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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.

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 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Episode 3Series 6

    Wed 20 Apr 2022

    3/8 Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week - Boris is besieged by owls bearing police FPNs.

  • Episode 2Series 6

    Wed 13 Apr 2022

    2/8 Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week - Hashtag Partygate and Kicking Against The Pickles

  • Episode 1Series 6

    Wed 6 Apr 2022

    1/8 Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 7Series 5

    Wed 15 Dec 2021

    7/7 Jon Holmes remixes the news into a disturbing, satirical, current affairs concept album.

  • Episode 6Series 5

    Wed 8 Dec 2021

    6/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 5Series 5

    Wed 1 Dec 2021

    5/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 4Series 5

    Wed 24 Nov 2021

    4/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 3Series 5

    Wed 17 Nov 2021

    3/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 2Series 5

    Wed 10 Nov 2021

    2/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 1Series 5

    Wed 3 Nov 2021

    1/7 Your new news fix. Jon Holmes's The Skewer returns to twist itself into current affairs.

  • Episode 8Series 4

    Wed 21 Jul 2021

    8/8 Jon Holmes's multi-award winning The Skewer twists itself into - and remixes - the news.

  • Episode 7Series 4

    Wed 14 Jul 2021

    7/8 Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 6Series 4

    Wed 7 Jul 2021

    6/8 Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 5Series 4

    Wed 30 Jun 2021

    5/8 Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. This week: Hancock鈥檚 Half Hour.

  • Episode 4Series 4

    Wed 23 Jun 2021

    4/8 Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 3Series 4

    Wed 16 Jun 2021

    3/8 Twisting itself into - and remixing - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 2Series 4

    Wed 9 Jun 2021

    2/8 Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 1Series 4

    Wed 2 Jun 2021

    1/8 Returning to twist itself into - and remix - the news. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer.

  • Episode 12Series 3

    Wed 31 Mar 2021

    12/12 The news, remixed as a twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on

  • Episode 11Series 3

    Wed 24 Mar 2021

    11/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 10Series 3

    Wed 17 Mar 2021

    10/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 9Series 3

    Wed 10 Mar 2021

    9/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 8Series 3

    Wed 3 Mar 2021

    8/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 7Series 3

    Wed 24 Feb 2021

    7/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 6Series 3

    Wed 17 Feb 2021

    6/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 5Series 3

    Wed 10 Feb 2021

    5/12 A twisted comedy treat. The news remixed. Jon Holmes presents The Skewer. Headphones on.

  • Episode 4Series 3

    Wed 3 Feb 2021

    4/12 Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

  • Episode 3Series 3

    Wed 27 Jan 2021

    3/12 Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

  • Episode 2Series 3

    Wed 20 Jan 2021

    2/12 Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

  • Episode 1Series 3

    Wed 13 Jan 2021

    1/12 Jon Holmes's award winning satirical river of sound returns to twist itself into the news.

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The Skewer: Three Twisted Years

The Skewer: Three Twisted Years

Jon Holmes鈥檚 multi award-winning satire twists its way onto the screen for the first time

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