
Newsjack
The week's news stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public.
Latest episodes

Jul 2, 2020 • 29min
Episode 6
An uncharacteristically quiet Newsjack this week, recorded behind closed doors and written by a Great British public living through unprecedented times.

Jul 2, 2020 • 29min
Episode 5
Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Tom Burgess, Tayo Cousins and Kath Hughes. Script Editors: Gemma Arrowsmith and Laura Major
Production Coordinator: Mabel Wright
Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Jul 2, 2020 • 28min
Episode 4
Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Jason Forbes, Freya Parker and Henry Perryment. Script Editors: Ed Amsden and Tom Coles
Production Coordinator: Mabel Wright
Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Jul 2, 2020 • 29min
Episode 3
Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Josh Berry, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong and Katie Norris. Script Editors: Catherine Brinkworth and Mike Shephard
Production Coordinator: Mabel Wright
Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Jul 2, 2020 • 28min
Episode 2
Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Joe Barnes, Ciaran Dowd and Emily Lloyd SaniScript Editors: Ed Amsden and Tom ColesProduction Coordinator: Mabel Wright
Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Apr 16, 2020 • 15min
Episode 4
Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public.This week Eshaan heads into virtual reality and meets Esther Manito to discuss Trump's erratic press conferences, Eamonn Holmes' curious mind, and the real victims of the current age, billionaires.Production Coordinator - Zainab ShahProduced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

Apr 9, 2020 • 15min
Episode 3
Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public.This week Eshaan talks to Kelly Convey to discuss the Queen's Speech, how to deal with family WhatsApp bants, and how Nasa can help us during self-isolation.Production Coordinator - Zainab ShahProduced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production.

Apr 2, 2020 • 15min
Episode 2
Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public.This week Eshaan calls up Thanyia Moore to discuss their lockdown lifestyles, Boris Johnson's remote working set-up and the last soap standing; The Archers.Production Coordinator - Zainab ShahProduced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

Mar 26, 2020 • 14min
Episode 1
Newsjack's plucky younger sibling where each week, Eshaan Akbar transforms the news into sketches and one-liners with the help of the Great British public.This week Eshaan is joined at a safe distance by Thanyia Moore as they discuss the country's reaction to the lockdown, Rishi Sunak's magic powers and how moving the Olympics online might work.Production Coordinator - Zainab ShahProduced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production
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