Dermot O’Leary & Tina Daheley Do Newscast

Newscast

05/19/23

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32m

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Radio 2 duo get the latest on the G7 summit in Japan. Political correspondent Alex Forsyth and chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet are around to help, plus Chris Mason sends an audio postcard from Hiroshima. Plus media editor Katie Razzall reflects on a week of Harry and Meghan's New York paparazzi incident. Today’s Newscast was presented by Dermot O’Leary and Tina Daheley. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Ben Carter, Joe Wallace and Madeleine Drury. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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