Night Waves - Chess, Tannhauser

Philip Dodd explores the eternal use of chess as a measure of human intelligence. With sophisticated computer chess programmes now regularly beating World Champions, can the game continue to be the embodiment of the limits of our intelligence? Philip's guests include Peter Millican, Oxford philosopher and Grand Master at correspondence chess, who believes that the human mind is still stronger than any computer programme. Plus John Deathridge reviews the new Royal Opera House production of Wagner's Tannhauser, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, who this year won the BBC Music Magazine disc of the year for his recording of Wagner's Lohengrin. Producer: Fiona McLean.