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Sep 2023
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CrisisCast: Escaped prisoner, School Con...

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Chris and Adam speak about the escaped prisoner and the on-going issue of RAAC in schools.

For more on the government’s handling of concrete, Adam is joined by hosts of the new BBC Sounds podcast When It Hits the Fan, crisis PR gurus David Yelland and Simon Lewis.

They also chat about Spain’s World Cup Kiss with Spanish lawyer Miriam González Durántez. What does the story say about the country’s treatment of women?

02:31 Terror suspect escapes from prison 07:22 Chris Mason’s take on PMQs as concrete dominates 13:57 PR Guru’s David Yelland and Simon Lewis break down the RAAC PR crisis 20:37 Spain’s World Cup kiss and what it means for the country

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Today's Newscast was hosted by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Gray with Stephanie Mitcalf and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

And you can listen to the first episode of When It Hits the Fan on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001q6gk

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