Newscast: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Newscast Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
22/04/2021
Apr 22, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the row in Westminster over lobbying and President Biden's climate change summit.
29/04/2021
Apr 29, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the local elections and the row over the refurbishment of the Downing Street flat.
13/05/2021
May 13, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming bring you the latest on the row in Westminster over lobbying and the future of the Labour Party.
20/05/2021
May 20, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the inquiry into the BBC’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana and the UK-Australia trade deal negotiations.
27/05/2021
May 27, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason discuss reaction to allegations by Dominic Cummings about the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
10/06/2021
Jun 10, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the G7 meeting of world leaders in Cornwall.
17/06/2021
Jun 17, 2021 · 29 min
Adam Fleming and Chris Mason with the latest on Dominic Cummings’s claims about the handling of the pandemic and the inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack.
Brexitcast - 24/06/2021
Jun 24, 2021 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason and Katya Adler reflect on the fifth anniversary of the UK voting to leave the European Union.
01/07/2021
Jul 1, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason with the latest on the Batley and Spen by-election and the expansion of the Nissan plant in Sunderland.
08/07/2021
Jul 8, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason discuss the new rules on international travel.
15/07/2021
Jul 15, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the prime minister’s speech on regional inequalities and the response to the racist abuse aimed at England football players
22/07/2021
Jul 22, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming bring you the latest on the Northern Ireland Protocol and plans for social care reform.
10/09/2021
Sep 10, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the government’s plans to fund social care by increasing National Insurance Contributions.
16/09/2021
Sep 16, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming bring you the latest on the reaction to this week’s reshuffle and what it could mean for the government in the future.
23/09/2021
Sep 23, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on Boris Johnson's visit to the US and look ahead to the Labour Party conference.
30/09/2021
Sep 30, 2021 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason cover the latest on the sentencing of the Met Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard and reflect on the Labour party conference.
07/10/2021
Oct 7, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the energy crisis and analysis of Conservative Party Conference.
Prince William Does Newscast
Oct 14, 2021 · 29 min
It’s a royal boxset! Adam sits down with Prince William at Kensington Palace to watch clips back from his landmark BBC One series about the challenges facing the planet. In his New
21/10/2021
Oct 21, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason and Fergus Walsh bring you the latest on coronavirus and vaccine supplies across the world.
28/10/2021
Oct 28, 2021 · 29 min
Adam Fleming and Chris Mason discuss the Budget with shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and look ahead to the COP26 climate conference.
04/11/2021
Nov 4, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on Owen Paterson’s resignation and the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
11/11/2021
Nov 11, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on Cop26 and MPs' standards.
18/11/2021
Nov 18, 2021 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Chris Mason and Laura Kuenssberg with the latest on HS2, and Laura speaks to prime minister of Ireland, Micheál Martin.
25/11/2021
Nov 25, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason and Katya Adler bring you the latest on the migrant crisis and the row over MPs’ standards.
02/12/2021
Dec 2, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason have the latest on the Omicron variant and allegations of a party in Downing Street last Christmas.
09/12/2021
Dec 9, 2021 · 34 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason bring you the latest on the row over gatherings in Downing Street last Christmas and the changes to England’s Covid rules, with ex-ca
17/12/2021
Dec 17, 2021 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason speak to the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby about the Omicron variant, reports of Westminster parties during lockdown and his
13/01/2022
Jan 13, 2022 · 29 min
Adam Fleming and Chris Mason discuss the latest on the Downing Street party, with education secretary Nadhim Zahawi and Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.
20/01/2022
Jan 20, 2022 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason reflect on a busy week in Westminster as the prime minister continues to face pressure over No 10 party allegations.
27/01/2022
Jan 27, 2022 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason discuss the row over lockdown parties in Downing Street and the cost of living.
03/02/2022
Feb 3, 2022 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason bring you the latest on No 10 resignations and we hear from the chancellor Rishi Sunak on the cost of living crisis.
10/02/2022
Feb 10, 2022 · 29 min
Chris Mason, Jo Coburn and Laura Kuenssberg bring you up to date with the meetings Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer held with the Nato secretary general.
17/02/2022
Feb 17, 2022 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Alex Forsyth and Lewis Goodall bring you the latest on Storm Eunice and levelling up.
24/02/2022
Feb 24, 2022 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason discuss the week's biggest stories.
03/03/2022
Mar 3, 2022 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Adam Fleming discuss the war in Ukraine with Victoria Derbyshire and former international development secretary Rory Stewart.
10/03/2022
Mar 10, 2022 · 29 min
Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
17/3/2022
Mar 17, 2022 · 29 min
Chris Mason is joined by former Brexit secretary Lord Frost, and discusses the war in Ukraine and what’s happening with Covid-19.
25/03/2022
Mar 25, 2022 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg and Chris Mason are joined by Miatta Fahnbulleh from the New Economics Foundation and former chair of the UK’s Council of Economic Advisers Rupert Harrison to disc
31/03/2022
Mar 31, 2022 · 29 min
Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Chris Mason with the latest from Westminster including an interview with Rishi Sunak on the cost of living crisis.