Horizon: Dawn of the Driverless Car
03:00 am - 04:00 am, Wednesday, March 4 on BBC Four (9)
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Dawn of the Driverless Car
Exploring the artificial intelligence required to replace human drivers, focusing on issues including the ethics of driverless car crashes and the impact on jobs. Despite the glossy PR and positives such as reduced exhaust emissions, the reality is that the future of driverless cars might not be all good news
HD
subtitles
16x9
sign-language
Documentary
Education/Science/Factual Topics
News/Current Affairs
Technology
Cast & Crew
Sara Pascoe
(Narrator)
Steve Crabtree
(Series editor)
Peter Leonard
(Director)
Simon Winchcombe
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Sara Pascoe
(Narrator)
Born:
May 22, 1981
in
Dagenham
Best Known For:
Being a comedian.
Early-life:
Sara was born in Dagenham on May 22, 1981, the daughter of Derek Pascoe, vocalist and saxophonist in 1970s pop group Flintlock. Sara went on to study English at the University of Sussex. She began performing stand-up in 2007.
Career:
Pascoe first appeared in her own show at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010. Since then, she has toured around the UK and appeared on a number of TV panel shows, including Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and QI. She has also acted in The Thick of It, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Campus, Twenty Twelve and W1A. In 2016, she published Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body.
Quote:
'I don't think there are any subjects you can't joke about because human beings are forgiving of subject matter when we find things funny.'
Trivia:
Pascoe is a vegan. In 2014, she was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show.
Steve Crabtree
(Series editor)
Peter Leonard
(Director)
Simon Winchcombe
(Director)
