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Mar 2022
31m 32s

Mr and Mrs

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As the crisis deepens in Ukraine and the West seeks to wean itself off Russian oil and gas, Adam takes a deep dive with Russia analyst Angela Stent, and her husband Daniel Yergin, a global energy expert. The couple are also put through Newscast’s Mr and Mrs quiz.

Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe has spoken publicly for the first time, saying her case could have been resolved six years ago.

And Jonathan Van-Tam takes Chris Whitty to the football.

This edition of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with John Murphy and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

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