana Bartoletti, about whether we’re ready for the new tech. And star of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Divina Di Campo, pays tribute to Paul O’Grady. Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Cat Farnsworth with Cordelia Hemming and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.7

Hello, thank you very much for your feedback about the little experimental episode of newscast

0:10.0

we did, where LK, SEMA and Mariana were talking about the abuse they get on social media

0:15.9

when they're doing their jobs. Here is a little sample.

0:19.6

Hi Adam, it's Maxine here from Yorkshire. I've just finished listening to Tuesday's episode

0:25.6

of newscast, and I have to say how much I thoroughly enjoyed the format. No arguing about

0:32.0

who suffering was the greatest or who's coping strategy was the most effective. Perhaps

0:37.7

you could use this format for a whole new podcast series.

0:41.6

I promise you Maxine is not my agent, but maybe I should be hiring her. Anyway, we're going to

0:46.6

get on with a classic episode of newscast. Newscast from the BBC.

0:51.2

He got trounced by the former Prime Minister who herself got beaten by a lettuce.

0:55.6

At least I didn't slap anybody which is good.

0:57.6

Green economy, lab lab lab. It's the Guardian reading.

1:01.6

Tofu eating, woparati. I'm actually very right winged.

1:05.3

You do come up with the most remarkable twaddle. Today I feel a gay.

1:09.1

The Prime Minister is not under a desk. I'm here because I like Harry and Megan,

1:13.6

and I don't care what anybody says about me.

1:16.1

Hello, it's Adam and the studio. And it's Chris at Westminster.

1:19.2

And Chris later on we're going to be talking about AI, which to me always sounds a bit like

1:22.8

a Yorkshire greeting. You know what the other day, one of our team puts one of my stories that

1:29.6

was doing for the 10 o'clock news into the chat thing. And it came out with the kind

1:34.2

that suggested script that I could click on the telly. And I read it and thought this is too good.

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