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Press

Release

6 Sept 2018

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

Follows the contrasting worlds of left-wing The Herald (broadsheet) and right-wing The Post (tabloid), highlighting the challenges of modern journalism, including hacking scandals and the rise of online media.

Miniseries

Follows the contrasting worlds of left-wing The Herald (broadsheet) and right-wing The Post (tabloid), highlighting the challenges of modern journalism, including hacking scandals and the rise of online media.

Air Date:7 Sept 2018
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Death Knock

At the Herald, a left-leaning broadsheet struggling to adapt to the age of digital news, deputy news editor Holly Evans pursues a lead over the death of a young woman following a hit-and-run by a police car. At the Post, Oxford graduate Ed Washburn is given his first 'death knock', interviewing the parents of Shawn Kingsley, a footballer who has committed suicide.

Runtime:59m
Air Date:7 Sept 2018Available

Episodes of Miniseries

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1