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.
Episode menu
Series 23, Episode 1
Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean, and starring Luke Kempner, Jason Forbes and Mali Ann Rees. This week, Donald Trump names the women he wants to appoint to the Supreme Court, there is an auction to meet political figures, and a look at a billionaire who gave away his entire fortune.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 24th September 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Host / Presenter |
| Jason Forbes | Ensemble Actor |
| Luke Kempner | Ensemble Actor |
| Mali Ann Rees | Ensemble Actor |
| Danny Antrobus | Writer |
| Sean Fee | Writer |
| Simon Alcock | Writer |
| Joe Barnes | Writer |
| Aidan Fitzmaurice | Writer |
| Jeffrey Aidoo | Writer |
| Charlie Dinkin | Writer |
| Ed Amsden | Script Editor |
| Tom Coles | Script Editor |
| Josh Cummings | Writer |
| James Gill | Writer |
| Phil Steel | Writer |
| Heidi Regan | Writer |
| Pete King | Writer |
| Jonny King | Writer |
| Kit Foxley | Writer |
| Rohan Sharma | Writer |
| Nathan D'Arcy Roberts | Writer |
| Emily Reader | Writer |
| Waleed Akhtar | Writer |
| Alex De John | Writer |
| Charlie George | Writer |
| Charlie Hawking | Writer |
| Oliver Howler | Writer |
| Hamish Lloyd Barnes | Writer |
| Alexander Minto | Writer |
| David Moore | Writer |
| Aaron Phillips | Writer |
| Penny Stephens | Writer |
| Molly Anne Sweeney | Writer |
| Paige Wilson | Writer |
| Hayley Sterling | Producer |