The Skewer

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A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

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.

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

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The Skewer: Series 7: The Skewer: The Queen

The Skewer: The Queen

Series 7

BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 7, The Skewer: The Queen

The award-laden satire twists into the media noise surrounding the death of HM The Queen.

Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning satire twists itself into all the media noise surrounding the death of HM The Queen.

Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning satire twists itself into all the media noise surrounding the death of HM The Queen. This episode won Gold for Best Comedy and Silver in the Special Award following the death of HM The Queen at the 2023 Radio Academy ARIA Awards,

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

The Skewer: Series 7

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Jon Holmes's multi-award-winning The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

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