The Post Office scandal
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Why were hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongfully convicted and what will happen next?
Adam is back on Newscast and starts the week by chatting with Nick Wallis, author of the book, The Great Post Office Scandal, about why it's called the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British legal history.
And, is Russia still preparing to invade Ukraine? We discuss everything there is to know about the Ukraine crisis, with Newsnight's Mark Urban (in Kyiv) and the BBC's Steve Rosenberg (in Moscow).
This episode of Newscast was made by Alix Pickles and Georgia Coan. The studio director was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, I'm back. |
| 0:05.8 | Thank you so much for letting me take a little break, |
| 0:07.8 | and thank you for being so nice to the people |
| 0:09.8 | that kept the seat warm. |
| 0:11.3 | I know I always say this, but it is actually good to be back. |
| 0:15.2 | And I know I always say this too. |
| 0:16.6 | I could not love Greg James anymore. |
| 0:19.6 | He was on a train from Edinburgh at the weekend, |
| 0:22.9 | and he tweeted that someone had messaged him saying, |
| 0:25.9 | my mom, Jane, is on a train from Edinburgh, |
| 0:28.5 | and she thinks you might be sat next to her. |
| 0:31.3 | And then this beautiful thing happened. |
| 0:34.8 | Are you Jane? |
| 0:36.2 | I am Jane. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm going to be flying. |
| 0:41.2 | LAUGHTER |
| 0:47.4 | It's my daughter. |
| 0:48.7 | I know. |
| 0:49.7 | She is. |
| 0:50.7 | And millions of people saw it on social media, |
| 0:52.5 | and then train Jane, as she's now known, |
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