Newsjack Unplugged
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- 2018 - 2020
- 38 episodes (5 series)
Short-form spin-off from Newsjack, featuring a monologue, new sketches and archive material. Stars Darren Harriott, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Tez Ilyas and Eshaan Akbar.
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 4
This week Eshaan heads into virtual reality and meets Esther Manito to discuss Trump's erratic press conferences, Eamonn Holmes' curious mind, and the real victims of the current age, billionaires.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 16th April 2020
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Eshaan Akbar | Host / Presenter |
| Esther Manito | Ensemble Actor |
| Simon Alcock | Writer |
| Charlie Dinkin | Writer |
| Cameron Loxdale | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Conor O'Grady | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Danny Malone | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Gill | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Joe Barnes | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Amy Xander | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Aidan Fitzmaurice | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Eshaan Akbar | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sean Stokes | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Esther Manito | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Edward DeCesare | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Sebag-Montefiore (as William Sebag-Montefiore) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gwyn Rhys Davies | Producer |