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Talk Breakfast

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The best bits from Breakfast on Talk. Listen and watch live every weekday from 6am til 10am.

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Episodes

Push for Schools, Care Home Visits, Post-Brexit and Shapes

George Pascoe- Watson starts the show. Dame Esther Rantzen discusses care home visits. Mike takes a call from a care home worker. Alex Phillips joins mike to talk about Northern Ireland halting port checks. Finally, Mike has a homeschooling lesson on shapes, from Maths teacher Bobby Seagull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 02, 20211 hr 5 min

New Vaccine, Public Accounts Committee, White Working Class Kids and The Perrior Awards

Richard Tice starts the show. Professor Hugh Pennington discusses the Novovax vaccine. Labour MP Meg Hillier joins Mike to talk about the Public Accounts Committee report. Dr Rakib Ehsan talks about white working class kids being left behind and American wokeness. Finally, producer Marta and Mike are in the studio for the Perrior Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 20211 hr 3 min

Restart School, Vaccine Supply, GameStop and Scotland Visit

Headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh starts the show, talking about scrapping the school year and starting again. Nick de Bois discusses the supply of the vaccine. James Max joins Mike to speak about GameStop. Lewis MacLeod gives Mike his best voices. Alberto Costa, Conservative MP comments on Boris Johnson's visit to Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 28, 202157 min

Sincerest Apologies, Vaccine Rollout, Holocaust Memorial Day and BBC Licence Fee

Starting the show is John Rentoul. Dr Laurence Gerlis talks to Mike about the latest on Covid-19 casualties and the vaccine rollout. Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines joins Mike for Holocaust Memorial Day. Baroness Kate Hoey and Mike discuss the BBC Licence Fee. Neil Oliver and Mike have their weekly conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 27, 20211 hr 16 min

Vaccine Threats and Delays, Schools and Patrons of Online Censorship

Brendan Chilton starts the show. Dr Simon Clarke speaks about the vaccine, and the delay in having the second dose. Roger Leighton discusses a phased return to school, and Emma Webb talks to Mike about the patrons of online censorship, Harry and Meghan, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 20211 hr

False Positives, £500, and the White House

Stewart Jackson form Political Insight gives us his view on the proposals to give £500 to every person who tests positive for Covid-19. Plus, we catch up with Dr Simon Clarke. And we learn about the White House with Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies at the University of Birmingham Dr Steve Hewitt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 22, 20211 hr

President Biden, the Brexit Deal, and Smart Motorways

We kick things off with Nigel Farage's thoughts on Joe Biden's inauguration. Plus, Helen Dale has read the Brexit Deal so you don't have to. And we keep taking calls about smart motorways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 21, 20211 hr 2 min

Vaccines, Gulags, and the Great Wall of China

We kick things off with Conservative MP Paul Bristow. Plus Neil Oliver with the latest on how we're coping with lockdown. And we learn about the Great Wall of China! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 20211 hr 1 min

Wales, Washington D.C. and Smart Motorways

Former Head of Health Analysis at the ONS takes us through the latest Covid-19 data from Wales and the rest of the UK. We find out what's going on in the courts with criminal barrister and former Tory MP Jerry Hayes. Plus, we cross live to Washington D.C. with John Pienaar. And Howard Cox from Fair Fuel UK explains the dangers of smart motorways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 202157 min

Universal Credit, Platinum Jubilee, and Graham v Hitchens Round Thirty-Nine

Mike kicks off the show with John Rentoul and confesses he agrees with Labour on Universal Credit. Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell join us to talk about the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and all things lockdown. Plus, former Royal Editor of The Sun Charles Rae gives his thoughts on Thomas Markle's plans to make a documentary about Meghan. And Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens is as opinionated as always. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 18, 20211 hr 5 min

The Brexit Deal, COVID Cases Rise and Travel Bans

George Pascoe Watson kicks off the show discussing potential issues with the Brexit deal. Dan Hodges debates with Mike about Coronavirus. Lisa Francesca Nand talks us through the latest travel bans. And, of course... The Perrior Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 20211 hr 6 min

