Summary
New local restrictions announced today for Liverpool, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough now place a quarter of the UK under some form of ‘local lockdown’. Laura and Chris speak to Andy Preston, the independent Mayor of Middlesbrough, on why he thinks the government is making a mistake. And, with Spitting Image returning to our screens this weekend, Matt Forde tells us what it was like to voice Donald Trump and Boris Johnson-- in puppet form.
Studio Director: Andy Mills Producers: Frankie Tobi, Seren Jones Assistant Editor: Emma Close
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | So Chris, Adam isn't here that you are. |
| 0:07.7 | Yeah, and it's great to be back. |
| 0:08.9 | Not least because usually when Adam's on holiday, |
| 0:10.8 | lots of stuff happens. |
| 0:12.3 | And actually, today, on Thursday, as we record, |
| 0:16.3 | there's been rather a lot of news. |
| 0:18.8 | There's been a lot of news, and it's been a busy old week. |
| 0:21.3 | We've had a slew of regulations, millions more people now living under limited lockdowns. |
| 0:26.0 | Unfortunately, still the spread of the disease, although a story today that it might be slowing a little bit. |
| 0:31.0 | But also this week, the return of satire. |
| 0:35.0 | Why did you say the show is called? |
| 0:37.0 | The name, oh no man to the ruins, |
| 0:40.0 | oh Latin pun, is spitting image. |
| 0:42.8 | Splitting scrimmage. |
| 0:43.8 | Spitting image. |
| 0:44.8 | Shitting scrimmage. |
| 0:45.8 | Oh well, it's a sketch show with puppet caricatures of real people. |
| 0:50.3 | You can be rather nasty. Puppets? |
| 0:53.0 | That is the very most moranic thing I've ever heard. |
| 0:56.0 | My puppet is going to be the best puppet and I love it. |
| 0:59.0 | The return of spitting image. |
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