Electric Ink

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Satirical comedy. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

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Electric Ink: Series 1: Episode 1

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Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.

Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. Stars Robert Lindsay. From June 2009.

Maddox is an old school journalist struggling to keep up with new technology.

He feels the art of finding stories is being forgotten and he is not about to let that happen. 

Starring Robert Lindsay and Alex Jennings. 

Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry. 

Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis

With additional material by Tom Mitchelson. 

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.

Electric Ink: Series 1

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Comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

Satirical comedy by Alistair Beaton. Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry

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