
International Newscast
Newscast
05/04/23
•33m
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It’s local election day in England and while people are voting broadcasters aren’t allowed to report details of campaigning or election issues... so we’re going global.
By that we mean Turkey, Sudan, Moscow and the West Bank.
The BBC’s Orla Guerin has interviewed Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead of presidential elections there, Lyse Doucet has been reporting on Sudan, and Jeremy Bowen has just got back from Jerusalem.
But why are there restrictions on UK broadcasters on local election day? Adam also speaks to the BBC chief politics advisor for the lowdown.
Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Cecelia Armstrong and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Alison Gee. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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•34m
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Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Alison Gee with Cecelia Armstrong and George Dabby. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Live, Laugh, Local Elections
May 5, 2023
•62m
Is John Curtice on TV? Yes! And so is Newscast.
The results of England’s local elections have started coming in, so Newscast have woken up early (or stayed up all night) to talk about what it all means in a special live episode, broadcast on BBC iPlayer.
Adam is joined in the studio by Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason fresh from reporting on the results overnight. Professor Sir John Curtice tells us how he’s crunching the numbers, Alex Forsyth calls in from Salford and Vicki Young dials in from her breakfast table.
Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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