Newsjack Unplugged. Copyright: BBC
Newsjack Unplugged
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- 2018 - 2020
- 38 episodes (5 series)
Short-form spin-off from Newsjack, featuring a monologue, new sketches and archive material. Stars Darren Harriott, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Tez Ilyas and Eshaan Akbar.
Newsjack Unplugged. Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2018 - 2020
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Episodes
- 38 (5 series)
- Stars
- Darren Harriott, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Tez Ilyas and Eshaan Akbar
- Writers
- Laura Major, Mike Shephard, Catherine Brinkworth and Kat Sadler
- Producers
- Andy Goddard and Gwyn Rhys Davies
- Companies
Newsjack Unplugged is a podcast and radio show from the same team behind the long-running main Newsjack show.
These short-form programmes feature a monologue from the host, plus new sketches and archive material from past series of the main show.
The script written by the two BBC Radio Comedy Writers' Bursary staff, with some of the writers who have impressed on the main Newsjack show invited to submit additional material.
This show is released first as a podcast before being broadcast on Radio 4 Extra.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Comedy Club: Newsjack Unplugged
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 7th June 2018 at 10:30pm on BBC Radio 4 Extra