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Electric Ink Series 2
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Old style print journalist Maddox must compete with a new female editor. Stars John Sessions. From 2010.

Maddox has lost the job of news editor and now faces being sued.

Starring John Sessions and Alex Jennings.

Old hacks meet new media in this satire set in the changing world of the struggling newspaper industry.

Written by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson.

A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major news stories at the same time as grappling with the demands of working in a multi-platform environment, watching circulation figures plummet and the recession causing half the workforce to be laid off.

Maddox ..... John Sessions
Oliver ..... Alex Jennings
Freddy ..... Stephen Wight
Carol ..... Polly Frame
Masha ..... Debbie Chazen
Keith ..... Sam Dale

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.

8 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Sep 2026 23:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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