GBA 159 Richard

In GBA 159 we get better acquainted with Richard. He explores ideas of belonging, pushing at frontiers, the ways that generations relate to each other and the human desire for narrative, through the topics of video games, fatherhood, employment, Oxford, personal and social history and more. Richard Plugs: If you have something creative you should do it. We mention: The Royal Court Theatre: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/ Verity Bargate Award: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verity_Bargate_Award Atari 2600: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 Space Invaders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders Galaxian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxian Pong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong Break Out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(video_game) Asteroids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game) Spectrum ZX80: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80 Master System: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_System Mega Drive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis Carl Sagan: http://www.carlsagan.com/ Quantum Physics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_theory Higs Boson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson Lord Nuffield Morris: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield Radiohead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead Supergrass: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergrass Ride: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_(band) You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!