Mingle Bells
Newscast
12/21/21
•28m
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There'll be no new restrictions in England before Christmas Day, says Boris Johnson...
Adam and Chris chat through the days news. The BBC's Jim Reed explains what we know (and what we still don't know) about the latest Omicron data and Simon Jack runs through what the government's £1bn fund means for businesses around the country.
Also, Louise, from the Oxford Playhouse, lifts the curtain on how her industry is coping right now.
Newscast was made by Sam Bonham with Ros Jones and Alix Pickles. The studio manager was Emma Crowe
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•32m
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Vicki Young, Hugh Pym and Adam pore over the latest covid data and consider what the numbers mean for hospitals and hospitality. And as jigsaw sales soar, Cynthia Yeoh chats through the nation’s favourites in 2021.
Newscast was made by Emma Close with Ros Jones and Alix Pickles. The studio manager was Emma Crowe.
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The Newscast Christmas Party 2021
December 22, 2021
•44m
...and you're invited! Singer Jessie Ware and her mum/podcast co-host Lennie, Radio 1’s Greg James and author Bella Mackie, plus filmmaker Richard Curtis and broadcaster Emma Freud, are the special guests at Newscast's virtual Christmas party this year. A bit of a family affair!
It’s been another year of big news, so as a seasonal treat, we talk about the politics... of Christmas food, we review the year in music, and we celebrate the best festive films.
The Newscast Christmas special was produced by Daniel Wittenberg with Alix Pickles, Sally Abrahams and Ros Jones. The sound design was by Emma Crowe and the studio manager was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
Thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox and Hughes Entertainment and Chris Columbus for Home Alone 2. BRON Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Scott Free Productions and Ridley Scott for House of Gucci. Gary Sanchez Productions, Project Zeus and Hyperobject Industries and Jesse Armstrong for Succession. New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions, Gold/Miller Productions and Jon Favreau for Elf.
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