The Radio Academy Podcast

Jon Holmes The Skewer

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Episode notes

Topical BBC Radio 4 comedy The Skewer has been described as a ‘comedy concept album’ and a ‘satirical river of sound’, it’s also won multiple awards for broadcaster, writer and comedian Jon Holmes and his team. In this episode host Georgy Jamieson chats to Jon about how the show came about, the way the complex soundscapes are put together and why a change in the law meant the show could be made in the first place. Headphones on as we dive into The Skewer