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Series 2

Episode 5: Demis Hassabis

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dominic Lawson takes on Demis Hassabis. Demis was a child chess prodigy who moved into computer programming, and has just sold his company to Google for £400 million. Show more

Across the Board

Series 2

Episode 1: Magnus Carlsen

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dominic Lawson takes on the world's greatest chess player, Magnus Carlsen, and asks if it would not be better for Magnus to put his extraordinary intelligence to another use. Show more

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Series 2

Episode 2: Murray Campbell

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dominic Lawson takes on Murray Campbell, the brains behind chess computer Deep Blue, which made headlines around the world when it beat former world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Show more

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Series 2

Episode 4: Sol Campbell

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dominic Lawson takes on the former England footballer Sol Campbell and asks him if his decision to transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal was a chess player's move. Show more