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Today, Newscast was recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in front of a live audience.
Adam was joined by friends of the podcast Brian Cox, actor, and James Graham, playwright and screenwriter, who are putting on the play Make It Happen at the Edinburgh International Festival.
They discuss re-imagining the 2008 financial crisis for the stage in Edinburgh, and Brian’s portrayal of the ghost of economist Adam Smith, plus the news of Storm Floris and Kate Forbes’ resignation as an MSP.
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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