http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro...
"LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity. Produced and directed by Pozzitive, the four-part series is called 'Bigipedia' and has taken its inspiration from Wikipedia. It airs from July 23 at 11pm."
(That's 10pm UTC tonight, a bit over three hours from now.)
- d.
Parodies are compliments in my book. Sarcasm to flattery and all that. Look forward to a US available link.
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http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro...
"LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity. Produced and directed by Pozzitive, the four-part series is called 'Bigipedia' and has taken its inspiration from Wikipedia. It airs from July 23 at 11pm."
(That's 10pm UTC tonight, a bit over three hours from now.)
- d.
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2009/7/23 kgnpaul@gmail.com kgnpaul@gmail.com:
Parodies are compliments in my book. Sarcasm to flattery and all that. Look forward to a US available link.
It'll be on the iPlayer, so UK people can listen again later and theoretically record it to put up somewhere.
The thing to remember is how ridiculously mainstream Wikipedia is these days. When I first got involved, early 2004, it was #500 in the world, and I was *really impressed* by that. Now it's top-10, utterly mainstream and the other month I saw a poster in Kings Cross tube advertising some exhibition with a tagline at the top of "It's the Wikipedia of" (whatever it was). A term sufficiently well known to use in Tube poster advertising. Didn't have my camera with me - wish I'd gotten a photo.
- d.
2009/7/23 David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com:
2009/7/23 kgnpaul@gmail.com kgnpaul@gmail.com:
Parodies are compliments in my book. Sarcasm to flattery and all that. Look forward to a US available link.
It'll be on the iPlayer, so UK people can listen again later and theoretically record it to put up somewhere.
Yeah, let's not suggest copy infringement, huh? ("Theoretically" isn't going to make any difference.)
On Jul 23, 2009, at 4:29 PM, David Gerard wrote:
It'll be on the iPlayer, so UK people can listen again later and theoretically record it to put up somewhere.
iPlayer radio programmes are available outside the UK too.
Jeremy
2009/7/23 Jeremy Atherton jawiki@gmail.com:
On Jul 23, 2009, at 4:29 PM, David Gerard wrote:
It'll be on the iPlayer, so UK people can listen again later and theoretically record it to put up somewhere.
iPlayer radio programmes are available outside the UK too.
For those wanting a direct link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lpr29
On 24/07/2009, Jeremy Atherton jawiki@gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 23, 2009, at 4:29 PM, David Gerard wrote:
It'll be on the iPlayer, so UK people can listen again later and theoretically record it to put up somewhere.
iPlayer radio programmes are available outside the UK too.
Are they? I must be doing something wrong then, I'm in France and it won't let me listen to the radio programmes after they've been on. I know it's normal with TV shows, but not with radio! It's a good thing I'm going back to England soon!
Yes, you'll have to get a UK proxy or something. Not difficult.
FT2
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Isabell Long isabell121@gmail.com wrote:
Are they? I must be doing something wrong then, I'm in France and it won't let me listen to the radio programmes after they've been on. I know it's normal with TV shows, but not with radio! It's a good thing I'm going back to England soon!
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
2009/7/23 kgnpaul@gmail.com kgnpaul@gmail.com:
Parodies are compliments in my book. Sarcasm to flattery and all that.
Look forward to a US available link.
The thing to remember is how ridiculously mainstream Wikipedia is
these days. When I first got involved, early 2004, it was #500 in the world, and I was *really impressed* by that.
Oh I remember, I remember.
~Keegan
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Remember how excited we used to be when Wikipedia was mentioned in the news?
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
2009/7/23 kgnpaul@gmail.com kgnpaul@gmail.com:
Parodies are compliments in my book. Sarcasm to flattery and all that.
Look forward to a US available link.
The thing to remember is how ridiculously mainstream Wikipedia is
these days. When I first got involved, early 2004, it was #500 in the world, and I was *really impressed* by that.
Oh I remember, I remember.
~Keegan
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2009/7/24 KillerChihuahua puppy@killerchihuahua.com:
Remember how excited we used to be when Wikipedia was mentioned in the news?
*cough* yes.
- d.
That was when Colbert was our biggest problem...
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KillerChihuahua wrote:
Remember how excited we used to be when Wikipedia was mentioned in the news?
Ahhh! The good old days.
Ec
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Actually bigipedia.org exists (it's a wiki running MediaWiki, consisting only of Main Page and Talk:Main Page as of right now). I think a bunch of us should take it over - how about a parody of BBC Radio 4 comedy? Nah, soft target. The Archers?
Charles
2009/7/24 Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com:
Actually bigipedia.org exists (it's a wiki running MediaWiki, consisting only of Main Page and Talk:Main Page as of right now). I think a bunch of us should take it over - how about a parody of BBC Radio 4 comedy? Nah, soft target. The Archers?
Registered 25 March 2008, no less. I wonder if the Bigipedia writers thought to check out the actual domain they were talking about.
cc to bigtown@bigipedia.org - seen this? http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro... You might want a word with the BBC ;-)
- d.
David Gerard wrote:
Registered 25 March 2008, no less. I wonder if the Bigipedia writers thought to check out the actual domain they were talking about.
Ooo, all a bit sirrious for comedic people. This should be played for laughs, I think.
Charles
David Gerard wrote:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro...
"LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity.
Listening now - utterly realistic wiki-stuff with _dab pages not avoided_!
Charles
2009/7/23 Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com:
David Gerard wrote:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro...
"LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity.
Listening now - utterly realistic wiki-stuff with _dab pages not avoided_!
Charles
We don't have a [[Ladies' Bras]] article and our [[Teddy Bears' Picnic]] article is somewhat weak.
2009/7/23 Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com:
David Gerard wrote:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro... "LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity.
Listening now - utterly realistic wiki-stuff with _dab pages not avoided_!
Indeed. Good Lord, they've actually rendered Wikipedia to audio perfectly ...
ps: the Flash iPlayer is not as shit as the RealAudio feed, but it's still shit.
- d.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:19 PM, David Gerarddgerard@gmail.com wrote:
2009/7/23 Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com:
David Gerard wrote:
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-paro... "LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of online activity.
Listening now - utterly realistic wiki-stuff with _dab pages not avoided_!
Indeed. Good Lord, they've actually rendered Wikipedia to audio perfectly ...
Sounds great. Do they do transcripts?
Carcharoth