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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.

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

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Circulation is going through the roof.

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.

Circulation is going through the roof as the old newspaper hacks struggle with new media.

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Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story in the Treasury.

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.

Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy chases a Treasury scoop.

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The paper hires a reality star as a columnist so Maddox must find a way of rewriting her copy without upsetting her.

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

Debbie - Lizzy Watts

With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.

A new reality star columnist means Maddox must rewrite her copy without causing upset.

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While Freddy introduces buzzwords to the paper, Maddox uncovers a top story about the Prime Minister, will the story be spiked?

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

PM's Wife - Janice Acquah

With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.

Freddy is after buzzwords, but will Maddox's scoop on the Prime Minister get spiked?

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A swathe of job cuts are predicted with circulation dropping, but who will survive the bloodbath?

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 July 2009.

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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.

Old-style print journalist Maddox must compete with a new editor - an actual female.

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Maddox refuses to give up a source.

Could he really be facing prison?

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.

Maddox .... John Sessions

Oliver .... Alex Jennings

Freddy .... Stephen Wight

Carol .... Polly Frame

Masha .... Debbie Chazen

Policeman .... Henry Devas

Warder .... Adeel Akhtar

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.

Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.

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Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.

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.

Maddox - John Sessions

Oliver - Alex Jennings

Freddy - Stephen Wight

Carol - Polly Frame

Masha - Debbie Chazen

With:

Joanna Monro

Sean Baker

Adeel Akhtar

Henry Devas

Sam Dale.

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.

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Can struggling journalist Maddox make a splash with a tip-off over political corruption that could unseat the coalition?

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.

Maddox - John Sessions

Oliver - Alex Jennings

Freddy - Stephen Wight

Carol - Polly Frame

Masha - Debbie Chazen

Julie Compton - Joanna Monro

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010..

Can struggling journalist Maddox make a splash with a political corruption tip-off?

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Freddy punctures Maddox's literary pretensions and uncovers a scandal.

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.

Maddox - John Sessions

Oliver - Alex Jennings

Freddy - Stephen Wight

Carol - Polly Frame

Masha - Debbie Chazen

Miles Deanbrook - Sean Baker

Waiter - Adeel Akhtar

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.

Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?

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Maddox's future is uncertain as a rather shady character plans to buy the newspaper.

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.

Maddox - John Sessions

Oliver - Alex Jennings

Freddy - Stephen Wight

Carol - Polly Frame

Masha - Debbie Chazen

Andrei Zinoviev - Ewan Bailey

Steward - Adeel Akhtar

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2011.