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Over to You: What is it Like Interviewing a Sex Doll?

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20/05/2017 GMT

What is it Like Interviewing a Sex Doll?

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Jane Wakefield on the pros and cons of making a programme about robots and sex dolls

Technology reporter Jane Wakefield tells Rajan about the pros and cons of presenting a documentary on robots and sex dolls.

The Robots’ Story is a recent documentary which took the presenter on a bizarre quest which resulted in her interviewing a sex doll called Harmony. BBC Technology Reporter, Jane Wakefield was asking the question how might robots help us live, work and love in the future? Rajan asked her about her experiences of making the programme and what it was like to interview, Harmony the sex doll. Listeners from Scotland and the US have mixed opinions.

Recently the BBC World Service Facebook page hit five million likes. To mark the occasion, Mary Hockaday, the Network Controller took to the social media site to answer your questions. We bringing you a few highlights.

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