Pilot (2009)
A trial episode was recorded for BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
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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.
All series
Series 1 (2009)
A full series followed, with Miles Jupp as host.
Series 2 (2010)
The quick-fire team, lead by Miles Jupp, didn't waste any time in making light of the first events of 2010.
Series 3 (2010)
The show returned for another series in the summer of 2010. Government cuts were top of the agenda.
Series 4 (2011)
Miles volunteered to become a member of the 'Big Society' in the first series in 2011.
Series 5 (2011)
Justin Edwards took over as host for the second series of 2011.
Newsjack Revisited 2011 (2011)
A highlights episode featuring the best sketches from Series 5.
Series 6 (2012)
Newsjack was fully established as a long-running format by this point.
Series 7 (2012)
A second series for 2012 launched in September. GCSEs were amongst the topics.
Newsjack Revisited 2012 (2013)
A highlights episode featuring the best bits from 2012 was broadcast in early 2013.
Series 8 (2013)
Pope Benedict XVI retiring was one of the topics covered when show popped back on air in February 2013.
Series 9 (2013)
The sketches in the autumn 2013 series included a look at the chances of Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister.
Series 10 (2014)
The show returned in 2014 with a new production team, who brought in various changes. Romesh Ranganathan took over as host.
Series 11 (2014)
Romesh Ranganathan returned as host for another series.
Series 12 (2015)
Nish Kumar took over as presenter, and the show also had a refreshed producer line-up and cast list.
Series 13 (2015)
A guide to the second series that was broadcast in 2015.
Series 14 (2016)
A guide to the first series of 2016. This was before Brexit, so no one quite knew what was going to happen.
Series 15 (2016)
Nish Kumar presented the 15th series of the show, the second run of 2016.
Series 16 (2017)
Angela Barnes takes over as host for Series 16.
Series 17 (2017)
The late Summer/early Autumn 2017 series.
Series 18 (2018)
The late Winter/early Spring 2018 series, hosted by Angela Barnes.
Series 19 (2018)
A series for Autumn 2018.
Series 20 (2019)
The 20th series sees Kiri Pritchard-McLean take over as host.
Series 21 (2019)
A series through September and October.
Series 22 (2020)
Kiri Pritchard-McLean returns, hosting a series running between February and March 2020.
Series 23 (2020)
Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts another series, as coronavirus continues to disrupt life in the UK.
Series 24 (2021)
The first series of 2021 sees Britain still in Covid lockdown.