I, Robot (2017) BBC Radio 4 Brendan Coyle

I, Robot (2017) BBC Radio 4 Author: Isaac Asimov Character: Quinn/Brendan Coyle Additional Cast: Hermione Norris, Derek Riddell, Rob Blackwood, Mia Burgess, Doug Devaney, Nicholas Briggs, Kelly Burke, Gary Turner, Corrinne Wicks, Michael Cochrane, Dianne Weller, Derek Riddell, Diane Spencer. 60 years ago, Isaac Asimov imagined the impact AI would have on our world; only now can we appreciate the prophetic accuracy of his predictions. In five moments, we join one woman’s journey as she lives through the rise of robots. #brendancoyle Episode 1: Robbie Stevie Byerley is raised by a robotic childminder. The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable. Their relationship will change the course of her life. Stevie Byerley/Hermione Norris George Byerley/Derek Riddell Grace Byerle/Dianne Weller Robbie/Kelly Burke Tour Guide/Rob Blackwood Young Stevie/Mia Burgess Episode 2: Reason After recovering from a devastating car crash, Stevie returns to work as a Legal Psychologist. Her first case is to reason with a robot that has developed a Messiah complex. Stevie Byerley/Hermione Norris Quinn/Brendan Coyle Powell/Doug Devaney Cutie/Nicholas Briggs Episode 3: Little Lost Robot A rogue robot goes AWOL on a space station after its rules of behaviour (defined by the three Laws of Robotics) are reprogrammed… with potentially lethal consequences. Stevie Byerley/Hermione Norris Quinn/Brendan Coyle Major Kallner/Kelly Burke Doctor Black/Gary Turner Psychiatrist/Diane Spencer Nestor Robots/Nicholas Briggs Episode 4: Liar! Stevie is summoned to a research lab in Siberia, where a robot has developed the ability to read human minds… with far reaching consequences for the emotional lives of everyone. Stevie Byerley/Hermione Norris Quinn/Brendan Coyle Andrea Ashe/Corrinne Wicks Doctor Lanning/Michael Cochrane SZ-34/Dianne Weller Episode 5: The Evitable Conflict Stevie meteoric rise to political power leads to a final showdown with Quinn, and reveals the secret that has shaped her life and changed the course of human civilization. Stevie Byerley/Hermione Norris Quinn/Brendan Coyle Doctor/Derek Riddell Legal Secretary/Diane Spencer Tour Guide/Rob Blackwood