 BBC Radio Comedy series "Bigipedia", Spoof based on Wikipedia starts July 23 |
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| Kato |
 Fri 10th July 2009, 1:07am
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 dhd  Group: Regulars Posts: 5,521 Joined: Fri 29th Dec 2006, 8:39pm Member No.: 767  |
A new four-part radio series in which Nick Doody and Matt Kirshen present listeners with a mixed-up world based around the internet
http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/radio/bigipedia/ QUOTE(BBC) For half an hour, BBC Radio 4 takes part in a unique experiment in "broadwebcasting" as it hands over control of its output to Bigipedia - the all-round 360-degree information knowledge article-based conglomerate portal. Inspired by Wikipedia, Bigipedia is Radio 4's The Sunday Format for the online age. It features multiple-overlapping voices to create information "pages", service announcements, discussion forums and endless upgrades... Creators Nick Doody and Matt Kirshen describe it as "a malevolent mix between Google, Microsoft and Wikipedia taking over Radio 4 for half an hour." |
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| thekohser |
Fri 10th July 2009, 3:29am
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Give us a reminder when it runs, Kato. I hope that we in the States will be able to tune in via web.
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| Casliber |
Fri 10th July 2009, 4:08am
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Yeah. I was frustrated as much ofteh TV content on the BBC website is for IPs in the UK only, not so sure about radio (fingers crossed anyway...)
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| Kato |
Fri 10th July 2009, 4:32am
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dhd Group: Regulars Posts: 5,521 Joined: Fri 29th Dec 2006, 8:39pm Member No.: 767 |
I think you'll be out of luck Cas. The BBCi player, which hosts TV and radio is UK only.
You don't pay for the BBC anyway, so tough luck. Information doesn't want to be free. It wants to be subsidized to assure the highest possible quality for stakeholders.  (although the BBC did lose the cricket some time ago and now the current Ashes are on Murdoch's private SkyTV at a price  damn Aussies  ) |
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| Somey |
Fri 10th July 2009, 5:36am
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QUOTE(Kato @ Thu 9th July 2009, 11:32pm)  You don't pay for the BBC anyway, so tough luck. Information doesn't want to be free. It wants to be subsidized to assure the highest possible quality for stakeholders. Somebody will probably torrent it... |
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| JohnA |
Fri 10th July 2009, 5:39am
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Looking over Winston Smith's shoulder Group: Regulars Posts: 1,171 Joined: Sun 30th Jul 2006, 9:56pm Member No.: 313 |
QUOTE(Kato @ Fri 10th July 2009, 2:32pm) I think you'll be out of luck Cas. The BBCi player, which hosts TV and radio is UK only. You don't pay for the BBC anyway, so tough luck. Information doesn't want to be free. It wants to be subsidized to assure the highest possible quality for stakeholders. (although the BBC did lose the cricket some time ago and now the current Ashes are on Murdoch's private SkyTV at a price damn Aussies )If you check, you will find that Rupert Murdoch is an American citizen and gave up being an Aussie quite some time ago...  |
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| sbrown |
Fri 10th July 2009, 6:51am
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QUOTE(Casliber @ Fri 10th July 2009, 5:08am) Yeah. I was frustrated as much ofteh TV content on the BBC website is for IPs in the UK only, not so sure about radio (fingers crossed anyway...) Cas Isnt there an open proxy that seems to be in the UK? |
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| A Horse With No Name |
Fri 10th July 2009, 11:02am
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 I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin! Group: Regulars Posts: 4,471 Joined: Mon 26th Jan 2009, 1:54pm Member No.: 9,985 |
Hell, we should do our own show. Who needs make believe when we can offer the real thing?
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| privatemusings |
Fri 10th July 2009, 12:49pm
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for folks wishing to listen online, virtually all bbc radio shows currently broadcast are available to one and all via the 'listen again' service (separate to the iPlayer) - I'm still addicted to radio4, and I'm a long way from london :-) - good news!
Hope it's funny, and not shit. |
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