‘It’s just a casual donkey’
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Kalush Orchestra on winning Eurovision, touring the world and meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger’s donkey.
The BBC’s Orla Guerin gives us a close up account of life on the frontline in Bakhmut as Russia throws everything to claim this symbolic city and how are relations between Presidents Xi and Putin after a year of war in Ukraine? China expert, Dr Yu Jie from Chatham House gives her views.
Today’s episode is presented by Adam Fleming and Vitaliy Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
Join us for a recording of a special episode of Ukrainecast on 24th February to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Venue: BBC Radio Theatre, London.
Tickets: www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 356 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.0 | And today on the podcast we've got some music. |
| 0:18.0 | Ukraine's Kalash Orchestra winners at last year's Eurovision Song Contest. |
| 0:23.0 | We had a really important mission |
| 0:27.0 | to represent our country during such hard times. |
| 0:30.0 | So we couldn't afford to let our country down. |
| 0:33.0 | We really wanted to make it count. |
| 0:38.0 | We'll have more music and hear more about life on the road |
| 0:41.0 | for one of Ukraine's biggest bands. |
| 0:43.0 | This is Ukraine's cast. |
| 0:45.0 | Ukraine's cast, from BBC news. |
| 0:48.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. |
| 0:53.0 | millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 0:56.0 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 0:58.0 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 1:02.0 | They killed him and fled. |
| 1:04.0 | I do not know how we managed to survive. |
| 1:07.0 | I want people to know the truth. |
| 1:10.0 | Hello, this is Adam Fleming in the studio. |
| 1:12.0 | Usually to be found hosting our sister podcast newscast |
| 1:16.0 | in this actual same studio. |
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