Ayn Rand Explored in BBC TV Documentary

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For anybody who can receive BBC 2, there is a documentary showing tomorrow night which will be looking into the works of Ayn Rand in connection with Silicon Valley. It is showing on 23rd May at 21:00 BST (22:00 GMT), and it is called:

 

All watched over by machines of loving grace

 

The review in my TV guide says:

 

This gratifylingly intelligent and informative documentary series tells the story of the 'rise of machines and how they made us believe we could create a world that would last forever'. The first of three episodes looks at the influence author Ayn Rand had on Silicon Valley.

 

In itself, the 'rise of machines' quote has echoes of 2112, but it also sounds like it is worth watching aside from the Rush connection. If you are not in the UK and cannot receive BBC 2 via satellite or other means, you could try the BBC iPlayer which is on bbc.co.uk. If becomes available there it will be viewable for the next seven days (as I understand - I've never used it).

Edited May 22, 2011 by Undemanding Contact