5. This Charming Mandelson
Feb 04, 2026•15 min
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Episode description
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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