British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Newsjack. Copyright: BBC
Newsjack

Newsjack

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 7
  • 2009 - 2021
  • 143 episodes (24 series)

Topical satirical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra. The programme had an 'open door' policy allowing anyone to submit material. Stars Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan, Justin Edwards and more.

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Miles Jupp

Pilot (2009)

A trial episode was recorded for BBC Radio 7 in 2009.

Miles Jupp

Series 2 (2010)

The quick-fire team, lead by Miles Jupp, didn't waste any time in making light of the first events of 2010.

Miles Jupp

Series 3 (2010)

The show returned for another series in the summer of 2010. Government cuts were top of the agenda.

Miles Jupp

Series 4 (2011)

Miles volunteered to become a member of the 'Big Society' in the first series in 2011.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Series 6 (2012)

Newsjack was fully established as a long-running format by this point.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Series 7 (2012)

A second series for 2012 launched in September. GCSEs were amongst the topics.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Series 8 (2013)

Pope Benedict XVI retiring was one of the topics covered when show popped back on air in February 2013.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lewis Macleod. Copyright: BBC

Series 9 (2013)

The sketches in the autumn 2013 series included a look at the chances of Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Daniel Barker, Alison Thea-Skot, Natasia Demetriou, Nish Kumar. Copyright: BBC

Series 14 (2016)

A guide to the first series of 2016. This was before Brexit, so no one quite knew what was going to happen.

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