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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 10: Episode 6

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Series 10

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Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.

Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album returns to remix the news into satirical shapes. This week - The Return of David Cameron and Nadine vs The Evil Dead.

Fresh from winning Gold for Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards (and Highly Commended as Podcast of the Year), Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album returns for its 10th series to remix the news into satirical shapes.

This week - Nadine vs The Evil Dead, It’s Always Sunny in Philadeph-kier, and The Return of David Cameron. 

Creator / Producer: Jon Holmes

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

This week – among much more:
Homer Simpson takes charge of the Cabinet cuts
Nadine Dorries’s book is bound in human flesh from The Evil Dead 
I’m A Celeb contestant Nigel Farage meets the casts of Disney’s The Jungle Book
Hagrid off of Harry Potter's dog falls foul of the Dangerous Dogs Act
Kier Starmer is Always Sunny In Philadelphia 
Carol Vorderman takes to Countdown to vent her frustration at being axed from the BBC

The Skewer: Series 10

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

The news remixed. The week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.

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