Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's 'cabaret of the word' - this week he explores the stories we do or don't tell about engineering, and investigates that iconic post-war figure 'the boffin'. He's joined for the first time this year by Ted Hughes Award winner and spoken word star Hollie McNish. Hollie will be a regular guest - introducing Ian to new poetry across the autumn. Writer Francis Spufford is also taking part - Francis is fascinated by the mythology of the 'boffin' and won this year's Costa Prize for his first novel 'Golden Hill', along with Dr Steve Cross (who teaches engineers to do stand-up comedy), by materials scientist Anna Ploszajski, and by French science vlogger, Leo Grasset.