WRESTLING WITH BIG QUESTIONS AND LIES

In a post-truth world of Al, influencers and Donald Trump, the line between fact and fake is increasingly blurred.

- KAY HARRISON

The camera frequently lies — I mean, I've just watched a video where a plate of mashed potato turned into a polar bear. Is anything real any more?

In this timely six-parter for BBC Sounds, the very human and endearing tech journalist Jamie Bartlett tries to make sense of our relationship with the truth, via Hulk Hogan, Steven Bartlett, Lance Armstrong and assorted experts, and hints at what fresh hell awaits.

To help get the message across, Jamie has even created a fake version of himself to co-host - sycophantic AI chatbot, Jimmy Botlett. This digital monster, born from his data, sounds disturbingly like him, and grows in confidence.