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 23, Episode 2
Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts another episode, as coronavirus continues to disrupt life in the UK. This week, a look at the abuse of the northern accent, David Attenborough presents Friends On Planet Earth, and a half-time football team talk from a side losing due to COVID-19 regulations.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st October 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Host / Presenter |
| Ciarán Dowd | Ensemble Actor |
| Nimisha Odedra | Ensemble Actor |
| Tayo Cousins | Ensemble Actor |
| Colin Chadwick | Writer |
| Alex Buchanan | Writer |
| Simon Alcock | Writer |
| Cameron Loxdale | Writer |
| Aidan Fitzmaurice | Writer |
| Kat Sadler | Writer |
| Charlie Dinkin | Writer |
| Frank Kennedy | Writer |
| Danny Malone | Writer |
| Kulvinder Gill | Writer |
| Tiffany Richards | Writer |
| David Keenan | Writer |
| Phil Pagett | Writer |
| Joseph Bates | Writer |
| Ian Smith | Writer |
| Susie Ovens | Writer |
| Aideen O'Flaherty | Writer |
| Ryan Patton | Writer |
| Jonah Moore | Writer |
| Alex De John | Writer |
| Amy Anderson | Writer |
| Angela Channell | Writer |
| Lauren Douglin | Writer |
| Natalie Elvin | Writer |
| Isabelle Farah | Writer |
| Gwynan Hart | Writer |
| Sean Horgan | Writer |
| Eleri Morgan | Writer |
| Kelechi Okafor | Writer |
| Sam Picone | Writer |
| Andy Ward | Writer |
| Catherine Brinkworth | Script Editor |
| Ken Cheng | Script Editor |
| Hayley Sterling | Producer |