Live at Edinburgh Fringe: John Swinney On Trump, Scottish Independence And The Loch Ness Monster
Newscast
BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Today, Newscast was recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in front of a live audience.
Adam was joined by the First Minister of Scotland John Swinney. We covered his meeting with Donald Trump, his plan for Scottish Independence and his policy on the Loch Ness Monster
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello to you from another newscast at the Edinburgh Fringe, |
| 0:08.7 | and we're joined by some newscasters who've come to the Fringe to see us. |
| 0:11.8 | Hello. |
| 0:17.0 | So this episode of newscast is going to be a little bit different from some of the other ones we've done this week, |
| 0:24.2 | because we're just going to have one person sat in the chair opposite me, |
| 0:29.6 | and we're going to talk to them for the whole hour. |
| 0:32.0 | But that's okay, because they've got a lot to say, because they actually have power. |
| 0:39.8 | They've just had dinner with Donald Trump they have a fairly big challenge coming up in May next year and all |
| 0:48.9 | will be revealed when I introduce them after our special bespoke Edinburgh Fringe opening |
| 0:53.9 | music from the King Singers introduce them after our special bespoke Edinburgh Fringe opening music |
| 0:54.3 | from the King Singers. |
| 0:59.6 | He's cast from the BBC. |
| 1:02.5 | He has just compared me to the fat controller. |
| 1:05.4 | Did I say that? I can't believe I say that. |
| 1:07.7 | Next question. This is art for the benefit of Earth. |
| 1:11.1 | I'm not personally a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan. |
| 1:14.6 | I don't think I'm being here. |
| 1:16.1 | I like landscapes. |
| 1:17.5 | Take me down to Downing Street. |
| 1:19.2 | Let's go have a tour. |
| 1:21.1 | Blimey. |
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