Paper Giants: Magazine Wars

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
Written by	Justin Monjo (part 1&2); Keith Thompson (part 1)
Directed by	Daina Reid
Starring	Rachel Griffiths; Rob Carlton; Mandy McElhinney; William Zappa
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	2
Production
Running time	180 minutes
Production company(s)	Southern Star Group
Release
Original network	ABC1
Original release	2 June –; 9 June 2013

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is a 2013 Australian two-part television miniseries about 'golden years' of the glossy women's magazines and the battle to have the number one selling publication in Australia. The mini series is a sequel to the 2011 mini series Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.

Plot

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is the story of the battle between Nene King (Mandy McElhinney) editor of Woman's Day and Dulcie Boling (Rachel Griffiths) editor of New Idea, from the rival Packer and Murdoch empires, who 'battled' to make their publication the number one seller in Australia. It charts the period from 1987-1997 with the rise of cheque-book journalism, the age of celebrity power, paparazzi, media moguls and the two remarkable women who helped make them.[1]

Critical reception

Occasional writer for The Guardian Doug Anderson reported that the miniseries was an "absorbing and frequently rewarding drama"[2]

Cast

Rachel Griffiths as Dulcie Boling
Mandy McElhinney as Nene King
Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer
Angus Sampson as Patrick Bowring
Khan Chittenden as Nick Trumpet
Caren Pistorius as Beth Ridgeway
Lucy Bell as Susan Duncan
Mark Lee as Richard Walsh
Socratis Otto as Peter Dawson
William Zappa as Rupert Murdoch
Alexander England as James Packer
John Wood as Ken Cowley
Steve Rodgers as Alan Bond
Sean Taylor as Al Dunlap
Rodger Corser as Harry M. Miller
Rhys McConnochie as Lionel King
Elspeth Ballantyne as Emily King
Samuel Johnson as Paul Cavanagh

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References

"Paper Giants: Magazine Wars". abc.net.au.
Anderson, Doug (3 June 2013). "Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

External links

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[1] "Paper Giants: Magazine Wars". abc.net.au.

[The_Guardian_-_03_June_2013_-_Paper_Giants:_Magazine_Wars_-_TV_review-2] Anderson, Doug (3 June 2013). "Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2013.