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Can artificial intelligence write a novel? In 2174, authors are obsolete. With the exception of a few human "author" titles printed in the small basement and back room libraries, all stories are created by the Artificial Intelligence of the Archive. Most believe the "authors" are only brands to lure people into spending their credits on print. One woman believes that one of them, author Hugh Howey, is real and still alive.

Arthur Smith is best known as a comedian, a broadcaster and an opening bat for Grumpy Old Men. But he has also been a West End playwright (his plays include An Evening with Gary Lineker), an English teacher, a failed rock star, a busker, a road sweeper and a bombsite boy in post-war Bermondsey. Smith was one of the 'alternative comedians' who shook up light entertainment in the eighties and remains a legend at the Edinburgh Festival fringe where he has been fêted and arrested.

Do you believe in reincarnation? Do you believe that one day the Messiah will return? Either way, listen to this interview and discover some of those who actually believe they are reincarnated souls. David Shaylar once blew the whistle on MI5 and as a result has spent years in prison. Now he claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ no less. Pitted against British comedian, Arthur Smith, this makes for an entertaining look into the subject.

Die Frage nach der Taufe ist für das persönliche Leben eines Christen genauso entscheidend, wie für die Existenz einer Gemeinde nach biblischen Maßstäben. Essentiell sind dabei die Aspekte: Erkenntnis und Liebe zu Jesus Christus. Auf wissenschaftliche und biblisch fundierte Weise erläutert Arthur E. Wilder-Smith die verschiedenen Ansichten und beleuchtet die Taufe, was sie für jeden Christen zu bedeuten hat.

Welcome to Arthur Smith's 26-bedroom mock-Tudor manor house, in the heart of international Balham. Behind his front door are a plethora of prodigiously talented performers, all ready and eager to entertain. There's jamming in the kitchen, laughter in the lounge and poetry on the landing - and a whole lot more fun and frolics going on upstairs...

Comedian and broadcaster Arthur Smith plays tour guide to fifteen well-known personalities, as they visit places that are meaningful to them and remember pivotal moments in their lives. Through genial chat, humorous banter and gentle probing, he discovers just what made these locations so special and significant—and opens the floodgates to some amazing personal stories.