Newsjack
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 7
- 2009 - 2021
- 143 episodes (24 series)
Topical satirical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra. The programme had an 'open door' policy allowing anyone to submit material. Stars Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan, Justin Edwards and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2009 - 2021
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 7
- Episodes
- 143 (1 pilot + 24 series), plus 2 highlights specials
- Stars
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Romesh Ranganathan, Justin Edwards, Miles Jupp, Jess Robinson, Lewis Macleod and more
- Writers
- Danny Antrobus, Colin Chadwick, Gareth Gwynn, Matthew Morton, John-Luke Roberts, Luke Catterson, James Kettle, Emma Payne and more
- Producers
- Suzy Grant, Hayley Sterling, Leila Navabi, Benjamin Sutton, Adnan Ahmed, Nick Coupe, Tilusha Ghelani, Sam Michell and more
- Companies
Newsjack was a topical sketch show created by BBC Radio 7, then on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The show aimed to get comic mileage from the news - political, cultural, sports, and trivia.
Originally hosted by Miles Jupp, then Justin Edwards, followed by Romesh Ranganathan, Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, the tone was lively, satirical, and distinctly irreverent.
Notably, most of the sketches were written by members of the public, as the programme was happy to receive unsolicited material. For example, the production team revealed that for Series 7 they were reading 450 emails a week, and broadcast the work of 123 different writers.
Newsjack writing alumni include James Kettle, now writing on a variety of Radio 4 shows including It's Not What You Know; Eddie Robson, whose has created sitcom Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully; and Tom Neenan, who went on to become one of BBC Radio Comedy's bursary writers.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- 7 On 7 (Working title)
- Seven On Seven (Working title)
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- Official Newsjack Website
The official website for Newsjack. Features more information on the show and details on how to submit sketches. - Newsjack Podcast
Newsjack is also available as a podcast. So if you get your sketches on it, you can hear them again! - @NewsjackBBC
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 4th June 2009 at 11pm on BBC Radio 7
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 21st March 2021 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 24, Episode 4
- Friday 19th March 2021 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 - Series 24, Episode 4
- Sunday 14th March 2021 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 24, Episode 3
Recording details
- RADA Studios
- BBC Radio Theatre - Episodes are normally recorded the night before broadcast
- The Comedy Store (Manchester)
- Zoom (Virtual) - Series 24