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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How many episodes does The Skewer have?

The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.

The Skewer episodes:

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
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min
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
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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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
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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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.
Headphones on.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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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
September 18, 2024 Episode 2
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical comedy concept album. This week: Strictly Come Bullying, Fifi and the Flowertories, and the playing of the Blame Game.
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
...more
15min
September 11, 2024 Episode 1
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Deadpool and Starmerine, Black Holes, Americans eat cats, and Gathering Winter Fuel Bills.
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
July 11, 2024 The Skewer: The 2024 Election
Fresh from a BAFTA nomination, the multi-award winning The Skewer burrows its way into the 2024 General Election, rounding it all up like a satirical sheepdog and cutting through all the noise.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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29min
April 03, 2024 Episode 8
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album.
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Spirit of Dark Thames Water, the Cruci-Hate Crime-Bill, and if you want blood, we've got it.
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 102 episodes available.

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