Episode 5

The Skewer

Fresh from winning Gold for Best Comedy at the British Podcast Awards (and Highly Commended as Podcast of the Year), Jon Holmes's comedy current affairs concept album returns for its 10th series to remix the news into satirical shapes.

This week - the HaM&S Christmas advert, Matt Hancock: Infinity War, and Ray Mears goes camping with Suella Braverman.

Creator / Producer: Jon Holmes

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

CREDITS Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Darren Phillips Phil Lindsey David Riffkin Cooper Mawhinny Sweryt Dave Wol and Tony Churnside

ADDITIONAL Ali Panting Anna Martin Helen Brooks Alice Gregg Mike Battle Paul Kearney Gareth Ceredig Adrian Fisk Kevin Smith John Weston Beechar & Pullar Arfie Mansfield David Kidder John Upton Duncan Ladkin

On this week’s The Skewer: Matt Hancock (Thancock?) channels Thanos as he joins Avengers: Infinity War to decide who will live or die. Post their Christmas ad controversy, M&S back the other side. This isn’t just any advert, it’s a HamM&S advert As AI becomes a ‘cookbook for weapons’, Delia Smith meets Oppenheimer Ray Mears takes issue with Suella’s anti-tent homelessness strategy The T800 model Terminator interviews Elon Musk about AI The South Park kids advise Israel on good old-fashioned small town justice In The Adventures of Blinken Bill, the friendly cartoon Koala Blinky Bill helps US diplomat Anthony Blinken negotiate a ceasefire. and Donald Trump sees the Trailer Park Boys in court.