John Sessions
Electric Ink

Electric Ink

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2009 - 2010
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Radio 4 sitcom set in a newspaper office that aims to satirise the world of modern journalism. Stars Robert Lindsay, Alex Jennings, Elizabeth Berrington, Ben Willbond, Zita Sattar and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 1

Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry. Maddox is told he must present The Politics Minute, an online 'vodcast' for the paper.

Further details

Robert Lindsay

Finding himself lost in the ever-changing world of newspapers, old skool journalist Maddox Bradley struggles to keep up with new technology and marketing techniques. He feels the art of getting out there and finding stories is being forgotten and he is not about to let that happen. So tries to remind his colleagues that journalism is meant to ask difficult questions and report proper news - not soft-sell celebrity interviews, rehashed PR stories and offer up lifestyle questionnaires.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 5th June 2009
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 6th August 2009 6:30pm Radio 4
Thursday 19th May 2011 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 22nd May 2011 3:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 9th August 2013 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 10th August 2013 2:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 26th May 2015 4:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 27th May 2015 4:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 27th April 2017 7:00am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 27th April 2017 5:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 28th April 2017 5:00am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 5th May 2017 5:00am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 18th December 2019 7:00am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 18th December 2019 5:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 19th December 2019 5:00am Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 21st December 2019 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 25th September 2022 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 25th September 2022 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 25th September 2022 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 26th September 2022 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 1st October 2022 2:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 2nd October 2022 2:00am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Robert Lindsay Maddox Bradley
Alex Jennings Oliver
Elizabeth Berrington Amelia
Ben Willbond Freddy
Zita Sattar Tasneem
Debbie Chazen Masha
Matt Addis Announcer
Writing team
Alistair Beaton Writer
Tom Mitchelson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Sally Avens Producer

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