newscasters, we ve got an upgrade this week, because adam is on his holidays, so we have got fergus on for thursday. hi, fergus. hi, adam, hi, laura, how are you doing? you said hi, adam , and he s not here! did i? i m so used to it. i m happy with my anonymity even when adam s not here. i think, having seized the reins, it s time for a rebrand. newscast has been around long enough. it is now news cats. thank god, i thought you were going to say we were being axed already. we live with that fear every week. news cats, because if you heard last night with newscast, which i was presenting, the star of the show was a cat and if you re watching the tv version, you can see a lovely picture of him with some focused eyes. my powers of description might leave me here for podcast listeners. i would say it is a substantial, grey looking cat. it is a blue persian, isn t it? anyway, jessie, the owner,
of newscast and animals that might watch or listen to us if we re left on in the background. lindsay hoyle is a big fan of pets, isn t he? he is. i always do my research before coming on the air. he has a turtle called maggie. political themed name. he has a parrot called something. boris. and a terrier called betty named after one of his predecessors as speaker. he has actually, and i will this on the record, as we lay down the gauntlet, he told me he would come on the podcast, on newscast, with boris the parrot. well, there you go. i have said it, so it has to happen. lindsay and boris, you are welcome whenever you want to come. and with that invite, welcome to newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it s chris, seizing adam s seat. and it is laura, next to chris in adam s normal seat.