The Skewer

Episódios

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  We don't know. Like Nigel Farage, we weren't listening. 09.09.2026 14min

  The multi-award-winning satire returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. This week - Reform reject, Portsmouth protests and.. actually we don't know the rest as, like Nigel Farage at his drink with undercover reporters, we weren't listening.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  New series. New term. New prime minister 02.09.2026 14min

  The multi-award-winning satire returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. This week - Andy Burnham embarks on his Odyssey, and Harry and Meghan's dog barks at The Gentlemen on Netflix. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  5. Married At First Sh*te 20.05.2026 14min

  All hail The King of the North and all condemn Married At First Sh*te. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs satirical comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  4. Hard Labour 13.05.2026 14min

  Streeting wants in and Starmer styles it out. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs satirical comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  3. Local Elections and a Middle Eastern Ship-Show 06.05.2026 14min

  Local elections here and a complete ship-show in the Middle East. The multi-award-winning satire is back fas Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  2. Lie Back and Think of England 30.04.2026 14min

  Starmer has a problem, Trump has a ballroom blitz, and Charles lies back and thinks of England. The multi-award-winning satire is back for a new run as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  1. The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry) 22.04.2026 14min

  Cogs in the War Machine, Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Mandelson, and The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.) The multi-award-winning satire is back for a new run as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  5. This Charming Mandelson 04.02.2026 14min

  Peter Mandelson meets The Smiths, Sleeping Beauty is inappropriately awoken by a former Prince, and a Chinese spider welcomes a British fly.The multi-Gold Comedy winning satire at the Radio Academy Awards returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham 28.01.2026 14min

  Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, Trump is an Agent of Chaos, Putin has a job interview, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham.The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  3. Greenland, Traitors, and Trump 21.01.2026 14min

  This week, Trump vs The World, Jenrick The Secret Traitor, No Way Nobel, and Peace Board Assemble! The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  2. ICE, ICE, baby 14.01.2026 14min

  This week - The Iranian Revolution Will Not Be Televised, the USA is on thin ICE, and Donald Trump meets Martin Roberts on a special episode of Greenland Under The Hammer. The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  1. There are Stranger Things... 07.01.2026 14min

  This week - Trump wants the life-giving Spice and stranger things are afoot as Musk's AI bot Grok is in the Upside Down. Also, Countryfile's photography competition takes a curious turn..The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Ep 5 - It's Actually Romantic 08.10.2025 14min

  The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.This week - Marvin the Paranoid Android goes to the Tory Conference and, thanks to Taylor Swift, Nigel Farage is Actually Romantic. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Ep 4 - How to Be PopuLABOUR. 01.10.2025 14min

  The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.This week - Peacemaker Trump, How To Be PopuLABOUR and David Lammy crosses the streams.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Ep 3 - Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious 24.09.2025 14min

  The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.This week - Donald Trump is Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Ep 2 - Back, Sack and Crack, and An American Idiot Abroad 17.09.2025 14min

  The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.This week - Back, Sack and Crack, Nigel's House Party, and An American Idiot Abroad.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Ep 1 - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, and a Putin Loop 10.09.2025 14min

  The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.This week - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, Mandelson's 'Special Friend', and a Putin Loop.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest. 21.05.2025 14min

  Fresh from winning a Best Comedy Award at the Radio Academy Awards for the sixth time, Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a satirical mash up.This week - Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God. 14.05.2025 14min

  Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up.This week - we're on a Mission From God, Starmer Turns Right, and the Tragedy of Donald Caesar. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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  Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu 07.05.2025 14min

  Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up. This week - we re-open Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the children, and embrace the coming of the Prince of Darkness Nosfaragetu. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4