The Skewer

BBC

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.

  • 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
  • 14 minutes 49 seconds
    Ep 2 - Back, Sack and Crack, and An American Idiot Abroad

    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 - Back, Sack and Crack, Nigel's House Party, and An American Idiot Abroad.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    17 September 2025, 10:15 pm
  • 14 minutes 47 seconds
    Ep 1 - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, and a Putin Loop

    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 - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, Mandelson's 'Special Friend', and a Putin Loop.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    10 September 2025, 10:15 pm
  • 14 minutes 55 seconds
    Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest.

    Fresh from winning a Best Comedy Award at the Radio Academy Awards for the sixth time, Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a satirical mash up.

    This week - Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    21 May 2025, 10:15 pm
  • 14 minutes 49 seconds
    Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God.

    Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up.

    This week - we're on a Mission From God, Starmer Turns Right, and the Tragedy of Donald Caesar.

    Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

    14 May 2025, 10:15 pm
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