Is this a step too far with AI? Sir Michael Parkinson was Britain’s top chat-show host. Now new technology has been used to re-create his voice and interviewing style.
Dead TV star ‘interviews’ new guests
"100% very ethical": The AI Michael Parkinson's creators insist that because they are clear with listeners that his voice is created through artificial intelligence, their new show is not immoral. Glossary
Orson Welles - American director, actor, writer and producer (1915-1985). The panic caused by The War of the Worlds made him internationally famous. His first film, Citizen Kane, came out in 1941.
John Lennon - An English singer-songwriter and member of the world-renowned 1960s band The Beatles. He was assassinated in 1980 in New York.
Madonna - One of the tiles for Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Christianity. Also the name of an American singer known as the "Queen of Pop".
Muhammad Ali - An American professional boxer and activist known as "the greatest".
Tony Blair - Tony Blair was the leader of the Labour party. He was British prime minister from 1997 to 2007.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
VR - Virtual reality. A simulation of a 3D environment. It can be interacted with in a way that feels real.
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.
Gimmick - A publicity stunt to attract attention.
Ouija board - A flat board marked with letters, numbers and words which was once a popular way to "communicate" with the dead during seances.