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Don’t Miss: Comic promise, robot TV and a festival of errors

The first season of comedy Young Sheldon, AI choosing TV from the BBC archive and a rather unusual festival

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Listen

Don’t give cash to a beggar – scan a barcode and transfer money. In this week’s edition of the BBC World Service’s World Hacks (8-8.30pm BST), Dougal Shaw asks whether Oxford’s donation scheme is smart thinking or a sign of the End Times.

Watch

Once old TV enters the vaults of the BBC, it risks being lost forever. But on 4 and 5 September, will bring experimental programming to BBC Four, with new and classic programmes and clips selected by machine.

Visit

Mistakes and deviations are the theme of talks, performances, films and exhibitions at this year’s , Austria. Europe’s top art-science festival runs from 6 to 10 September.

Play

Long-awaited immersive sim from Miga Games is released on 7 September. It promises action, exploration and puzzle-solving on a planetoid orbiting a distant star.

Binge

Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan in the Marvel movies) ably directed Iain Armitage through the first season of (pictured above). The DVD of this surprisingly likeable Big Bang Theory spin-off is released this week.

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