77 episodes
The Skewer BBC Radio 4
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5.0 • 27 Ratings
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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
To find out more about contributing to The Skewer, read the Unusual Productions: Skewer Contributor Guide here - https://weareunusual.net/skewer-contributor-guide
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Episode 8
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week: This week: Fawlty Migrants, You've Been Droned, and Horror of Mogg.
Created and produced by Jon Holmes
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Episode 7
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - Bad Blood, Trump's Troubles, and Jordan Henderson of Arabia.
Created and produced by Jon Holmes
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Episode 6
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - Hot Greece, Making Banking Plans For Nigel, and Oppenheimer meets Ed Davey's cardboard cannon.
Created and produced by Jon Holmes
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Episode 5
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - The Coming of Cerberus, The Racist Adventures of Portland Bill, and The Spirit of Local Radio.
Producer: Jon Holmes
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Episode 4
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week - He Who Shall Not Be Named (at the time of writing), George Osbourne's Big Day, Do Ray Me Kier, and Taliban Barbie.
Created and produced by Jon Holmes
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Episode 3
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into award-winning satirical shapes. This week- Jacob Rees Mogwai, My Sweet KGB Lord, and It's A Wonderful Nige.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Customer Reviews
Topical and funny. Brilliant.
John Holmes and the gang have hit a winning recipe. Topical and funny. Brilliant.
More Please
John Holmes is GENIUS! 🧠
I imagine hours and hours go into sorting audio for an ambitious project of this level of mastery. The labour of love tremendous and exhausting. The end result is a sound art installation for your phone.
Pls Mr. Holmes and team, return soon! The world is a better place with the Skewer twisted.
All Eyes Forward
The BBC is pushing the envelope forward. Avant-garde news reporting at its finest. It’s like Monty Python had dinner with George Martin and for dessert they got high and reported the news. Brilliant.