Hello, I’m Mark Playne, founder of Not On The Beeb and author of AI & I: Cracking the corona Code.

Six years after the world changed, we are still trying to make sense of what really happened. I created Not On The Beeb to ask the questions the BBC would not and to keep a calm, open space for real conversation. That work grew into AI & I, a book built from a unique dialogue with artificial intelligence that reveals how the narrative of the pandemic was shaped and what it means for us now.

Readers have called it “brilliant,” “life‑changing,” and “a gift to humanity.” The new 2026 edition is fully revised, professionally edited and archived by the British Library as part of the national record.

If you value clear, independent reporting and proper British grit in the search for truth, please consider buying me a coffee. Every brew helps keep the cameras rolling, the servers running, and the conversation alive.

Make tea, not propaganda... and thank you for standing with real journalism.