The Skewer

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A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on.The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times.With contributions from brand new and diverse audio talent, The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears.'A kind of concept album made of music and news. There's...

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1. There are Stranger Things...

Jan 7th, 2026 11:15 PM

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.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.Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Ep 5 - It's Actually Romantic

Oct 8th, 2025 10:00 PM

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

Ep 4 - How to Be PopuLABOUR.

Oct 1st, 2025 10:15 PM

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

Ep 3 - Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious

Sep 24th, 2025 10:00 PM

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

Ep 2 - Back, Sack and Crack, and An American Idiot Abroad

Sep 17th, 2025 10:15 PM

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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