Bringing to life excerpts from popular BBC Radio 4 programmes, we captured audiences’ attention and elevated the conversation through animated explainer films.
BBC
Will robots take over?
From giant bronze automatons to artificial intelligence capable of beating humans at their own games, Adam Rutherford asks whether or not humanity will be enslaved by robots.
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Credits
Animation - Sarah Verrall (55sec-2min 12) & Mat Truefitt
Senior Creative - Dan Stirrup
Illustration - Aghnia Hatch-Barnwell & Esther Ajibade
Script & Narration - BBC
Animation produced for We Are Cognitive
Why we love the Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast, broadcast for over 150 years, is both practical and poetic. A lifeline for sailors, a comforting reminder of island life for others and inspiring artists from Blur to Carol Ann Duffy. As one yachtsman put it: ‘It’s more than a forecast—it’s iconic and beautiful.
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Credits
Animation - Sarah Verrall
Senior Creative - Dan Stirrup
Illustration - Suzanne Lawrence
Script & Narration - BBC
Animation produced for We Are Cognitive
Why do Americans love their flag?
Dr Adam Smith, senior lecturer at University College London, tells the story of the Stars and Stripes and explains how it became “an incredibly emotional symbol of a nation".
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Credits
Animation - Sarah Verrall (1min 15-2min 18) & Francisco Lavina
Senior Creative - Ali Assaf
Illustration - Aghnia Hatch-Barnwell & Suzanne Lawrence
Script & Narration - BBC
Amongst the dread, fear and violence of the 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi, political scientist Professor Mary King describes how Sam Cooke’s record became a symbol of hope: "No matter what I’m doing, I stop and I listen to the song, because it’s grabbed my heart..”
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Credits
Animation - Sarah Verrall
Senior Creative & Illustration - Andrew Park
Script & Narration - BBC
Animation produced for We Are Cognitive
Why Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ became a Civil Rights anthem
