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 113 episodes available.

The Skewer episodes:

July 13, 2023 Episode 4
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - He Who Shall Not Be Named (at the time of writing), George Osbourne's Big Day, Do Ray Me Kier, and Taliban Barbie.
Created and produced by Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min
July 06, 2023 Episode 3
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week- Jacob Rees Mogwai, My Sweet KGB Lord, and It's A Wonderful Nige.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
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16min
June 29, 2023 Episode 2
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award winning satirical shapes. This week - Apocalypse Nyet, a Succession of sewage, and oh, those Russians...
Creator and Producer: Jon Holmes
Technicals: Tony Churnside
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min
June 22, 2023 Episode 1
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album returns for a brand new series to remix the news into multi award-winning noise shapes. This week: Satan's peerages, submarines, and an Even Flow.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min
March 30, 2023 Episode 8
Jon Holmes's award-winning satire twists itself into current affairs. This week - Laughing Gas Policeman, Death Wish Starmer, and Inflation Goes Up To 11.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min
March 23, 2023 Episode 7
Jon Holmes's multi-award winning satire twists itself into current affairs. This week - Boris on trial in A Few Bad Men, Eyes in the Wires, and Robot Culture Wars.
Producer; Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min
March 16, 2023 Episode 6
Jon Holmes' award-winning satire twists itself into current affairs. This week - PoliceMen Behaving Badly, Suella Braverman Thinks of a Number with Johnny Ball, and Gary, Gary, Gary.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min
March 09, 2023 Episode 5
Jon Holmes's The Skewer twists itself into current affairs. This week - Refugee Regatta, Rogue Royal Landlords, and the fable of The Frog and the Journalist.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min
March 02, 2023 Episode 4
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Attack of the Missing Tomatoes, the Book of Starmer, and the Tale of Shamima Puddleduck.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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15min
February 23, 2023 Episode 3
Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - a dalliance with Dahl, Deal or No Northern Ireland Deal, Andrew Tate Modern, and GI Joe Biden.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
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16min

FAQs about The Skewer:

How many episodes does The Skewer have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

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