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The Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of internet laws to protect children and adults. It will place more responsibility on the technology giants to monitor content. Will it succeed?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Joshua Rozenberg, legal commentator and presenter of Radio 4’s Law In Action programme
Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law at the University of Essex
Victoria Nash is the Director, an Associate Professor, and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute
Gina Neff is the Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at the University of Cambridge
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter
Edited by: Richard Vadon
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill
11.5.2023
28:51
Ukraine: Is it all about to change?
Recent movements by Ukraine and Russia's military forces suggest that the long awaited spring offensive could start any day. David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the implications.
Guests:
Michael Clarke, Professor of Defence studies and Specialist Advisor to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
Vitaly Shevchenko, Russia editor at BBC Monitoring
Tomila Lankina, Professor of politics and international relations at LSE
Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at Chatham House
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter
Edited by: Penny Murphy
Sound engineer: James Beard
Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed, Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill
4.5.2023
28:22
Sudan conflict: what led to this?
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the latest events in Sudan. Fighting has been commonplace ever since Sudan gained independence but what's behind the latest violence?
Guests:
James Copnall - currently presenting Newsday on the BBC World Service and formerly the BBC's Sudan correspondent
Mohanad Hashim - Sudanese journalist working on Newshour on the BBC World Service
Dame Rosalind Marsden, associate fellow at the Chatham House International Affairs and former UK ambassador to Sudan
Professor Alex De Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation and Research Programme Director with the Conflict Research Programme at LSE
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter
Edited by: Penny Murphy
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill
27.4.2023
28:57
Does Rishi Sunak's maths calculation add up?
Rishi Sunak says the UK has an 'anti maths mindset' and that low levels of numeracy are damaging the economy. Will studying maths until the age of 18 solve the problem?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Branwen Jeffreys, the BBC's Education Editor
Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills
Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Emma Lark, Associate Dean Ambition Institute leading the Master's in Expert Teaching
Rob Eastaway, author and director of Maths Inspiration
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter
Edited by: Richard Vadon
Sound engineer: Graham Puddifoot
Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill
20.4.2023
29:48
The AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence is going to change all our lives. There are seemingly limitless opportunities. But as computers get ever more powerful how much cautious do we need to be?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Professor Michael Wooldridge, Director of Foundational AI at The Alan Turing Institute
Nina Schick, author, entrepreneur and advisor specialising in Generative AI
Dr Anders Sandberg, a Senior Research Fellow at The Future of Humanity Institute
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Isobel Gough and Ben Carter
Edited by: Richard Vadon
Sound engineers: James Beard and Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Janet Staples