They Think it’s Oil Over
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports. Adam is joined by Katya and energy expert (and friend of the podcast) Daniel Yergin, to explore how united member states are over the plan.
Also… as promised, we preview the local elections in Scotland and Wales with BBC political editors Glenn Campbell and Felicity Evans.
And the much-delayed and over-budget Crossrail project will finally open later this month. We speak to a man who has had a sneak preview of the new line, Philip Sherratt, editor of Modern Railways magazine.
Today’s Newscast was made by Tim Walklate, with Alix Pickles and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, some of my friends started working on a big project in their 20s, and they're |
| 0:10.8 | now in their 40s, and it still isn't operational in full yet. |
| 0:15.2 | It is the Crossrail Railway, which goes from Reading and Heathrow in the west of London |
| 0:21.6 | to Shenfield and Abbeywood to the south and east of London. |
| 0:26.9 | And it was supposed to open in 2018, then it was delayed, then delayed again, and all |
| 0:32.4 | the while the costs were going up and up and up. |
| 0:35.7 | But now it's been announced that it will mostly start running on the 24th of May. |
| 0:41.3 | This is big news for transport geeks like me. |
| 0:44.7 | Unfortunately, I'm not a big enough transport geek to have been invited for a sneak preview |
| 0:48.7 | of what it's like. |
| 0:50.1 | But luckily, Philip Sherrett, editor of Modern Railways magazine has, and he's here |
| 0:53.8 | now. |
| 0:54.8 | Hello, Philip. |
| 0:55.8 | Hello Adam. |
| 0:56.8 | Actually, just like being on a normal train. |
| 0:58.8 | This is quite you. |
| 1:00.4 | Well, I mean, it is a train, but the big difference as far as London is concerned is |
| 1:06.6 | Londoners are used to the underground, which is essentially Victorian system at its heart. |
| 1:11.9 | But this is a brand new railway, but with 21st century technology, and built to 21st |
| 1:17.3 | century capacity requirements. |
| 1:18.9 | So the trains are much longer, the stations are huge, and just the level of technology |
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