Newsjack

BBC Radio 4 Extra

4.3 (256)
Comedy

The week's news stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public.

18/03/2021

Series 24 - Episode 4

For the final time this series, Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Luke Kempner, Mali Ann Rees, Jason Forbes and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news. This week, we find out how we might struggle to re-adapt to office life, how Barbie is celebrating Ken's 60th birthday, and what it's like to deal with the Perseverence Rover's galactic ego . Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Ed Amsden and Tom Coles Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinator - Mabel Wright Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production
11/03/2021

Series 24 - Episode 3

Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by George Fouracres, Mali Ann Rees, Aurie Styla and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news. This week, we find out how parents are coping with home-schooling withdrawals, how the government could market the vaccine to sceptic singles, and what kind of music get fish moving their fins. Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Kat Sadler and Nathan D'Arcy Roberts Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinator - Mabel Wright Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production
04/03/2021

Series 24 - Episode 2

Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Luke Kempner, Nimisha Odedra, Aurie Styla and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news. This week, we find out how people planning on getting round the wedding capactiy limits, how Pokemon's Ash and Pikachu are getting on after 25 years together, and we speak to the rugby Referee from Wales' win over England. Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Ken Cheng and Gemma Arrowsmith Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinators - Mabel Wright and Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production
25/02/2021

Series 24 - Episode 1

Newsjack returns for a brand new series. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by George Fouracres, Nimisha Odedra, Jason Forbes and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news. This week, we find out how Matt Hancock's 'friends got their hands on lucrative contracts, the real details of WhatsApp's new terms of service and what throwbacks are being flogged by influencers on TikTok. Written by - The British Public. Script Editors - Catherine Brinkworth and Laura Major. Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling. Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production
16/04/2020

Episode 4

Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public. This week Eshaan heads into virtual reality and meets Esther Manito to discuss Trump's erratic press conferences, Eamonn Holmes' curious mind, and the real victims of the current age, billionaires. Production Coordinator - Zainab Shah Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production
09/04/2020

Episode 3

Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public. This week Eshaan talks to Kelly Convey to discuss the Queen's Speech, how to deal with family WhatsApp bants, and how Nasa can help us during self-isolation. Production Coordinator - Zainab Shah Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production.
02/04/2020

Episode 2

Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public. This week Eshaan calls up Thanyia Moore to discuss their lockdown lifestyles, Boris Johnson's remote working set-up and the last soap standing; The Archers. Production Coordinator - Zainab Shah Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production
26/03/2020

Episode 1

Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public. This week Eshaan is joined at a safe distance by Thanyia Moore as they discuss the country's reaction to the lockdown, Rishi Sunak's magic powers and how moving the Olympics online might work. Production Coordinator - Zainab Shah Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

8 Episodes

Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Host

4.3

out of 5

256 Ratings

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21/12/2018

Harriersman

We w Waw
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13/02/2022

HE-15

Amazing podcast,a good laugh
Full news jack is better

23/05/2019

urbbsiskabsja

News jack unplugged isn’t good Full news jack has the best sketches Go back to the sketches
A good

29/04/2019

Peterbees

A good listen & a good laugh