Old Newscast: The Scottish Independence Referendum (Part 1)

Today, in the latest of our special programmes looking at pivotal political moments, we are looking at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Adam is joined by Scotland editor and Newscast host James Cook, and Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon. In this episode, the first of two on the subject, Adam, James and Lorna talk about how Scotland came to have the vote in the first place. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davies. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.