Some Strike It, Doc
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Adam’s joined by the BBC’s health reporter Jim Reed who lets him peek inside two junior doctors’ pay slips - a new trainee and an old hand. And we try to answer the question of whether they earn more or less than a barista.
TV and theatreland’s James Graham talks England and penalties, from Southgate to Kane and the Lionesses. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by Fiona Leach with Joe Wilkinson and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. BBC Sounds audio: 00:00 - Steps count on a stationary cycle 03:19 - NHS pay slips and waiting 19:17 - Playwright James Graham on Southgate, penalties and the Lionesses
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, we got a message from newscaster Andy, |
| 0:08.2 | who said he does zero steps |
| 0:10.9 | when he's listening to an episode of newscast. |
| 0:13.3 | And I was intrigued. |
| 0:14.2 | I was like, oh, what does he do instead then? |
| 0:16.4 | And I couldn't quite believe what he said in his message, |
| 0:20.3 | but you're gonna hear it now |
| 0:21.2 | because Andy's on newscast, hi Andy. |
| 0:23.4 | Hello, explain to people why is you do zero steps. |
| 0:28.2 | Well, also explain to people why you're slightly breathless as well. |
| 0:35.3 | Because I'm currently on my exercise bike, |
| 0:38.6 | which I use in combination with a virtual reality headset |
| 0:44.4 | and software that uses Google Street View images. |
| 0:48.2 | So I'm currently, I think I've just gone through |
| 0:52.8 | Mark has, it might have been called, on the Black Sea coast. |
| 0:57.4 | Okay, what's the scenery like? |
| 0:59.9 | Clear blue sky, very bright sunshine. |
| 1:03.4 | Yeah, we've got some quite tall buildings to my right hand side. |
| 1:07.6 | And you can see the sea if I look to my left. |
| 1:12.4 | Lovely, and I mean, so you've obviously got this VR headset, |
| 1:15.8 | where are some of your favorite places to virtually cycle? |
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