Both Sides of the Paper

It's finally exam time and Sarah is unravelling fast. Lynda continues on her quest to become an unfeeling automaton with a supernaturally fast wit and Colin is making a fortune off of desperate students with the aid of the Colin Mathews Exam Kit. And then there's Tony Nolan, the Phone Ranger - a man with probably the worst radio gimmick ever devised.

Meanwhile, in the world of our hosts, Alirio is off to America (a holiday that's already been taken by the time this podcast was released) and Chris is continuing to justify the fact that he finds certain cast members attractive.

Can you wear a school uniform for every second of every day? Are Kerr and Winters the same person? Does Miss Trench actually exist, or is she solely Sarah's Dream Teacher? Find out, as we use...

BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER

How to Make a Killing, Part Two

The mystery of Michael Eliot's fatal flight is solved and, it could be argued, that he came to a sticky end.

The Junior Gazette team puts together a sting operation targeting the kind of creepy, greasy shopkeepers* who illegally sell solvent-based products to under-18s and we learn that Colin is responsible for a number of cases of severe child endangerment, the little scamp.

Kenny gets dynamic, Spike gets the sack, Frazz gets zits, Sarah gets street cred and Peter Smarket gets completely screwed in...

HOW TO MAKE A KILLING, PART TWO

* (thanks to Brandon Jones)

How to Make a Killing, Part One

Let's get serious, Jermaine Jackson once said, and so shall it be done.

The crew wonders what, literally, the point is to a mysterious chalk outline outside a tall block of flats that's refreshed monthly by an unknown schoolgirl. Kenny tries to turn on his smoothness and get the undercover scoop.

Meanwhile, back at the newsroom, Billy reveals the sheer number of off-colour jokes he's collated as a coping mechanism for his disability, a mid-card news team member gets some lines for a change, Jeff wears an excellent pink T-shirt and Colin sits quietly in the background as they ponder...


HOW TO MAKE A KILLING, PART ONE

Podcast: Interface

Let's... Do... THIS!!??!?

It's time for at least a slightly special episode of Press Gang wherein a mysterious computer almost forces its way into the Junior Gazette office and gets involved in some Jumpin' Jack Flash shenanigans (albeit with television reviews rather than international espionage).

In other news, we learn that Spike keeps his dirty underwear in a bag, that he may tacitly support slavery and kidnap victims for Jigsaw in his spare time. What a guy.

Meanwhile in the real world, Alirio has run more distance than is strictly sensible in one sitting and Chris can deliver the Fairy Liquid jingle with, admittedly, a couple of words wrong but - astonishingly - at perfect pitch.

So, get out your modems and embark with us on this exciting cyber adventure. Boot up, log on and INTERFACE.

Podcast: A Night In

Episode 5 sees Press Gang slowing the pace with a character-focussed bottle show and The Last Word sees Chris and Alirio being impressed by this approach and some of Spike and Lynda's most dramatic clashes thus far.

Find out about Lynda's historical Friday, learn how paint can enliven the dullest meal, see the most horrendous jacket ever devised, learn how to secretly say "tits" on a kids' show, find out the exact outfit you shouldn't wear to a wake and also notice that Kenny is in the episode as well when we spend...

A NIGHT IN.

Podcast: Deadline

The long-awaited fourth episode of THE LAST WORD is out and, hilariously, it's about the team working to an extremely short deadline. Sarah goes to the worst party with the worst guy in the worst clothes, Tiddler predicts football results in the worst way, Mr. Sullivan has the worst conversation during a romantic date and Montgomery Scott has the worst shore leave when he murders a number of young women before Kirk and Spock cover it up in the worst imaginable way, but - of course - that's from a different series.

Which hockey player had a state funeral? Why is Subbuteo so named? Who looks like they're indulging in "a kinda hybrid Indiana Jones/Duran Duran video cosplay"? Find out the answers in...

DEADLINE

Podcast: One Easy Lesson

Hello again, patient listeners. Chris is slowly getting over being mental (that's a self-diagnosis, by the way, a real doctor wouldn't use such ableist language) and thus here, finally, is episode three of THE LAST WORD, covering Press Gang series 1 episode 3, "One Easy Lesson".

Hear Alirio's fear that Sarah was in an inappropriate relationship, learn all about Pinging (the new craze from CM Enterprises), be reminded what formerly-standard batteries have now been discontinued and other red-hot chat topics such as this.

Heck, after such a long wait it's probably best to curtail this introductory spiel and suggest you go and learn One Easy Lesson.