Brexit, Vaccines and Trump Impeached Again

We talk to Baroness Kate Hoey who thinks the Tories have betrayed Northern Ireland with their Brexit deal. Virologist, Professor George Lomonossoff, talks us through the latest Coronavirus news. And as President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time, Sebastian Gorka (his former strategist) talks us through exactly what that means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 202158 min

Stricter Lockdowns, Quieter Roads and Capital Cities

We catch up with businessman and former MEP, Lance Forman, about potential new lockdown rules. Plus, Edmund King, President of the AA, talks us through why rush hour may be on the brink of extinction. Neil Oliver and Mike have their weekly catch up. And today's homeschooling features Steve Brace teaching children about capital cities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 20211 hr 3 min

Schools, Simon Calder, and Three Jars

We catch up with former head teacher Roger Leighton about what's going on in schools. Plus, we cross live to Kensington Gardens for a special travel update with Simon Calder. And today's homeschooling features Kara Gammell teaching children how to save money with three jars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 20211 hr 2 min

Elections, Minister for Hospitality, and Graham v Hitchens Round Thirty-Eight

No better way to kick off the week than with John Rentoul from The Independent, followed by Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens. Plus, we catch up with celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala to talk about the debate about whether we need a Minister for Hospitality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 20211 hr 5 min

Open Discussion, US Capitol, and Steam Trains

Baroness Claire Fox starts the show. Sarah Elliott discusses last night in Washington. Lewis MacLeod and Mike catch up. LaDona Harvey talks about Trump and Biden. Christian Wolmar takes the homeschooling segment on steam trains, check out his new book: 'Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 07, 20211 hr 5 min

Retrospective Votes, Pint of Champagne, Freedom and the Closure of Hospitality

Stewart Jackson starts the show. Julia Hartley- Brewer joins Mike in the studio. Neil Oliver and Mike have their weekly catch up. Finally, Martin Greenhow speaks to Mike, about his open letter, and the effect of coronavirus on the hospitality industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 06, 202159 min

Lockdown 3.0, Festive Retail, White Privilege and Hadrian's Wall

John Rentoul starts the show, talking about Boris' lockdown announcement. Clare Bailey tells Mike about retail over the festive period. Dr Rakib Ehsan speaks about 'white privilege.' Baroness Kate Hoey and Mike talk about Brexit and her speech. Finally, Dr Frances McIntosh takes the homeschooling segment on Hadrian's Wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 05, 20211 hr 6 min

PM Warning. Education, New Strain and Graham vs Hitchens Round Thirty-Seven

Mike starts 2021 off by talking to Conservative MP Pauline Latham. Calvin Robinson speaks about Boris urging parents to send children to school. Dr Laurence Gerlis and Mike discuss the latest on Covid-19 and the new variant. Peter Hitchens and Mike have their weekly conversation and Mike takes a call from a secondary school teacher in Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 04, 20211 hr 10 min

Plank of the Year 2020

Kevin O'Sullivan, Olivia Utley, Mark Dolan, Dawn Neesom, Emily Carver, Emma Webb and Russell Quirk join Mike Graham for a very special podcast edition of Plank of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 31, 20201 hr

PCR Tests, Panic Buying, Best Stories of the Year and President Elect

Richard Tice starts the show. Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine and Mike discuss Brexit. Retail Analyst Kate Hardcastle urges people not to panic buy. John Rentoul and Mike cover their favourite stories of the year and Sebastian Gorka joins Mike live from Washington, D.C. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 22, 20201 hr 14 min

Tier 4, Travel Ban for UK and Graham vs Hitchens Round Thirty-Seven

Nigel Farage starts the week off. Sir John Redwood talks about Tier 4. Peter Hitchens joins Mike for their weekly conversation and Lisa Francesca Nand tells Mike about the growing list of countries to ban travel from the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 202059 min

Top Tier, Hours To Go, Xmas Splurge and Double Trouble

Sir Graham Brady starts the show, as 38 million people are now living in tier 3. Ben Habib tells Mike about the last few hours to the Brexit deadline. Clare Bailey and Mike discuss last minute Christmas splurges. Emma joins her dad in the studio for wine tasting! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 202053 min
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