Newscast
Newscast is a current affairs & news bulletin on BBC1. Lighthearted discussion of the week's political events. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 35 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2026.
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Adam and Chris discuss Peter Mandelson failing security vetting before being appointed US ambassador and who knew what and when.
Adam Fleming, Chris Mason and Lyse Doucet are joined by Stephanie Flanders from Bloomberg to discuss possible negotiations between the US and Iran.
Adam Fleming, Chris Faisal and Jane Corbin discuss the latest strikes in the Iran war and what they mean for the global economy.
James, Alex and Chris are joined by Jeremy Bowen to discuss the latest updates from the war in Iran. They talk about the economic pressure building, and how it might end.
Adam, Chris, Jane and Lyse answer listener questions about the US-Israel war with Iran, discussing the global reaction, how the war could end, and the ways the war affects the UK.
Adam, Faisal, Gary and Jane discuss the indirect US-Iran Geneva talks, and Trump's State of the Union address.
Adam, Alex, Joe and pollster Luke Tryl discuss the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Reform announcing some economic policies.
James and Chris are joined by Tim Shipman and Professor Jane Green to discuss how Keir Starmer kept his job as prime minister.
Adam, Chris, Alex and Daniela Relph discuss Keir Starmer’s apology for hiring Peter Mandelson and how the Epstein files are affecting the royal family.
Adam, Alex, Sarah Montague and James Landale discuss Keir Starmer's trip to warm relations with China, Donald Trump's threats to Iran and Kemi Badenoch's words for defectors to Reform.
Adam, Chris, Lyse and Caitríona discuss Greenland, Mark Carney and Ukraine in a week dominated by US President Donald Trump.
Episodes 2025
Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal discuss leadership campaigning in the Labour Party and a revealing interview by Wes Streeting.
Adam, Chris, Vicki and former Sky News presenter Kay Burley discuss Labour's handling of the budget, why Brexit is being talked about again and Kemi Badenoch's attack on Rachel Reeves.
Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Alex Forsyth and Faisal Islam discuss the two-child benefit cap cut, SEND provisions and migration.
BBC health reporter Jim Reed and Dr Catherine Haddon, director at the Institute for Government, join Adam to unpick the report from the Covid Inquiry.
Adam, Chris, Faisal and Ailbhe Rea discuss a week of briefing about a potential challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Adam, Chris, Helen Miller and Luke Tryl discuss wrongly released prisoners and hints of tax rises.