The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.
The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.This week we 'woop woop' at the sound of the Thought Police, enjoy a spot of 'tariffic' retaliation, and bang a gong for the local elections.From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Sarah Dempster
Jason Hazeley.wth additional material.Investigations Team:
Cat Neilan
Louis Mian
Freya Shaw
Matt BrownGuests: Larry Budd, and Felicity Hannah out of off of Radio 4's Moneybox Live.Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler.Executive Producer: Philip Abrams
Produced and Directed by Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4.
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The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.
The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.This week we Spring (Statement) into action with a timely tune for - and by - Rachel Reeves, explore a pothole that's opened up in the programme, and accidentally get added to Radio 4's Group Chat.From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Sarah Dempster
Jason HazeleyInvestigations Team:
Cat Neilan
Louis Mian
Freya Shaw
Matt BrownGuests: Ania Magliano, Bethany Reeves, with music by The Naked Week Wind Section.Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler.Executive Producer: Philip Abrams
Produced and Directed by Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4.
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The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.
The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.This week we apply for a job in the parliamentary Work and Pensions office, play a game of 'Liz Truss or new ride at Alton Towers', and make a military incursion into Ambridge to steal territory from The Archers.From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Sarah Dempster
Jason HazeleyInvestigations Team:
Cat Neilan
Louis Mian
Freya Shaw
Matt BrownGuests: Rubina Pabani, Alice Stapleton.Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler, Richard Young.Executive Producer: Philip Abrams
Produced and Directed by Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4.
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The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.
The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.This week we use a housebrick to explain what's happened with the Reform Party, carve literal dead wood to explain what's happening with the civil service, and explain more news with haikus.From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Sarah Dempster
Jason HazeleInvestigations Team:
Cat Neilan
Louis Mian
Freya Shaw
Matt BrownGuests: Paul Dunphy, Donna Moore, Tim Stephenson.Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe ButlerExecutive Producer: Philip Abrams
Produced and Directed by Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4.
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The Naked Week: Ep 1. Oval arguments, awful algorithms, and a game of Top (Donald) Trumps.
The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we fail to wear a suit, dance around the problems with TikTok like no one's watching, and guest correspondent Rosie Holt radicalises some children.From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Jason Hazeley
Sarah DempsterInvestigations Team:
Cat Neilan
Louis Mian
Freya Shaw
Matt BrownGuests: Rosie Holt, Dr Nussaibah Younis, Laura Windsor.Production Team: Katie Sayer, Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Phoebe Butler.Executive Producer: Philip Abrams
Produced and Directed by Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4This episode of The Naked Week is dedicated to our colleague and friend Bill Dare.
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