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The Skewer

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.

Radio 4,96 episodes

Episodes

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Series 13
Man of Steel and Art of the Deal
The week's news - remixed. This week Charlie XCX's Trump Bump and Starmer: Man of Steel.
16 Apr 2025,14 mins
Series 13
Gender, Easter, and The Dead Pope's Society.
The week's news - satirically remixed. This week: The wrong toilets and a dead Pope.
23 Apr 2025,14 mins
Series 13
Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth
The news remixed. This week - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.
30 Apr 2025,14 mins
Series 13
Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu
Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.
07 May 2025,14 mins
Series 13
Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God.
Jon Holmes remixes the news into an award-winning comedy concept album.
14 May 2025,14 mins
Series 13
Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest.
Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album.
21 May 2025,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 1
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
11 Sep 2024,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 2
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
18 Sep 2024,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 3
Jon Holmes' award-winning satirical concept album returns to twist into the news.
25 Sep 2024,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 4
Jon Holmes' award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
02 Oct 2024,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 5
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album twists itself into the news.
09 Oct 2024,14 mins
Series 12
Episode 6
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical concept album returns to twist itself into the news.
16 Oct 2024,15 mins
Series 12
Episode 7
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical concept album returns to twist itself into the news.
23 Oct 2024,15 mins
Series 12
Episode 8
Jon Holmes remixes the news into a multi-award-winning satirical comedy concept album.
30 Oct 2024,15 mins
The Skewer: The 2024 Election
The Skewer burrows its way into the 2024 general election.
10 Jul 2024,28 mins
Series 11
Episode 1
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
14 Feb 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 2
Jon Holmes's award winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
21 Feb 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 3
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
28 Feb 2024,15 mins
Series 11
Episode 4
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
06 Mar 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 5
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
13 Mar 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 6
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
20 Mar 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 7
Jon Holmes's award winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news
27 Mar 2024,14 mins
Series 11
Episode 8
Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical comedy concept album returns to twist into the news.
03 Apr 2024,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 1
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes news into satirical shapes.
11 Oct 2023,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 2
Jon Holmes's current affairs comedy concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
18 Oct 2023,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 3
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
25 Oct 2023,15 mins
Series 10
Episode 4
Jon Holmes' comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
01 Nov 2023,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 5
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
08 Nov 2023,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 6
Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
15 Nov 2023,14 mins
Series 10
Episode 7
Jon Holmes's current affairs comedy concept album remixes the news into satirical shapes.
22 Nov 2023,14 mins