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 5, Episode 4
Gasp as the Newsjack team splattily explore a popular childrens' television character, cheer as Eric Pickles saves the world from an unimaginably terrible fat, and whoop as the team attacks the news in general.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 6th October 2011
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Justin Edwards | Host / Presenter |
| Lewis Macleod | Ensemble Actor |
| Margaret Cabourn-Smith | Ensemble Actor |
| Pippa Evans | Ensemble Actor |
| Duncan Wisbey | Ensemble Actor |
| James Kettle | Writer |
| Emma Payne | Writer |
| Mark Spiller | Writer |
| Alex Buchanan | Writer |
| Andy Flood | Writer |
| Tom Neenan | Writer |
| Benjamin Partridge (as Ben Partridge) | Writer |
| Graham Kilvington | Writer |
| Chris Allen | Writer |
| Owen Seddon | Writer |
| Emlyn Williams | Writer |
| Andy Wolton | Writer |
| Murray James | Writer |
| Jon Hunter | Script Editor |
| Alfred Williams | Writer |
| Jim Coulson | Writer |
| Joel Soetendorp | Writer |
| Simon Thompson | Writer |
| Andrea Mann | Writer |
| Brett Simpson | Writer |
| Alys Cummings | Writer |
| Brian Two | Writer |
| David Lovesy | Writer |
| Gareth McEwen | Writer |
| Jamie Hastie | Writer |
| Julius Nicholson | Writer |
| Nick Stephenson | Writer |
| Simon Hoare | Writer |
| Terry Adlam | Writer |
| Simon Mayhew-Archer | Producer |
| Lyndsay Fenner | Producer |
Video
Eric's Bin in a Pickle
New from Newsjack Films: Eric Pickles fights for rubbish collection.
Featuring: Justin Edwards, Lewis Macleod & Pippa Evans.