The initial idea for my major multimedia project was to explore the existence of sex robots. This idea came about after I discovered a report published by Futurologist, Dr Ian Pearson; 'The Future of Sex Report - The Rise of The Robosexuals.' Having spent some time researching around the topic of sex robots, I have found a lot of existing work which focuses on the existence of sex robots, for instance the Life Hacks Podcast with Dr Radha on BBC Radio 1.
At this current stage, I am noticing that whilst there is a large quantity of material about sex robots in the format of written articles and TV documentaries (e.g 'The Sex Robots Are Coming' on Channel 4) there are few long-form radio documentaries that explore the topic of sex robots.
Ahead of my initial pitch on Tuesday 9th October I am going to research more specific angles around this topic and gather ideas for a target station, target audience and an effective discourse.
