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 16, Episode 3
In this edition we eavesdrop on Donald Trump and Theresa May's correspondence, have Labour call on a past leader for help and even hear Angela face some stiff competition as host...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 9th February 2017
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Wednesday 8th February 2017, 19:45 at BBC Radio Theatre
Cast & crew
| Angela Barnes | Host / Presenter |
| George Fouracres | Ensemble Actor |
| Luke Kempner | Ensemble Actor |
| Alison Thea-Skot | Ensemble Actor |
| Alex Clissold-Jones | Writer |
| Sean Lindsay | Writer |
| Dan Kiss | Writer |
| Claire Wetton | Writer |
| Robin Morgan | Writer |
| Laura Major | Writer |
| Ed Amsden | Script Editor |
| Tom Coles | Script Editor |
| Scott Kingsnorth | Writer |
| Gary Gilliand | Writer |
| Andy Gilderdale | Writer |
| Mark Daniels | Writer |
| Peter Beare | Writer |
| Tom Baker | Writer |
| Colin Barry | Writer |
| Bruce Campbell | Writer |
| Eoin Carney | Writer |
| Sam Curtis | Writer |
| Marta Gluszczyk | Writer |
| Bryan Johnson | Writer |
| Siobhan Meaker | Writer |
| Kevin Monahan | Writer |
| Luke Niemiec | Writer |
| Peter Oliver | Writer |
| Russ Peers | Writer |
| Patrick Robinson | Writer |
| Adnan Ahmed | Producer |
| Abby Kumar (as Abby C Kumar) | Producer |
Press
The Newsjack Writers' Room
Exclusive to BBC Radio 4 Extra, Newsjack showcases the week's news stories which have been lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners. Anyone can submit material to go into the show alongside material from the show's core group of writers. Claire Wetton explains how she made the move from submitting material to being part of the show's Writers' Room...
Claire Wetton, BBC Writersroom, 8th February 2017