The Amazing Digital Circus, made by Australian studio Glitch Productions, has notched up hundreds of millions of views on the streaming site since it launched in 2023.

Glitch released the last two episodes of the series in cinemas around the world and, according to entertainment news website Deadline, made $6.8m at the US box office on its opening day.

Its distinctive, computer-generated visual style, humour and willingness to tackle emotional themes has made it a big hit with fans, and inspired a huge meme culture around the show online.

So who are the people behind the fandom?

BBC News’ Mel Ramsay speaks to the voice actors of popular characters Pomni and Jax, as well as cosplayer and YouTuber Kitty Monk and, of course, Glitch Productions themselves.

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0:00 Intro
01:06 What is The Amazing Digital Circus?
01:35 How did it become one of the biggest indie animations ever?
03:52 Did the people behind the show expect it to become as big as it is?
08:07 What happens when a fandom gets this big?
12:11 How did it feel when it ended up in cinemas?
18:41 Is YouTube the future for creators?
23:17 Are there any Easter eggs that people haven’t picked up on yet?

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As the midterm elections in America approach, the economy is one of the deciding factors for how people will vote.

Before his second term started, President Trump promised to tackle the so-called affordability crisis. But since then, the war in Iran has led to soaring gas prices and a range of tariffs have made some goods more expensive.

How do global events impact people’s finances and in turn how they vote in elections? The talk show host and financial expert Dave Ramsey joins us to discuss.

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0:00 Intros
 2:08 When did you first notice cost of living as a concern for Americans?
2:53 What’s your financial credo?
7:48 Dave on the dot com bubble burst in 2000
9:40 The 2008 Financial crisis
10:40 The US’s Involvement in Iran
11:39 Covid 19 and its impact on the economy
14:58 What’s the role of politicians in the economy?
15:53 Dave’s support of Trump and Tariffs
17:02 Responding to Trumps quotes
19:07 Are American’s bad with money?
20:43 The 2026 US midterms

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New figures suggest the state pension will rise by 3.9% to up to £13,000 a year. The increase is based on earning figures as dictated by the triple lock, the policy the government uses to guarantee pension growth.

The rise has reignited debates about the long-term affordability and generational fairness of state pensions which have seen costs balloon in recent years.

Alex and James are joined by economics editor Faisal Islam who’s also been speaking to Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark about calls for greater AI safeguarding.

Plus, the Thirlwall inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital has delivered its findings, describing a “complete failure” to protect infants from harm. Michael Buchanan, social affairs correspondent, was at the inquiry and has been following the crisis in UK maternity care.

0:00 – Intro
1:10 – What is the triple lock?
3:26 – Is the triple lock affordable long-term?
4:22 – Is there a generational divide over pensions?
13:48 – Could the state pension become taxable?
15:59 – What are the recent AI warnings?
19:40 – Are AI firms talking up the risks?
22:54 – The Lucy Letby inquiry report
25:34 – How safeguarding failed at the hospital
29:00 – The hospital and government’s response
34:01 – Where Letby’s legal appeal stands

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On 11 September 2001, New York ferry captains became organisers of the USA’s largest ever maritime evacuation.

Over dozens of trips, they evacuated nearly 500,000 people by boat from southern Manhattan and took them to safety.

Boat captains Richard Naruszewicz, Greg Freitas and Sean Kennedy reflect on that day 20 years ago.

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