Between the Boundaries

Between the Boundaries follows the course of a single yearand covers topics that range from the habits of beavers to theprogression of Artificial Intelligence, journeying from Walesto Australia with many stops in between. Humorous, thought-provoking and insightful, it sweeps over and beneath theboundaries, both visible and invisible, that cover the world.The author visits a new assessment of the Elizabethanpolymath John Dee, and compares the relative claims toaccuracy of different portrayals of Dylan Thomas. He goesunderground to a former nuclear bunker, now made into anunpeopled data centre, and he dissects the potential futureof the BBC. Pivotal moments in history are revisited, andlargely-neglected artists remembered.Between the Boundaries is an eclectic personal journey, freshand wide in scope, of encounters across genres, eras andcontinents.