At 14:09 +0100 24/7/07, Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley wrote:
Unfortunately that requires proprietary software, but I did manage to
catch it on my radio (albeit on fussy long-wave as I couldn't get
Radio 4 on FM at the time).
>w00t! Was it any good?<<
Despite the sensationalist trailer, I liked it. It was well balanced
with _reasoned_ criticism, and had interesting facts for listeners who
don't know much about Wikipedia. It certainly might encourage some
more people to read/edit Wikipedia. Clive Anderson is a good (and not
too serious) presenter too.
I thought it balanced and novel. I learned new things, heard old
stories, and was aware that Clive Anderson was invited to Gerard
Towers in Walthamstow.
Clive Anderson also hosted the TV version of "Notes and Queries", the
long running Guardian feature, along with Carole Vorderman. "Notes
and Queries" is a place for readers of the Guardian to ask questions
(e.g. "Is water wet?") and for others to write in answers. Hence, a
user contributed set of questions and answers, which lead to both two
TV series and about 6 or 7 books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_%26_Queries
This column started in 1989.
I always like Clive Anderson's stuff, since his legal training and
humour combine well. He was able to question well, and I like the
story about Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott, and how you could
prove something did *not* happen, and hence change an article in
Wikipedia.
Gordo
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