The Skewer - 5. This Charming Mandelson

Peter Mandelson meets The Smiths, Sleeping Beauty is inappropriately awoken by a former Prince, and a Chinese spider welcomes a British fly.

The multi-Gold Comedy winning satire at the Radio Academy Awards returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album.

Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

Published on Wednesday, 4th February 2026.

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