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3. Greenland, Traitors, and Trump

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • Duration 14:48

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

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2. ICE, ICE, baby

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • Duration 14:50

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

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Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 • Duration 14:50

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

This week - we re-open Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the children, and embrace the coming of the Prince of Darkness Nosfaragetu.

Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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Episode 2

Friday, September 25, 2020 • Duration 28:04

Jon Holmes's extraordinary Skewer returns to twist itself into these extraordinary times.

Episode 1

Friday, September 18, 2020 • Duration 28:03

Jon Holmes returns with the 'dizzying, dazzling' satirical river of sound. Topical satire like you've never heard before. The Skewer dances with the newsscape to unsettle and intoxicate.

Series 1 won a Gold Award at the New York Festival, a British Podcast Award and a comedy award at the Audio Production Awards.

Creator Jon Holmes combines award winning audio production and sound design with brand new audio talent to produce something quite unlike anything else. The show has an open door policy - anyone can contribute.

The extraordinary Skewer is back to twist itself into these extraordinary times.

Reviews of The Skewer's first series:

'An immersive, otherworldly river of sound. A freeform assault on the senses constituting a ludic yet deeply haunting collection of juicy quotes and well-placed soundbites from recent global bulletins, juxtaposed to form an eerily beautiful, discombobulating mosaic of political spin.'

'Holmes takes the newsscape as his playground, juggling countless noises and titbits from topical Brexit coverage to create a jarring, unsettling work specifically designed to be experienced immersively via headphones. A mind-boggling collage of extracts, interviews, and fragments of speech, it satirically defamiliarised the (all too) familiar, critiquing the Machiavellian nature of yah-boo politics.'

‘Cleverest thing on radio by at least 8 distances’.

‘The boldest thing I’ve heard on BBC Radio in years. A masterful piece of radio. Brilliant.’

‘An audio rollercoaster. Magnificent. Give this all of the awards.’

‘Mind-bogglingly brilliant and distressing. Intelligent, catchy and powerful.’

‘I’d be quite happy to stop listening to the news and just listen to The Skewer.’

‘Wonderful. It’s been a while since something was this engaging and listenable from start to finish.’

‘Simply brilliant. Please listen to it. It’s the most incredible satire of current affairs I’ve ever heard.’

Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 • Duration 14:49

Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up. This week - Local Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.

Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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Gender, Easter, and The Dead Pope's Society.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 • Duration 14:50

Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up. This week we go into the wrong toilets, Donald Trump enters Last One Laughing, and we join the dead Pope's society.

Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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Man of Steel and Art of the Deal

Thursday, April 17, 2025 • Duration 14:51

Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning mash up. This week: Charlie XCX is bumpin' that with Donald Trump, Minecraft Movie vs Russia, and Starmer: Man of Steel.

Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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Episode 8

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 • Duration 15:24

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical concept album.

This week - Budget, Bluffs, and Fight Club.

Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

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Episode 7

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 • Duration 15:01

The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical concept album.

This week - Hamas and the Argonauts, Puff Daddy The Magic Dragon, and As You Wish, Wesley Streeting.

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