The Skewer

By BBC Radio 4

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.

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The podcast currently has 106 episodes available.

The Skewer episodes:

May 07, 2025 Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu
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
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April 30, 2025 Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth
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 - Local Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.
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April 23, 2025 Gender, Easter, and The Dead Pope's Society.
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 go into the wrong toilets, Donald Trump enters Last One Laughing, and we join the dead Pope's society.
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April 17, 2025 Man of Steel and Art of the Deal
Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning mash up. This week: Charlie XCX is bumpin' that with Donald Trump, Minecraft Movie vs Russia, and Starmer: Man of Steel.
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15min
October 30, 2024 Episode 8
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical concept album.
This week - Budget, Bluffs, and Fight Club.
Producer: Jon Holmes
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October 23, 2024 Episode 7
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical concept album.
This week - Hamas and the Argonauts, Puff Daddy The Magic Dragon, and As You Wish, Wesley Streeting.
Producer: Jon Holmes
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16min
October 16, 2024 Episode 6
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical concept album. This week: The Economy in Wonderland, Choppy Days, and The Invasion of the European Commission on Human Rights.
Producer: Jon Holmes
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16min
October 09, 2024 Episode 5
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical comedy concept album.
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. This week - Sooty and Sue Gray, and Iranian Avengers Assemble.
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Producer: Jon Holmes
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15min
October 02, 2024 Episode 4
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical comedy concept album.
This week - Jo-Keir: Folie à Deux, Netanyahu's Way, and Whole Lotta Rosie (Duffield).
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min
September 25, 2024 Episode 3
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical concept album. This week, Labour Sausage Party and The Little Shop of Harrods.
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min

FAQs about The Skewer:

How many episodes does The Skewer have?

The podcast currently has 106 episodes available.