About this episode
The episode discusses local elections and a situation in the Middle East through a satirical lens.
Local elections here and a complete ship-show in the Middle East. The multi-award-winning satire is back fas Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs comedy concept album. Producer: Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
People in this episode
Host: Jon Holmes
Topics covered
- local elections
- Middle East
- satire
- current affairs
- pop-culture
- comedy
Keywords
- local elections
- Middle East
- satire
- Jon Holmes
- comedy
- current affairs
- pop-culture
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Middle East
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