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Incredible Women

Comedy: Spoof

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the lives and achievements of some incredible women.

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15 Minute Drama: Incredible Women

Rebecca Front

Jeremy Front

Noel Sharkey

Clare Perkins

Karen Bartke

Claire Jones

Incredible Women: Series 5: Astrid

Drama

Incredible Women - Series 8

17/10/2016

Astrid

Series 5

BBC Radio 4 - Incredible Women, Series 5, Astrid

Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the uncannily realistic robot known simply as Astrid.

Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front introduce us to the uncannily realistic robot known simply as Astrid. Featuring Professor Noel Sharkey.

Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front bring us 5 new incredible women. 

Today they introduce us to the uncannily realistic robot, known simply as 'Astrid', who recently made headlines when she co-presented The One Show. 

Jeremy gets to spend 24 hours in the company of Astrid the robot, to see whether he can distinguish her from a real woman. But will the calm and unemotional Astrid learn some less-than-perfect behaviour from Jeremy?

With a special guest appearance by Professor Noel Sharkey, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield.

Starring Rebecca Front, Jeremy Front, Professor Noel Sharkey, Clare Perkins, Karen Bartke and a robotic cat.
Series created by Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front.
Written by Jeremy Front with additional material by Rebecca Front.
Producer: Claire Jones.

Incredible Women: Series 5

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the lives and achievements of some incredible women

Comic portraits of five extraordinary characters. Rebecca and Jeremy Front explore the lives and achievements of some incredible women

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