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Can a Robot Replace Ed Sheeran?

Greg James asks if a robot can replace Ed Sheeran, teaming up with the Manchester Robot Orchestra for a unique performance at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Maida Vale studios.

Greg James is on a mission. Can he find out a robot to replace Ed Sheeran?

He'll be teaming up with 15 mechanical machines from the Manchester Robot Orchestra to play Ed's song 'Shape of You'. But he wants to find a robot that can sing and dance just like Ed too!

After a nationwide search he thinks he's found the perfect humanoid robot - and maybe his Radio 1 audience love his creation more than the real Ed? He'll put it through its paces by challenging it to a live interview and a rap-off, aiming to find out how it measures up on-air to a real life celebrity.

Then, after an intense period of rehearsing and robot coding, we head to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s legendary Maida Vale studios. It could be the biggest night of their robotic lives - assuming none of them blow a fuse...

1 hour

Last on

Tue 21 Mar 2017 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Mar 2017 21:00
  • Tue 21 Mar 2017 21:00