Free Thinking – Screaming Lord Sutch on Stage. Margaret McMillan. Artificial Neural Networks.
Playwright James Graham talks to Anne McElvoy about his new comedy which puts Screaming Lord Sutch on stage. His previous plays include The Vote, The Angry Brigade, This House
Playwright James Graham talks to Anne McElvoy about his new comedy which puts Screaming Lord Sutch on stage. Graham's previous plays include The Vote, The Angry Brigade, This House.
Historian Margaret MacMillan explores the question 'what difference do individuals make to history?' in her book History's People: Personalities and the Past. Figures include Bismarck, Babur and Roosevelt.
Steve Furber, Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Manchester, talks about his work on neural networks - constructing machines which work like parts of the human brain. He is joined by Tom Standage, digital editor at The Economist.
New Generation Thinker Sam Goodman previews the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ spy drama series The Night Manager, adapted from John Le Carre's 1993 novel.
Monster Raving Loony is on at the Drum, Plymouth, from February 10th to 27th.
Producer: Torquil Macleod.
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