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 22, Episode 6
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, with help from Ed Easton, Chiara Goldsmith and George Fouracres, continues to cover the news with material written by the public - albeit with no public in the room as the coronavirus means recording without a studio audience. This week a look at high fashion during the virus, meet the last items on the shelves in the supermarket, and a look at virtual work friends.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 19th March 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Wednesday 18th March 2020, 20:00 at BBC Radio Theatre (Cancelled - no audience)
Cast & crew
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Host / Presenter |
| George Fouracres | Ensemble Actor |
| Chiara Goldsmith | Ensemble Actor |
| Edward Easton (as Ed Easton) | Ensemble Actor |
| Danny Antrobus | Writer |
| Alex Buchanan | Writer |
| Simon Alcock | Writer |
| Catherine Brinkworth | Writer |
| Aidan Fitzmaurice | Writer |
| Charlie Dinkin | Writer |
| Nicola Masters | Writer |
| Sean Stokes | Writer |
| David Keenan | Writer |
| Adam Riley | Writer |
| Rebecca Bain | Writer |
| Alison Spittle | Writer |
| Helena Langdon | Writer |
| Daryll Buchanan | Writer |
| Ben Colpers | Writer |
| Emily Davies | Writer |
| Damien Dear | Writer |
| Isambard Dexter | Writer |
| Alex Garrick-Wright | Writer |
| John Hart | Writer |
| Athena Kugblenu | Writer |
| Vincent Lynch | Writer |
| Ania Magliano | Writer |
| Hannah Mauley | Writer |
| Paul Rooney | Writer |
| Donna Scott | Writer |
| Shane Telford | Writer |
| Laura Major | Script Editor |
| Kat Sadler | Script Editor |
| Hayley Sterling | Producer |
| Leila Navabi | Producer |