NewsJack — writing comedy quickly
I like to think I’m an amusing writer, and that I can think quickly. Doing a radio show for a couple of years I think demonstrated that, and I’ve tried my handRead More…
Tag Archives: BBC
Save Our Sounds – Audio Map
The BBC World Service is creating an audio map of the World, with user submitted sounds. No tagging unfortunately, and the description box is likely to be nudged towards the descriptive ratherRead More…
Rory Cellan-Jones on not being fooled by ‘surveys’
Rory rightly dismisses a press release that uses an ‘survey’ and twists the results so as to appear newsworthy. “So, while I’ll admit that I’ve occasionally fallen for this kind of stuntRead More…
Kingswood Warren: The end of an era | PDA: The Digital Content Blog | guardian.co.uk
Nice piece about the BBC's "research mansion", doomed to closure and the dispersal of some incredibly talented people. [link]
Choice, power and sticks
I’ve just come back from The Big Debate (part of the New Generation Arts Festival), a cosy couple of hours listening to talk on the subject ‘Digital Uptopia — more power orRead More…
BBC profiles on Facebook
It’s understandable that companies want to use Facebook to promote stuff – it is after all very big – and with almost a half of BBC staff on there, it’s obvious thatRead More…
Speechification, your Radio 4 filter
Like Radio 4? Love the hidden gems, the quality speech radio, but frustrated with the idea of having to sift through the rest of it? Speechification offers to: point to the bitsRead More…
Be on Radio at BBC Birmingham
A permanent exhibit developed for BBC Birmingham’s Public Space. ‘Be On Radio’ is a multi-screen touchscreen experience where users pick a radio station and programme (based upon those broadcasting from BBC Birmingham)Read More…