The Skewer: Three Twisted Years
Jon Holmes’s multi award-winning Radio 4 satire moves across to the screen for the first time and twists round for a retrospective look at the last three years.
After three years on air and after winning Gold for Best Comedy at the Radio Academy Aria Awards three years running, Jon Holmes’s satirical Radio 4 comedy The Skewer twists its way onto the screen for the first time.
As Series 10 arrives on Radio 4, The Skewer: Three Twisted Years is an experimental short film that revisits some of the key political and news moments from the last three years with a unique visual interpretation of the show’s critically acclaimed sharp, nightmarish style.
"A surreal flow of snippets - news and views, music and memories - melded into a huge orchestral piece of compelling originality. The Skewer is satire at its cleverest, both biting and beautiful. If you could listen to a Francis Bacon painting, this is what it would sound like.”
“A breathtaking, stop-what-you’re-doing show that’s equal parts hilarious and nightmarish, contemporaneous and timeless. A truly unique and interesting take on audio storytelling.”
“The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears.”
“Haunting, awe-inspiring, jaw-on-the-floor stuff. A drifting, shifting, dizzying experimental powerhouse.”
“An eerily beautiful, discombobulating mosaic of political spin”
“Beautifully and weirdly remixes clips from the news to create remarkable montage of what’s happening in the world. It’s a twisted history lesson that you can dance to and will make you feel like you’re on drugs even if you aren’t.”
Created and Directed by Jon Holmes
Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Emma Levin
Gareth Ceredig
David Riffkin
Henrik Persson
Ged Parsons
Charles Chappell
Dave Wol
John Upton
Steve Trott
Jim Mortleman
Tindall & Stuart
Uttom Chowdhury
Sound Design: Tony Churnside, Jon Holmes
Visual FX: Adam Parry
Additional Sequence: Matthew Highton
Digital Art: Shardcore
Research: Alice Bright, Laura Grimshaw
An unusual film production for ±«Óătv iPlayer.
AWARDS
2023 British Podcast Awards Gold for Best Comedy
2023 British Podcast Awards Highly Commended Podcast of the Year
2023 Radio Academy Gold Award for Best Comedy
2023 Radio Academy Silver Award for Best Coverage of HM The Queen’s Death.
2023 New York Festival Best Comedy
2023 New York Festival Best Editing
2023 ±«Óătv Audio Drama Awards Highly Commended
2023 British Comedy Guide Awards – nominee
2022 Radio Academy Award for Best Comedy
2022 New York Festival Awards Best Comedy
2022 Nork Festival Awards Innovation
2022 New York Festival Awards Sound Art
2022 British Comedy Guide Awards (finalist)
2022 ±«Óătv Audio & Drama Awards Best Comedy (finalist)
2022 Audio Production Award for Sound Design
2022 Audio Production Award for Best Comedy Producer
2022 British Podcast Awards Best Comedy (nominee)
2021 New York Festival Award for Best Comedy
2021 New York Festival Award for Innovation
2021 New York Festival Award for Sound Art
2021 Radio Academy Award for Best Comedy
2021 Radio Academy Award for Best New Show
2021 ±«Óătv Audio and Drama Awards for Best Comedy
2021 Audio Production Award for Best Comedy Producer
2021 British Podcast Award for Best Radio Podcast
2020 New York Festival Award for Sound Art
2020 British Podcast Award for Best Radio Podcast
2020 Audio Production Awards for Best Comedy Producer
2020 ±«Óătv Radio and Music Awards for Best Comedy
2020 Chortle Awards (nominee)
