The Skewer

The Skewer is a topical radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and as a podcast on BBC Sounds. Produced by Jon Holmes, the 15 or 30 minute episodes are a sound collage which combines topical soundbites with excerpts from popular culture, historical quotations and songs, often in unsettling or surreal ways. 
The programme is created using Avid Pro Tools and is designed to be heard through headphones, making use of binaural techniques. The series has an 'open door' writing policy, with ideas and soundscapes being added up to the day of broadcast.
Following a pilot episode on 4 April 2019 "The Skewer" has run for three series since 8 January 2020. Miranda Sawyer in "The Observer" describes the programme as "Morris-esque...Nightmare, or dream? Funny and strange, like all good things."