The Skewer

For other uses, see Skewer (disambiguation).

The Skewer
GenreTopical/Sketch comedy
Running time15/30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Produced byJon Holmes
Original release8 January 2020 (2020-01-08)

The Skewer is a topical radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and as a podcast on BBC Sounds. Created and produced by Jon Holmes, the 15 or 30 minute episodes are a sound collage which combine topical soundbites with excerpts from popular culture, historical quotations and songs, often in unsettling or surreal ways.

The programme is created using Avid Pro Tools[1] and is designed to be heard through headphones, making use of binaural techniques.[2] The series has an "open door" writing policy,[1] with ideas and soundscapes being added just a few hours before broadcast.[3]

Following a pilot episode on 4 April 2019[2][4] The Skewer has run for eleven series since 8 January 2020.[5]

  1. ^ a b "The Skewer contributor guide". Unusual Productions. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Skewer: Pilot". BBC Radio 4. 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ @jonholmes1 (20 January 2021). "With apologies for late delivery to the Duty Producer @BBCRadio4, we're just doing the final tech listen to tonight's #TheSkewer. (There was some sort of event in America we had to deal with.)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "The Skewer". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ "The Skewer, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC Radio 4. 8 January 2020.