meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Newscast

Israel-Gaza: The Siege

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.46.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Adam is joined by chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and world affairs editor John Simpson to discuss the events in Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu warns the country will use “enormous force” against Hamas. And as the world reacts to the events, Lyse and John focus on how the conflict will affect other countries in the Middle East, such as Lebanon and Iran. The essential background you need to understand the conflict can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67039975 Also, Adam catches up with Chris Mason at the Labour Party Conference to talk about Rachel Reeves’ plan for the economy. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by George Dabby with Sam McLaren, Gemma Roper and Hayley Clarke. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:04.7

Hello, so I was away over the weekend

0:07.2

ever seeing some friends in Scotland

0:09.1

and it meant that I wasn't as tuned into the news

0:12.2

as I would normally be,

0:13.4

because while I was having a nice time

0:15.0

and the phone reception wasn't as good as elsewhere.

0:18.2

And so it meant that I was seeing what was happening

0:21.0

in Israel with the attacks from Gaza

0:23.4

in a very kind of disjointed way.

0:26.9

And I was finding it quite hard

0:28.4

to see the bigger picture.

0:30.4

And then I listened to the weekend episodes of newscast

0:33.1

with Paddy and Victoria

0:35.1

and the people that were helping them understand the story

0:37.7

and it was just such a good way.

0:39.2

So if you're coming into this story

0:41.2

and you're still not really sure what's going on,

0:43.9

then the Saturday and Sunday episodes of newscast

0:46.4

as it was unfolding,

0:47.7

will give you a really kind of vivid picture

0:50.0

about what happened at the weekend.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.