Newsjack is BBC Radio 7’s new topical sketch show, which seeks to comically scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day.
And they have an open submissions policy.
What they’re after:
Regular Features – Part One
We will include stand-alone sketches but are also looking to establish some recurring features, which you can write for:
Your Voice
These Vox Pops (in which we pretend to ask the great British public what they think) are a great opportunity for one-liners or quick jokes.
In the pilot we chose to theme them around MP’s Expenses. In the series we have decided they can be about any prominent news issue. These vox pops will be heard throughout the show.From the Archive
Every week we delve through the archives and find out how a fictional show from the past covered topical events of their day.FAQ’s
Miles answers listeners’ letters and emails. These could be topical or just silly, long or short.Regular Features – Part Two
Celebrity Diary
Try writing a “sneak peak” into the inner thoughts of someone who’s been in the news recently.A nice opportunity for our cast to do an impressions. e.g. Michelle Obama or Peter Andre’s diary, Joanna Lumley’s blog.
Miles Undercover
Miles does an undercover investigation related to a specific news story, a la Donal MacIntyreNewsbullet
Newsjack does its own parody version of “youthy” fast-paced, bite sized news such as Newsbeat and 60 second news. Hosted by 1 male and 1 female “youthy” presenters.Corrections
Another good opportunity for one-liners. At the end of the show these ‘corrections’ pretend to address any mistakes we made in last week’s show.But don’t let us be prescriptive: you may have characters that you would like to create, a funny movie reviewer or mad royal correspondent, for example.
We would be very happy to include any amusing characters or features that you come up with. And of course, something you come up with could become a regular item in the show.
The submission deadline each week is Monday midday – we will not look at sketches that arrive any later.
The submission deadline for the Vox Pops is later. It allows us to be more topical with those. Please submit these by Tuesday 5PM – we will not look at vox pops that arrive any later.
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