Newscast

Newscast is a British daily podcast and weekly television programme produced by BBC News. It takes a look at the day’s main news, political events and talking points. It is the most listened to podcast on BBC Sounds and consistently ranks as the most popular news podcast in the United Kingdom. It is presented by the BBC's former chief political correspondent Adam Fleming with political editor Chris Mason. History Originally launched as an audio podcast in 2017 to cover that year's general election and titled Electioncast, it was subsequently renamed Brexitcast. Its first televised edition was transmitted in September 2019, and it was relaunched in its current format in February 2020. The decision to relaunch the podcast came in January 2020, when it was announced that Brexitcast would be renamed Newscast after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January. The final edition of Brexitcast was released on 1 February 2020, with the first edition of Newscast airing on 6 February. A daily version of the podcast titled The Coronavirus Newscast was launched on 18 March 2020 to cover the coronavirus pandemic. On 13 July 2020 it reverted to Newscast. Regular guest presenters include Marianna Spring and Jane Garvey. On 18 October 2022, hundreds of subscribers watched a live recording of Newscast with its sister podcasts Americast (which talks about American politics) and Ukrainecast (which talks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine) in the BBC Radio Theatre for the inaugural Castfest Live.