The Skewer
Hosted by Jon Holmes · BBC Radio 4
4.8from 201 ratings
- 53
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 201
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About 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. 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
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- comedy · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 53 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Hope, Pope, and Clarkson's Terrorism Farm
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Hope. It's knowing it's the hope that kills you. Hope that kills you. And we will have hope again. Andy Burnham, I want you to be cheerful, but with fears about the state of the economy, can hope really triumph over the reality of life right now? There was once a time when everything was changed. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 33 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 168 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
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- Quality
- 51
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The Skewer?
Jon Holmes host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Skewer take guests?
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