Alan Bainbridge

Your weekly reminder that #TheSkewer is on your audio devices at 11.15pm tonight. Hope they don't say anything nasty about that Mr. Farage as that seems to really irritate him.

BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 14, Ep 4: How to Be PopuLABOUR. Jon Holmes remixes the news into satirically shapes and sounds.

On #TheSkewer tonight we Reform Labour into something more popular, make Trump into a Peacemaker and tear your soul apart! Liston on @BBCRadio4 @ @BBCSounds from 11:15pm tonight. Use 🎧. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Tonight! Ep 4 of the latest series of #theskewer.

Jon Holmes mashes up the news into an award-winning comedy concept album. This week - Peacemaker Trump, How to Be PopuLABOUR and David Lammy crosses the streams.

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BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 14, Ep 3: Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious Jon Holmes remixes the news into satirically shaped sounds.

On #TheSkewer tonight The state of Palestine is recognised, we shine a light on what PeaDo in the Shadows & Reform protect our women & girls & swans. On @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds at 11:15pm. Grab your 🎧 & go & listen. It’s Supercalifragilisticexpibraggadocious www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hope you are OK, Mike. Take care.

Well I’m glad that, unlike in the US, we have a strong history of freedom of speech in this country, otherwise it might be #TheSkewer that was taken off air!

BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 14, Episode 2 - Back, Sack and Crack, and An American Idiot Abroad Jon Holmes remixes the news. This week, Back, Sack and Crack and An American Idiot Abroad.

On #TheSkewer this week, we highlight Housing Hypocrisy, join Nigel’s House Partyand more innuendo than you can shake your stick at in Back, Sack and Crack. On @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds at 11:15pm. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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A bit from last night’s #TheSkewer on Radio 4: The Magic St George Roundabouts.

Full ep www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#TheSkewer is back on your radios for a brand new series this evening. Get your headphones ready!

At last, some good news!

BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 14, Ep 1 - Jet 2 Migrant Holidays, The Magic Patriotic Roundabout, and a Putin Loop. Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs concept album.

Brand new series of the award-winning satirical comedy #TheSkewer starts tonight on BBC Radio 4, 11.15pm. Expect the news, all remixed. *checks news to see if there is any* (also BBC Sounds)

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A tradesman who found the entire bonnet of his van had been stolen has taken solace that his tools were left untouched and he wouldn’t need to visit the middle aisle of Aldi again to
replace them. #BTNRejects

Mango the parrot, who was taught to repeat drug-related phrases like '2 for 25' has helped secure convictions of his drug gang owners, despite a problem when Mango was initially
seized and would only repeat 'You got nothing, copper' and 'No comment, no comment'. #BTNRejects

Researchers have reported positive results in early clinical trials of a male birth control pill. So far, the only effective contraceptives available to men have been a vasectomy, the condom, or an interest in train spotting.
#BTNRejects

#BookSky

Enjoyed this afternoon's performance of Chris' excellent play, brought to life by yourself, Shobna, and an excellent supporting cast. Great balance of humour and sadness. A subject close to my heart. Good luck for tonight's final show.

After Party: The Skewer DJ Set — Crossed Wires Festival 2025 Jon Holmes and Tony Churnside from Radio 4’s multi-award-winning satire mix music with news in an exclusive bespoke DJ set. Expect cocktails by Public, freshly poured Guinness and food trucks from Pea...

Are you in Sheffield on Sunday? No, you’re probably not. But here’s a reason to be! #CrossedWires. Plus, tickets are free and there’s booze. crossedwires.live/podcast/afte...

Pottery pieces and lead shot from the 17th Century has been unearthed by the National Trust for Scotland at Glencoe, adding to their previous discoveries of a kilt pin, clay pipe, the first Broons annual and the identity of the man who put the bop in the bop-shoo-wop-shoo-wop. #BTNRejects

Volunteers working on the Island games have been invited to write short poems to brighten up the walls of the event’s toilets. Organisers have pre-warned would-be poets they will
automatically discard any which start with "Here I sit here broken-hearted… " #BTNRejects

As the weather is so hot I asked the Evri delivery driver if he'd like a bottle of cold water. When he said yes I dropkicked it over a fence into my neighbour's rose bush and told him I'd left it in a designated safe place.

Admittedly not the best idea I had for a sitcom title.

An Edinburgh restaurant owner has called for the city's many August festivals to be more evenly spaced over the year, citing examples such as "Jazz in July", where it's common for the saxophone solos to be dragged out over a long period. #btnrejects

Glastonbury rock fans are looking forward to Rod Stewart performing in the Legends slot. His last appearance in 2002 was blighted by heckles of "misogynistic rubbish", prompting a confused Sir Rod into obliging them with a medley of You Wear It Well and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? #btnrejects

Angry civil servants have demanded the re-opening of a staff swimming pool in Edinburgh if they are forced to return to the office. A south of the border MP was unimpressed with the claim when interviewed from his second home with lavish gardens and a duck island. #btnrejects

A photo of Sir Keir Starmer bending down in front of Donald Trump to pick up dropped trade documents at the G7 conference has provided an unexpected boost in sales of Adobe Photoshop. #BTNRejects

The Society of Radiographers criticised patients who publish their medical procedures on TikTok. Whilst recording audio of consultations for clarification can be useful, social media influencers who filmed in the Proctology Department have merely proven they are up their own backsides. #BTNRejects

The Donald Trump Organisation is to launch a Built in the USA gold-coloured smartphone, despite reservations based on the failure of past American President-branded products – the
Richard Nixon tape recorder, the Bush Jnr Speak and Spell machine and the Bill Clinton cigar trimmer. #BTNRejects

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The Reject Pile returns for its second episode, focusing on material rejected from the 30th series of BBC Radio Scotland's open door topical panel show Breaking the News in early 2025!

You can find links to the episode at linktr.ee/RejectPilePod or wherever you listen!

Please rate and review!