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Newsjack

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

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Series 24 - Episode 4 Mar 18, 2021

For the final time this series, Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Luke Kempner, Mali Ann Rees, Jason Forbes and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news.

This week, we find out how we might struggle to re-adapt to office life, how Barbie is celebrating Ken's 60th birthday, and what it's like to deal with the Perseverence Rover's galactic ego .

Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Ed Amsden and Tom Coles Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinator - Mabel Wright Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production

Series 24 - Episode 3 Mar 11, 2021

Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by George Fouracres, Mali Ann Rees, Aurie Styla and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news.

This week, we find out how parents are coping with home-schooling withdrawals, how the government could market the vaccine to sceptic singles, and what kind of music get fish moving their fins.

Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Kat Sadler and Nathan D'Arcy Roberts Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinator - Mabel Wright Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production

Series 24 - Episode 2 Mar 04, 2021

Newsjack's host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Luke Kempner, Nimisha Odedra, Aurie Styla and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news.

This week, we find out how people planning on getting round the wedding capactiy limits, how Pokemon's Ash and Pikachu are getting on after 25 years together, and we speak to the rugby Referee from Wales' win over England.

Written by - The British Public Script Editors - Ken Cheng and Gemma Arrowsmith Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling Production Coordinators - Mabel Wright and Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production

Series 24 - Episode 1 Feb 25, 2021

Newsjack returns for a brand new series. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by George Fouracres, Nimisha Odedra, Jason Forbes and a virtual audience to make sense of this week in news.

This week, we find out how Matt Hancock's 'friends got their hands on lucrative contracts, the real details of WhatsApp's new terms of service and what throwbacks are being flogged by influencers on TikTok.

Written by - The British Public. Script Editors - Catherine Brinkworth and Laura Major. Producers - Gwyn Rhys Davies and Hayley Sterling.

Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production

Episode 6 Oct 29, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Episode 5 Oct 22, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the public. This week, Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Nimisha Odedra and George Fouracres to perform your sketches in an episode which sees Ru Paul and Neil from Art Attack campaign to save glitter, while 'white noise machines' face a bashing...

Script Editors: Ed Amsden & Tom Coles Production Coordinator: Mabel Wright Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling

Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Episode 4 Oct 15, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Episode 3 Oct 08, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Episode 2 Oct 01, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Episode 1 Sep 24, 2020

Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Episode 6 Jul 02, 2020

An uncharacteristically quiet Newsjack this week, recorded behind closed doors and written by a Great British public living through unprecedented times.

Episode 5 Jul 02, 2020

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.

Episode 4 Jul 02, 2020

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.

Episode 3 Jul 02, 2020

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.

Episode 2 Jul 02, 2020

Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Joe Barnes, Ciaran Dowd and Emily Lloyd Sani

Script Editors: Ed Amsden and Tom Coles

Production Coordinator: Mabel Wright Producers: Leila Navabi and Hayley Sterling Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.

Episode 4 Apr 16, 2020

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 Shah

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

Episode 3 Apr 09, 2020

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 Shah

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production.

Episode 2 Apr 02, 2020

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 Shah

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

Episode 1 Mar 26, 2020

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 Shah

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

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