The Trawl Meets: John Nicolson

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

News, Politics, Government

4.7 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Jemma and Marina were absolutely thrilled to have ex-SNP MP and broadcaster, John Nicolson on the podcast for a really juicy chat about UK politics. They discussed whether or not Scotland would ever become independent, and what it was like to be a presenter on TV during the 9/11 attacks.

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1:04.6	Hello and welcome to the trawl meets. I'm Gemma Forte. And I'm Marina Perkis.
1:11.7	And on the trawl meets, Gemma and I get to chat with someone we admire and find interesting.
1:16.4	We discuss political topics they're passionate about and explore their unique experience of and views on social media.
1:23.4	Our guest today has been a journalist, a broadcaster and perhaps most, served as an SNPMP for Oak Hill and South Persia between 2019 and 2020.
1:35.5	During which time he was Shadow Secretary of State for Culture and Media and Sport, grilled lots of people very, very well at select committees and famously, and I think
1:46.5	it's featured in the trawl in the past, clashed with Nadine Doris.
1:50.4	From anchoring the news during 9-11 to advocating for LGBT-plus rights in Parliament,
1:57.1	he's always stood up for what he believes in and his trademark, no nonsense style, means he delivers points with impact and also a warmth you don't usually hear in Parliament.
2:07.7	Let's hear him in action talking about a subject that is so very relevant BBC impartiality.
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