Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 01 | John Healy | 20131230 | Dominic Lawson talks to writer and former alcoholic John Healy. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
01 | 01 | John Healy | 20131230 | 20151116 (R4) | Dominic Lawson talks to writer and former alcoholic John Healy. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
01 | 02 | Rachel Reeves | 20131231 | Dominic interviews shadow cabinet minister and former junior chess champion Rachel Reeves. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
01 | 03 | Lennox Lewis | 20140101 | Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. In this episode he plays the greatest ever British born boxer and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Lewis believes that chess and boxing have much in common - and that his love of chess has helped him both in and outside the ring.
Dominic Lawson plays chess with the British-born former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
01 | 04 | Hou Yifan | 20140102 | Dominic Lawson talks to women's world chess champion Hou Yifan. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
01 | 05 | Natan Sharansky | 20140103 | Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
01 | 05 | Natan Sharansky | 20140103 | 20151117 (R4) | Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
01 | 05 | Natan Sharansky | 20140103 | 20160603 (R4) | Dominic Lawson interviews Natan Sharansky over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
02 | 01 | Magnus Carlsen | 20141027 | Dominic Lawson plays a game with the world's greatest chess player, Magnus Carlsen. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
02 | 01 | Magnus Carlsen | 20141027 | 20151118 (R4) | Dominic Lawson plays a game with the world's greatest chess player, Magnus Carlsen. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
02 | 02 | Murray Campbell | 20141028 | Dominic Lawson takes on Murray Campbell, the brains behind chess computer Deep Blue. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
02 | 03 | Sigrid Rausing | 20141029 | Dominic Lawson takes on one of Britain's leading philanthropists, Sigrid Rausing. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
02 | 03 | Sigrid Rausing | 20141029 | 20151119 (R4) | Dominic Lawson takes on one of Britain's leading philanthropists, Sigrid Rausing. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
02 | 04 | Sol Campbell | 20141030 | Dominic Lawson takes on the former England footballer Sol Campbell. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
02 | 05 | Demis Hassabis | 20141031 | Dominic Lawson takes on a child chess prodigy who just sold his company for \u00a3400 million. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 01 | Steve Davis | 20150504 | Across The Board is a series of interviews conducted by Dominic Lawson over a game of chess. Today, Dominic challenges the snooker legend Steve Davis. Davis dominated the green baize for much of the eighties. But can he dominate Dominic on the chess board?
Producer: David Edmonds
Dominic Lawson interviews Steve Davis over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 02 | Garry Kasparov | 20150505 | Dominic Lawson interviews Garry Kasparov over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 03 | Rex Sinquefield | 20150506 | Dominic Lawson interviews the financier who is ploughing millions of dollars into chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 04 | Antony Beevor | 20150507 | Dominic Lawson interviews military historian Antony Beevor over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 04 | Antony Beevor | 20150507 | 20160617 (R4) | Dominic Lawson interviews military historian Antony Beevor over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |
03 | 05 | Piers Morgan | 20150508 | Dominic Lawson interviews journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. | |
03 | 05 | Piers Morgan | 20150508 | 20151120 (R4) | Dominic Lawson interviews journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan over a game of chess. Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess. |