OK Computer: Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 Stand-Up Comedy Show

Olga Koch explores the world via computer science in this STEM stand-up show

Comedian Olga Koch has a masters degree in the social science of the Internet and can turn almost any file into a PDF. In these three series, she looks at life through the eyes of a computer scientist, taking the universal truths you hold dear and tearing them to shreds using logic.

With the help of her sassy digital assistant ALGO (played by Sindhu Vee, Tia Kofi and Rajiv Karia), she uses stand-up and storytelling to unpack concepts such as Nationality, Beauty, Health, Privacy, Fun, Intelligence, Friendship and Family. She talks us through what you need to know to become a British citizen (including what time the pubs open, and every single line-up of the Sugababes since 2007); uses recursion and Harry Styles to examine what being beautiful means; goes on a mission to get healthy, and wonders if encryption really works and why no one can set a good password.

What are the fundamentals of fun? What can Colonel Sanders and the Creation Museum tell us about intelligence? Can you be best friends with a bot – or a politician? And can your family be more than just your random relations? These questions, and many more, are tackled by Olga, as she and ALGO take a hilarious journey through the inherent absurdities of our modern world.

Production credits Written by Olga Koch and Charlie Dinkin Additional Material from Rajiv Karia, Cody Dahler and Kate Dehnert With Sindhu Vee, Tia Kofi and Rajiv Karia as ALGO Producer: Benjamin Sutton Production Co-ordinator: Katie Baum

Series 1 Nationality Beauty Health Privacy

Series 2 Fun Intelligence Friendship Family

Series 3 Love Religion Money Death

First broadcast 8 Jul-29 Jul 2021 (series 1), 23 May-13 Jun 2023 (series 2), 17 Oct-7 Nov 2024 (series 3).

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Lydbog: 5. december 2024