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Across the Board

Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess.

Radio 4,15 episodes

Episodes

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Series 3
Steve Davis
Dominic Lawson interviews Steve Davis over a game of chess.
04 May 2015,15 mins
Series 3
Garry Kasparov
Dominic Lawson interviews Garry Kasparov over a game of chess.
05 May 2015,15 mins
Series 3
Rex Sinquefield
Dominic Lawson interviews the financier who is ploughing millions of dollars into chess.
06 May 2015,15 mins
Series 3
Antony Beevor
Dominic Lawson interviews military historian Antony Beevor over a game of chess.
07 May 2015,15 mins
Series 3
Piers Morgan
Dominic Lawson interviews journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan over a game of chess.
08 May 2015,15 mins
Series 2
Magnus Carlsen
Dominic Lawson plays a game with the world's greatest chess player, Magnus Carlsen.
27 Oct 2014,15 mins
Series 2
Murray Campbell
Dominic Lawson takes on Murray Campbell, the brains behind chess computer Deep Blue.
28 Oct 2014,15 mins
Series 2
Sigrid Rausing
Dominic Lawson takes on one of Britain's leading philanthropists, Sigrid Rausing.
29 Oct 2014,15 mins
Series 2
Sol Campbell
Dominic Lawson takes on the former England footballer Sol Campbell.
30 Oct 2014,15 mins
Series 2
Demis Hassabis
Dominic Lawson takes on a child chess prodigy who just sold his company for £400 million.
31 Oct 2014,15 mins
Series 1
John Healy
Dominic Lawson talks to writer and former alcoholic John Healy.
30 Dec 2013,15 mins
Series 1
Rachel Reeves
Dominic interviews shadow cabinet minister and former junior chess champion Rachel Reeves.
31 Dec 2013,15 mins
Series 1
Lennox Lewis
Dominic Lawson plays chess with the British-born former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
01 Jan 2014,15 mins
Series 1
Hou Yifan
Dominic Lawson talks to women's world chess champion Hou Yifan.
02 Jan 2014,15 mins
Series 1
Natan Sharansky
Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess.
03 Jan 2014,15 mins