Newsjack

This article is about the radio show. For other uses, see Newsjack (disambiguation).

Newsjack
Genre
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home station
Starring
Produced by
  • Suzy Grant
  • Hayley Sterling
  • Leila Navabi
  • Gwyn Rhys Davies
Recording studioBBC Radio Theatre
Original release4 June 2009 (2009-06-04) –
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18)
No. of series24 + pilot + specials
No. of episodes134
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kvs8r Edit this at Wikidata
PodcastBBC Sounds

Newsjack was a British satirical sketch show which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 2009 and 2021.[2] It was hosted by Miles Jupp (2009-Mar 2011), Justin Edwards (Sep 2011-2013), Romesh Ranganathan (2014), Nish Kumar (2015–2016),[3] Angela Barnes (2017–2018)[1] and Kiri Pritchard-McLean (2019–2021).[4] It was first broadcast on 4 June 2009.[5] The series was notable for having an "Open door" policy on writing, advertising itself as "the scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public"[6] meaning that unsolicited writers without contract to the BBC could send in material. The show was designed to give new writers an opportunity to get material broadcast. It was hoped by the people behind the show that it would be a modern version of Week Ending, an earlier sketch show which also accepted material the same way.[7] Most shows were recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House.

  1. ^ a b "Angela Barnes to host Newsjack". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC axes Newsjack". Chortle. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Newsjack presenter Nish Kumar - Interview - The Skinny". The Skinny. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "New presenters announced for BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack and Comedy Club" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Newsjack - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Newsjack - Newsjack: An introduction".
  7. ^ Kohli, Shajeev; Edwards, Gareth. "Sanjeev Kohli: 7 on 7 - 2". BBC Writers Room. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.