<p>Stanley Tucci continues his history of California with the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley.</p><p>Shockley was the man who first brought silicon to Silicon Valley in the 1950s. He was an undoubted genius. But he was also a hideous boss and an irredeemable racist.</p><p>California wants to dazzle you with its endless sunshine and visions of the future – but that’s just a mirage. Stanley Tucci plays a hard-boiled screenwriter uncovering the full, sordid truth. He knows exactly where all the bodies are buried.</p><p>Academic consultant: Dr Ian Scott, University of Manchester</p><p>Written and produced by Laurence Grissell</p>
