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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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Series 1, Episode 4

James Bond gets in trouble for his Facebook updates; Gordon Brown gets naked on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square; a look at Slash Fiction; Michael McIntyre investigates the war in Iraq; and it turns out no one is paying attention to Big Brother 10 - not even the housemates themselves.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 9th July 2009
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC Radio 7
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Miles Jupp Host / Presenter
Jess Robinson Ensemble Actor
Lewis Macleod Ensemble Actor
Andi Osho Ensemble Actor
Philip Fox Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Gareth Gwynn Writer
Matthew Morton Writer
John-Luke Roberts Writer
James Kettle Writer
Emma Payne Writer
Tom Neenan Writer
Dan Tetsell Script Editor
Carrie Quinlan Writer
Michael Beck Writer
Jane Perrin Writer
Mark Prebble Writer
Paul Marx Writer
Suk Pannu Writer
Alfred Williams Writer
Robin Bailes Writer
Andrew Taylor Writer
Andy Chapple Writer
Anton Russell Writer
Christine Patton Writer
James Brook Writer
Jason Woodward Writer
Jenni Armstrong Writer
Paul Bracken Writer
Paul Bush Writer
Rory Stamp Writer
Stephen Carlin Writer
James Sherwood Writer
Production team
Tilusha Ghelani Producer
Sam Michell Producer

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