The Best Bits of Newscast's Podcast-a-Thon (Part Two)
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Today, we’re bringing you some of the best bits from Newscast’s 25-hour Podcast-A-Thon!
Back in November, Adam was challenged by Pudsey Bear to record a 25-hour long episode of Newscast in aid of Children In Need. Members of the Newscast family dropped by throughout the day and night to cheer Adam on. Including when Laura and Paddy met Pudsey, voice coaching with Chris and a midnight snack session with Lyse Doucet chatting about how she spends her down time with her family in Canada.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Hello, back in November, I was given the challenge by Pudsey Bear to do a 25-hour podcast-a-thon in aid of children in need. |
| 0:14.4 | In the previous episode, we looked back at some of the best moments with special guests who came in to cheer me on. |
| 0:19.8 | But if that was like the BBC Office |
| 0:21.1 | Christmas Party, this is now going to be Christmas dinner with the Newscast family. |
| 0:27.6 | Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:30.0 | Fat boy sliver me in the classroom doing our violin lessons. I was the tattle tail in the class. |
| 0:34.2 | Can I have an apology, please? I trust almost nobody. |
| 0:37.2 | That daddy has to sometimes do strong language. Next time in Moscow. I feel delulu with no salulu. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio. I remember so well the moment in October when Pudsey Bear dropped into this studio, handed me the yellow |
| 0:54.7 | envelope, and he didn't say what the challenge was because he's mute, but the envelope contained |
| 0:59.5 | the challenge of podcasting for 25 hours for children in need. And in November, the day finally |
| 1:05.8 | came where we had to actually do the 25 hours of podcasting. But it was okay because I had lots of members of the newscast family |
| 1:12.9 | to keep me company and keep my energy levels up. |
| 1:16.2 | First to pay me a visit was Pudsy Bear, again, him. |
| 1:20.2 | And, of course, my podcasting partner in crime |
| 1:23.2 | for more than half a decade, Chris Mason. |
| 1:32.1 | Thank you. for more than half a decade, Chris Mason. We've got our first guest. |
| 1:33.8 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:34.8 | We can't beat this. |
| 1:36.0 | It's Pudsy Bear! |
| 1:37.8 | And Pudsy is being shown in by producer Chris, |
| 1:41.5 | who I think is going to be here for 25 hours as well. |
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