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October 24, 2026 3.1x its usual first day "I still agonise about all this" | Alastair Campb… The video opened at a pace of 50,771 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (16,315).

This week on the channel +2M views this week

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The video drawing the most views now

Slavoj Žižek: "Only when you are really desperate, you act"

Video published

October 22, 2026

Video views so far

125,362

Video views, pace per day

97,527

Views on its first day

76,257

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.1% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
"I still agonise about all this" | Alastair Campbell on Bla…	October 23, 2026	29:45	32,969	50,771	32,969 (11 hours)	265	97
Wes Streeting pressed on crisis preparedness and how the de…	October 23, 2026	9:30	5,184	6,690	5,184 (14 hours)	28	24
Andy Burnham says he’s going on Gogglebox to ‘give the coun…	October 23, 2026	13:47	33,201	42,627	33,201 (15 hours)	175	122
'How's the PM got time to go on Gogglebox?', asks Tory lead…	October 23, 2026	0:33 short	8,439	10,059	8,439 (16 hours)	90	64
Clean alternative to gas and oil isn't there yet, says Bade…	October 23, 2026	0:39 short	4,921	5,741	4,921 (17 hours)	63	33
Are we already at war? | BBC Question Time	October 22, 2026	17:59	54,024	35,484	45,592	260	339
Slavoj Žižek: "Only when you are really desperate, you act"	October 22, 2026	20:29	125,362	97,527	76,257	1,490	372
Christiane Amanpour and Alastair Campbell debate Trump envo…	October 22, 2026	20:28	129,404	34,322	114,279	1,067	385
What's so controversial about the Rosebank oil field? #Rose…	October 22, 2026	1:09 short	4,746	2,702	3,266	65	21
Will Healey's first Budget sort out the shape of the state?…	October 21, 2026	13:46	12,638	3,180	7,571	29	12
Labour MP Stella Creasy debates the reasons behind the unre…	October 21, 2026	13:57	26,329	4,623	17,651	155	325
PMQs top moments: Jackdaw, £3tn of public debt, and Sally R…	October 21, 2026	8:20	25,276	1,110	22,977	85	65
Aberfan survivors: 60 years on	October 21, 2026	30:43	63,398	10,876	28,966	704	117
LIVE: Covid Inquiry report on care sector | BBC News	October 21, 2026	1:03:01	7,297	147	6,882	22	5
"I'm warning you, things are fracturing and they're turning…	October 20, 2026	0:48 short	69,029	19,325	27,489	756	491

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

8.7 in the category: 16.7

comments per 1,000 views

4.1 in the category: 2.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

13,979 views

short vs long

4 short (up to 3 minutes), 11 long
average views per short video: 21,783
average views per long video: 46,825

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026Video taking off"I still agonise about all this" | Alastair Campb… The video opened at a pace of 50,771 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (16,315).
2. October 23, 2026Video taking offChristiane Amanpour and Alastair Campbell debate … The video opened at a pace of 132,574 views a day, 8.2 times a normal first day on this channel (16,104).
3. October 19, 2026Video taking offZack Polanski: "I'm not sorry at all" over Zionis… The video opened at a pace of 64,028 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (16,204).
4. October 19, 2026Video taking offFinlay Roberts' parents: "What will it take" to e… The video opened at a pace of 36,711 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (10,350).
5. October 16, 2026Video taking offNew Trump-Zelensky clash could "trigger" the US P… The video opened at a pace of 84,757 views a day, 5.2 times a normal first day on this channel (16,204).
6. October 16, 2026Video taking off‘You’ll find unsavoury things said by all parties… The video opened at a pace of 47,504 views a day, 4.7 times a normal first day on this channel (10,027).
7. October 15, 2026Video taking offAndy Burnham says he wants to 'repair bridges' be… The video opened at a pace of 38,979 views a day, 4 times a normal first day on this channel (9,809).
8. October 14, 2026Video people are talking aboutReform pledges to suspend UK's asylum system for … The video drew 246 comments in its first day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (48).
9. October 9, 2026Video taking off'The Supreme Court will end up seeing this case' … The video opened at a pace of 108,590 views a day, 6.7 times a normal first day on this channel (16,305).
10. October 9, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 537,400 views a day, 2.2 times a normal day (244,850).
11. October 7, 2026Video taking offWhere will next month’s US midterm elections leav… The video opened at a pace of 49,461 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (15,662).
12. October 3, 2026Video people are talking aboutIs the immigration debate making people feel unwe… The video drew 426 comments in its first day, 6.9 times a normal first day on this channel (62).