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5. This Charming Mandelson

The Skewer by BBC

Feb 4, 202614:45Comedy

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 Jo...

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5. This Charming Mandelson is an episode from The Skewer by BBC. 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 sati...

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Published Feb 4, 2026, 14:45 long, audio available.

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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

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Published Feb 4, 2026 and 14:45 long