Wheeler's Wonder

Creighton Wheeler's extraordinary life story, as recalled by Brian Hayes.

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Description
01	Tinker, Tailor, Splicer, Spy	20031126
02	A Bout De Splicer	20031203	Wheeler's success at Cambridge leads to a trip to Paris and a meeting with Simone de Beauvoir
03	Splicing Is The Mother Of Invention	20031210	Undaunted by Splicers' Disease, in which letters, words and phrases are removed from speech as the sufferer is talking, Creighton pioneers some of the great inventions of the 20th Century. The Romco Thatchmaster, Biro Stabiliser and Vegetable Atomiser. But as in his speech, so in his creations: there's always something vital missing.
04 LAST	The Daft Continent	20031217	Wheeler played a key role in the independence of a far-flung British Colony.

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