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Hold The Front Page. Image shows left to right: Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe
Hold The Front Page

Hold The Front Page (2023)

  • TV factual
  • Sky Max
  • 2023 - 2024
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

A series about local news publishing, with Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe.

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Series 1, Episode 6 - The Scotsman

Hold The Front Page. Image shows left to right: Josh Widdicombe, Ruth Davidson
It's August and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing. With thousands of shows all over the city, the boys are given the job of reviewing acts for the paper.

Further details

The boys are on their way to Edinburgh where this week they'll be writing for their last regional paper. But this time the region is an entire country as they head to work at the prestigious Scotsman newspaper.

It's August and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing. With thousands of shows all over the city, the boys are given the job of reviewing acts for the paper. While in the city they also get to cover a panda's 19th birthday, interview politician Ruth Davidson and Succession star Brian Cox, and then head to the Highlands for a potential world exclusive!

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 8th February 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
Sky Max
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Nish Kumar Host / Presenter
Josh Widdicombe Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Neil McIntosh Self
Maisie Adam Self
Ruth Davidson Self
Brian Cox Self
Lee Rosen Self
Writing team
Richard Porter Writer
Production team
James Bryce Series Director
Gavin Whitehead Series Producer
Robyn Limond Producer
David Taylor Executive Producer
Murray Boland Executive Producer
Danielle Lux Executive Producer
Catrina Lear Edit Producer
Richard Cone Editor
Ben Joiner Director of Photography
Shirley Jones Commissioning Editor

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