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The Skewer

BBC Radio 4www.bbc.co.uk

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 simply nothing else like it.'

AWARDS New York Festival 2020 Audio Production Awards 2020 British Podcast Awards 2020 Audio Production Awards 2019 (Sound Design) Audio Production Awards 2020

An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Episodes

Episode 3

Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week - a bit like Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter, Boris's letterbox is besieged by owls bearing police FPNs, we Escape To The War Torn Country, and ask 'What Is A Woman?' An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Apr 21, 202215 min

Episode 2

Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Hashtag Partygate, Kicking Against The Pickles, You've Got A Friend In Prince Charles, and Boris is (Steven) Toast (of Westminster). An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Apr 14, 202215 min

Episode 1

Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - The Skewer: White-warshing, Bob The Qatar Builder, Lad's Army, the musical Westminster Side Story, and what happens when you say Rishi Sunak's name five times into a mirror. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Apr 07, 202216 min

Episode 7

Jon Holmes remixes the news into a disturbing, satirical, current affairs concept album. This week - The Man Who Wasn't There, The Succession of Boris, and The Matrix: Restrictions. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Dec 16, 202115 min

Episode 6

Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week, a Government dead cat, a partridge in a pear tree, and a par-ty in Number 10. Plus Boris's Christmas (Gas) Lights, and a game of Chinese Tennis. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Dec 09, 202115 min

Episode 5

Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs. This week - Omicron is Coming, and Nadine Dorries is on Mastermind with a specialist subject of 'Nothing'. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Dec 02, 202115 min

Episode 4

A twisted comedy treat. This week, Adele has a gunfight with Samuel L Jackson, Limp Bizkit tackle food poverty, and a certain cartoon pig is very rude to the Prime Minister.

Nov 25, 202115 min

Episode 3

Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

Nov 18, 202115 min

Episode 2

Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

Nov 11, 202115 min

Episode 1

Fresh from winning in three categories at the 2021 New York Festival Awards, Jon Holmes returns with his multi-award winning satirical soundscape The Skewer, as it twists itself into the news like a concept album of current affairs. It's your new news fix. "Its sharpness left me slack-jawed." The Times "A surreal flow of snippets - news and views, music and memories - melded into a huge orchestral piece of compelling originality. THE SKEWER is satire at its cleverest, both biting and beautiful. ...

Nov 04, 202115 min

Episode 8

Jon Holmes's multi-award winning The Skewer twists itself into - and remixes - the news. This week, Suicide Squad Freedom Day and Deadpool reads a CBeebies bedtime story. 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. ...

Jul 22, 202115 min

Episode 7

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Boris The Gambler, and England’s footballers meet Thanos. 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 b...

Jul 15, 202115 min

Episode 6

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed into a satirical river of sound. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Freedom Day, Wacky Space Races, and William and Harry take on The Krays. 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...

Jul 08, 202115 min

Episode 5

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Hancock’s Half Hour, Fatal Matt-action, and The Death of Stalin – sorry – Starmer. 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 a...

Jul 01, 202115 min

Episode 4

The news - twisted and remixed. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Five Go Racially Abusing, and A Beef With UK Farmers 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. The...

Jun 24, 202115 min

Episode 3

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: the G7 meets Se7en, Alan Partridge joins GB News, and The Sweeney interview Matt Hancock. 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...

Jun 17, 202115 min

Episode 2

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - a footballer’s BLM knees up, no-one likes traffic lights, and In Liz We (Don’t) Truss. 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 t...

Jun 10, 202115 min

Episode 1

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Martin Bashir interviews Prince Andrew, a Tory Friends Reunion, and Dominic Cummings’ dragon burns it all to the ground. 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...

Jun 03, 202115 min

Episode 12

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - a stuck ship, a losing labour leader and a roadmap to nowhere. 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 sta...

Apr 01, 202115 min

Episode 11

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week, The Line of Duty coppers investigate vaccine corruption, "is it safe?", and waving the flag for flags. 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...

Mar 25, 202115 min

Episode 10

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: a vaccine steeplechase, the ubiquitous Amol Rajan, and (se)men on the moon. 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,...

Mar 17, 202115 min

Episode 9

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week, Oprah gets some surprising answers from Meghan, teachers going back to school post-Lockdown train for Call of Duty: Schoolzone, and Matt Hancock gets M*A*S*H-ed. The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times. With contri...

Mar 11, 202115 min

Episode 8

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: There's a bomb on James Corden and Prince Harry's bus, the budget goes ambient, and Nigel Farage calls Frasier's radio station. 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...

Mar 04, 202115 min

Episode 7

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: Perseverance examines Boris's roadmap, Gordon Ramsey swears at Rishi Sunak, and Bagpuss is dead (Spoiler). 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 Sk...

Feb 25, 202115 min

Episode 6

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week: We’re Not Going On a Summer Holiday, and Foghorn Leghorn and Bugs Bunny take on vaccine distribution, 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 ...

Feb 18, 202115 min

Episode 5

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. This week Jackie Weaver takes charge of the Handsforth Parish Jedi Council Meeting, Fawlty Towers welcomes quarantining guests, and Keir Starmer tells an ill-advised joke. 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 ab...

Feb 11, 202115 min

Episode 4

Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

Feb 04, 202115 min

Episode 3

Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

Jan 28, 202115 min

Episode 2

Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

Jan 21, 202115 min

Episode 1

Jon Holmes's multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical river of sound 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 news. There's simply nothing else like it.' AWARDS New York Festival 2020 Audio Production Awards 2020 British Podcast Awards 2020 Audio Production Awards 2019 (Sou...

Jan 14, 202115 min
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