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The Janice Forsyth Show: 1984 by Northern Ballet, the Edinburgh International Science Festival and the demise of print journalism

30/03/2016

1984 by Northern Ballet, the Edinburgh International Science Festival and the demise of print journalism

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, 1984 by Northern Ballet, the Edinburgh International Science Festival and the demise of print journalism

1984 by Northern Ballet, Edinburgh Science Festival and the demise of print journalism.

Jonathan Watkins discusses Northern Ballet's version of 1984, plus Janice hears about the Edinburgh International Science Festival's theatre piece on artificial intelligence.

Starring a brilliant cast: Elaine C Smith, Doon MacKichan, Arabella Weir, Jonathan Watson, Alex Norton and Sharon Rooney, Two Doors Down is a new BBC 2 sitcom about putting up with the eccentricities and expectations of the neighbours. Jonathan and Alex join Janice to talk about how this six part series grew from a successful Hogmanay pilot episode.

George Orwell's 1984 has been turned into a ballet for Northern Ballet by choreographer Jonathan Watkins; he discusses the challenge of transferring book to stage.

By 2040 there will be more robots than humans on the planet. We hear how the Edinburgh International Science Festival has commissioned a piece of theatre to help young people prepare for the reality of Artificial Intelligence in the future: Uncanny Valley by Borderline Theatre Company.

On Saturday, the last print edition of The Independent was published and now its content lives completely online. Photographer and long-time Independent contributor Colin McPherson and arts writer Mark Fisher discuss the changing landscape of journalism and how we want to consume our news.

Comedian Alistair Barrie talks about turning the material of his wife's cancer diagnosis into a successful comedy show.

And Calum McClure talks about building a career as an artist and following in the famous footsteps of his grandfather and aunt. A forthcoming exhibition brings all their work together for the very first time.

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