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We’ve got together with Americast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.
How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive?
We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch.
Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily.
In this episode we look at why tickets are so expensive, who’s making money from them, and whether the hosts are actually ready.
Listen to Americast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln
The presenters were Adam Fleming, Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, and Marianna Spring. This episode was made by Ellie House. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

We’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.
How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive?
We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch.
Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily.
In this episode we look at what the US-Iran war means for Iran’s team and what strict Visa laws mean for players and fans.
Listen to Americast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln
The presenters were Adam Fleming, Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, and Marianna Spring. This episode was made by Miranda Slade. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

We’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever.
How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive?
We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch.
Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily.
In this episode we look at why the US, Canada, and Mexico were picked as hosts, and who’s benefiting from the Trump-Infantino bromance.
Listen to Americast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz
Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln
The presenters were Adam Fleming, Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, and Marianna Spring. This episode was made by Anna Harris. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, the first televised debate from the Makerfield by-election has taken place in a special edition of Question Time.
Adam and Chris reunite after Question Time to discuss all the biggest moments, including Andy Burnham’s clearest confirmation yet that he will stand in a Labour leadership election - but will he trigger one?
Plus, Alex and Faisal wrap up the biggest news stories of the week, including the political response to the murder of Henry Nowak.
A full list of candidates for the Makerfield by-election is available on the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade and Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Today, Chris tells Adam what it was like meeting Robert Kenyon, the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election and how he and Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate have responded to challenges about their track records on different key issues.
They discuss the ongoing reaction to some of Robert Kenyon’s previous comments about women and whether Andy Burnham’s campaign message of “Change Labour. Keep The Faith” is cutting through with voters.
Plus how have the Conservative, Lib Dem and Green party candidates faired in the Radio Manchester hot seat?
They’re joined by Sarah Lester from the Manchester Evening News and Kevin Fitzpatrick, political reporter for BBC Radio Manchester.
A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o
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New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC.
The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Gabriel Purcell-Davis and Shiler Mahmoudi. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.