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Series 13

Machines

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

A disembodied voice, digital ghosts and the contraptions we build that alter our humanity - Josie Long presents new short documentaries about machines.

We hear from the voice of Siri in the UK about losing control of what you say. Also - the story of a digital version of yourself outliving you and our relationship to the tools we build and the scars they leave.

Daniel
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Replika
Produced by Charles Maynes and Mika Golubovsky

15 Years
Produced by Shereen Ashman, Michelle Macklem and Daniel Guillemette

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017. Show less

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