US-Iran Peace Talks + Artemis II Returns
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
There are two massive stories to chat through today - the start of direct trilateral talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan, and the return of Nasa's Artemis II crew.
Paddy and Laura are on holiday so Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt host.
To chat through news from Pakistan, they’re joined by Panorama filmmaker and foreign affairs and peace talks specialist Jane Corbin.
And to explain what it’s like to return to earth from space, British astronaut Tim Peake.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The hosts were Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt. It was made by Chris Flynn with Chloe Scannapieco. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:24.3 | Hello, Nick Watt. |
| 0:25.6 | Hello, Victoria Derbyshire. |
| 0:27.2 | This looks like, sounds like, feels like a news night takeover of newscast just for the weekend. |
| 0:33.2 | Very, very busy weekend. |
| 0:35.3 | Laura and Paddy are, who knows where, but I hope they're having a lovely time. |
| 0:40.2 | They're on an important mission. |
| 0:41.5 | Probably. |
| 0:41.8 | Possibly. |
| 0:42.8 | Possibly. |
| 0:43.7 | Unlikely. |
| 0:44.8 | But we have had the return of the NASA astronauts who have become the first to travel around the moon and back. |
| 0:51.5 | Hsuos integrity, Splashdown, sending post-landing command now. |
| 0:55.0 | Splashdown confirmed. |
| 0:57.0 | Copy Splashdown, waiting on VLDR. |
| 1:00.0 | Splashdown confirmed at 7.7 p.m. Central Time, 5.7 p.m. Pacific time. |
| 1:06.0 | From the pages of Jules Verne to a modern-day mission to the moon, a new chapter of the exploration of our celestial neighbor is complete. |
| 1:15.4 | Integrities astronauts, back on Earth. |
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