Podcast Episodes

Breaking the Year

Des and the teams look back at the biggest stories of 2025: including year one for Sir Keir Starmer, term two for President Trump, and of course that wonderful world cup qualifier.

Lead Writer: Elain…

Published on 8 hours ago

The Best of Unbroadcast

Join Des Clarke for all the hilarious previously unbroadcast material from Breaking The News in 2025. It’s your chance to get the full live recording experience as we present to you the finest quips …

Published on 6 days, 8 hours ago

10 Years of Breaking the News

Des and the teams break up the biggest stories of the past ten years.

Lead Writer: Laura Major Additional material: Chris Ballard, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Stephen Halford, Ishbel McLachlan,…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Vittorio Angelone, Kathleen Hughes, Tiffany Stevenson and Scott Agnew

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: Fifa's ethics being called into question, the Australian social media ban, a banks ban on Christmas jumpers in the workplace, Judy Murray’s …

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Susie McCabe, Ahir Shah, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: The fallout from Rachel Reeves's Budget, Gaelic and Scots being recognised as official languages, the prickly debate around Christmas trees,…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Jim Smith, Ria Lina, Raymond Mearns and Athena Kugblenu

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the UK Government's Budget, the rise in the use of private weight-loss jabs, new research into brain development, a pub that’s caused outrag…

Published on 1 month ago

Jay Lafferty, Gareth Waugh, Krystal Evans and Daliso Chaponda

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including the Scotland men's national team qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, MI5 warning UK MPs of alleged Chinese espionage activity, ignoring your p…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Ray Bradshaw, Marjolein Robertson, Sara Barron and Glenn Moore

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the resignation of the BBC’s Director General amid the Trump Panorama controversy, the early release of prisoners from Scottish jails, anger…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Stuart Mitchell, Josie Long, Jessica Fostekew and Stuart McPherson

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: Rachel Reeves pre-budget speech, the future of the space economy in Scotland, the new town of culture award, a rise in the use of spas, a sp…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mark Nelson, Kemah Bob, Robin Ince and Amy Matthews

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: Views about the NHS in Scotland, confusing school bus rules, how art can keep you calm, Brendan Rodgers resigning from Celtic and more.

Lead …

Published on 2 months ago