• 14 minutes 4 seconds
    3. Local Elections and a Middle Eastern Ship-Show

    Local elections here and a complete ship-show in the Middle East.

    The multi-award-winning satire is back fas Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    6 May 2026, 10:30 pm
  • 14 minutes 9 seconds
    2. Lie Back and Think of England

    Starmer has a problem, Trump has a ballroom blitz, and Charles lies back and thinks of England.

    The multi-award-winning satire is back for a new run as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    30 April 2026, 8:31 am
  • 14 minutes 4 seconds
    1. The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry)

    Cogs in the War Machine, Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Mandelson, and The Incredible Starmer. (You wouldn't like him when he's angry.)

    The multi-award-winning satire is back for a new run as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    22 April 2026, 10:30 pm
  • 14 minutes 45 seconds
    5. This Charming Mandelson

    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

    4 February 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 45 seconds
    4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham

    Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, Trump is an Agent of Chaos, Putin has a job interview, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham.

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner 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

    28 January 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 14 minutes 48 seconds
    3. Greenland, Traitors, and Trump

    This week, Trump vs The World, Jenrick The Secret Traitor, No Way Nobel, and Peace Board Assemble!

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner 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

    21 January 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 14 minutes 50 seconds
    2. ICE, ICE, baby

    This week - The Iranian Revolution Will Not Be Televised, the USA is on thin ICE, and Donald Trump meets Martin Roberts on a special episode of Greenland Under The Hammer.

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner 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

    14 January 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 14 minutes 49 seconds
    1. There are Stranger Things...

    This week - Trump wants the life-giving Spice and stranger things are afoot as Musk's AI bot Grok is in the Upside Down. Also, Countryfile's photography competition takes a curious turn..

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner 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

    7 January 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 14 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep 5 - It's Actually Romantic

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.

    This week - Marvin the Paranoid Android goes to the Tory Conference and, thanks to Taylor Swift, Nigel Farage is Actually Romantic.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    8 October 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 35 seconds
    Ep 4 - How to Be PopuLABOUR.

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.

    This week - Peacemaker Trump, How To Be PopuLABOUR and David Lammy crosses the streams.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    1 October 2025, 10:15 pm
  • 14 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep 3 - Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious

    The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.

    This week - Donald Trump is Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    24 September 2025, 10:00 pm
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