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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 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 |
CiarĂ¡n 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 |