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The Glitched Gavel: Justice, Out of Sync.Every landmark trial ends with the strike of a gavel—but what happens when the echoes of that strike never fade? We like to think of the law as a finished product, but our legal history is full of glitches: outdated precedents, eccentric judges, and bizarre verdicts that have quietly shaped the world you live in today.In each episode, we reopen the files on history’s most famous trials—from the Salem Witch Trials to the Scopes Monkey Trial—to find the "code" that still runs in the background of our modern lives. Whether it’s how a 19th-century...

First published in 1921, Karel Capek's ultra-prescient play R.U.R has become a classic of dystopian literature, giving us the word 'robot' and inspiring movies and TV series from Blade Runner to Westworld. Set in Capek's 1920s version of the future, this radio reimagining blends music, comedy and drama to tell the story of a world dominated by mechanisation and the pursuit of profit.