Iain Dale talks to Roger Mosey about his career in broadcasting. Starting off in 1980 as a reporter on BBC Local Radio, Roger rose through the BBC ranks to edit PM, World at One and Today, before becoming Controller of Radio Five Live, Director of TV News and Head of Sport. He directed the TV coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. He is now Master of Selwyn C ... Show More
Jul 2024
Trump: "I'm Supposed to be Dead"
Today, we look at the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.After surviving an attempt on his life, the former president says he will "bring the country together”, while President Joe Biden calls for the "temperature of politics" to be lowered. What will happen ... Show More
35m 43s
Apr 2025
Local Electioncast: The Preview
Today, we’re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May.Adam and Chris are joined by friends of the podcast Matt Chorley and Professor Jane Green, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre at the University of Oxford, to discuss the upcomin ... Show More
32m 31s
Feb 2023
The Hollywood fairytale of Wrexham football club
When two actors decided to buy non-league football club Wrexham AFC, they brought the cameras with them to document every moment. With the Hollywood lights came a large injection of cash and mass media interest, but what has it meant for the club, the community - and for football ... Show More
30m 43s
May 2025
Old Newscast: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 (Part 2)
On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at the consequences for the world of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Adam is joined by world affairs editor John Simpson, as well as historian and author of Beyond the Wall, Katja Hoyer.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you ... Show More
35m 50s
May 2025
Old Newscast: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 (Part 1)
On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at what led to, and what happened on the day of, the fall of the Berlin wall.Adam is joined by world affairs editor John Simpson, as well as historian and author of Beyond the Wall, Katja Hoyer.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart spe ... Show More
44m 25s
Aug 9
Old Newscast: Vladimir Putin elected Russian president for the first time, 2000 (Part 1)
On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at how an unknown bureaucrat with a mysterious past unexpectedly rose to president of Russia.Adam is joined by the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, and Russia reporter for The Washington Post and author, Catherine Belton.They discuss ... Show More
31m 2s