{"id":267889,"date":"2025-08-05T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/brian-cox-and-james-graham-talk-their-new-play-how-to-get-into-theatre-and-the-snp-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:04:56","slug":"brian-cox-and-james-graham-talk-their-new-play-how-to-get-into-theatre-and-the-snp-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/brian-cox-and-james-graham-talk-their-new-play-how-to-get-into-theatre-and-the-snp-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Cox and James Graham talk their new play, how to get into theatre and the SNP | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mb9u2WGjwos\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Cox and James Graham talk their new play, how to get into theatre and the SNP | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mb9u2WGjwos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This episode of Newscast was recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in front of a live audience.   <\/p>\n<p>Adam was joined by friends of the podcast Brian Cox, actor, and James Graham, playwright and screenwriter, who are putting on the play Make It Happen at the Edinburgh International Festival.  <\/p>\n<p>They discuss re-imagining the 2008 financial crisis for the stage in Edinburgh, and Brian\u2019s portrayal of the ghost of economist Adam Smith, plus the news of Storm Floris and Kate Forbes\u2019 resignation as an MSP.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BrianCox #JamesGraham #EdinburghFringe #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode of Newscast was recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in front of a live audience. 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