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Podcast: Radio Moments - Clips
Episode: Chris Mason's first Any Questions on Radio 4 (clips) - 2019
Description: “Well – hello”, said Chris Mason. The two words meant more on-air than they can ever do on paper, as he became the fifth presenter to host the famous Any Questions programme in its 71 years on the BBC.
Following a touch of nostalgia, as befits the radio man he is, Chris jumped straight in to cue a question on May’s deal vs Johnson’s deal – on this, the eve of a critical Commons vote.
Chris brought a slightly more conversational approach than his truly superb predecessor – and an accent which is further evidence that RP is no longer the...