"Built upon that sinking feeling of tuning into Radio 4 and hearing people acting at you, Radio 4b plays you a string of random programmes from Radio 4's factual archive. [...] You will not hear middle-class actors tapping a teaspoon and talking about divorce."

"The BBC is employing a slash-and-burn policy regarding online content. 172 websites are going to disappear down the memory hole. Just to be clear, these sites aren’t going to be archived. They are going to be deleted from the web. Server space is the new magnetic tape." Nnng.

"In Mad Men we watch a group of people who live in a prosperous society that offers happiness and order like never before in history and yet are full of anxiety and unease. They feel there is something more, something beyond. And they feel stuck. I think we are fascinated because we have a lurking feeling that we are living in a very similar time. A time that, despite all the great forces of history whirling around in the world outside, somehow feels stuck."

This.

"Swywths are those voices inside your head telling you want you want to hear. Send in your secret thoughts and we'll say them for you. They might even feature in an Radio 4 Afternoon Play."

"Open Knowledge Foundation spoke with Robert about the history of the MusicBrainz project, about the role of community, about the way open licensing helps MusicBrainz work, and about the future he sees for music meta data."

"It will help you find shows that others have not only watched, but are talking about. Hopefully it'll throw up a few hidden gems. People's interest, attention and engagement with shows are more important to Shownar than viewing figures; the audience size of a documentary on BBC FOUR, for instance, will never approach that of EastEnders, but if that documentary sparks a lot of interest and comment - even discussion - we want to highlight it."

"Shownar tracks millions of blogs and Twitter plus other microblogging services, and finds people talking about BBC telly and radio. Then it datamines to see where the conversations are and what shows are surprisingly popular. You can explore the shows at Shownar itself. It’s an experimental prototype we’ve designed and built for the BBC over the last few months"

"Tracks the online buzz around BBC shows. It's an experimental prototype."

Hilarious.

"For the past few months I've been touting a presentation around the BBC entitled 'How we make websites'. It's a compendium of everything our team has learned from long years developing /programmes, the recent work on /music and the currently in development /events."

"This site details all standards & guidelines for developing and delivering products and services for BBC online (bbc.co.uk)."

"The developers at BBC Radio Labs announced today that they’ll be removing the hCalendar microformat from their programmes listing pages, pending further accessibility testing or the establishment of a more accessible alternative."

"Web 2.0 is set to be embraced by Enterprise 2.0 as businesses prepare to spend nearly $5 billion by 2013 on social networking tools."

Sir Tim said his data and web history belonged to him. He said: "It's mine - you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me."

Unofficial Flash iPlayer announcement with quick round-up of the competition.

"A blog of Radio 4. Not about Radio 4 but of it. We point to the bits we like, the bits you might have missed, the bits that someone might have sneakily recorded. Other speech radio from around the world will no doubt find its way here too."

"The BBC [..] has a great blogging policy. Basically, so long as I don’t talk about finances, insult colleagues or things which obviously need to be kept secret (such as an impending deal with a company), I can say what I will. That includes admitting w

"These Guidelines apply to personal blogs and all other personal webcontent."

Details/rant on BBC's technical infrastructure.

"The new service [...] will be launched in 2008 and will include free downloads, streaming, show rental and purchase via the internet, with possible future expansion onto other platforms."

"Kangaroo will have wide implications for the BBC’s iPlayer and Channel 4’s 4oD service, with the latter being replaced by the new joint service. The smallest UK TV player, Channel 5 (owned by RTL of Germany), is conspicuous by its absence from the ve

"'One of the big criticisms of Neighbours' fans is that the BBC never promoted the show,' said Murphy. 'Five might make a bit more of a fanfare about it, so it might even be for the benefit of the show in the end.'"

"Provides information on all current TV and radio programmes across the BBC."

"BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has bought the travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet."

"Access to thousands of shots from the vast and diverse archives of the BBC"

New magazine site from BBC Worldwide.

"The Next Big Thing is the BBC's hunt for the WORLD’S BEST YOUNG BAND."

"Do you need help in making the web easier to use? This site explains the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you."

"The BBC today unveiled radical plans to rebuild its website around user-generated content, including blogs and home videos, with the aim of creating a public service version of MySpace.com."

"Help us discover what bbc.co.uk 2.0 looks like. We don't just want you to redesign the bbc.co.uk homepage, we want you take it all the way back to the drawing board… "

Well, that needs fixing...

"A table and chair the size of a house have been captivating visitors to north London's Hampstead Heath. The 30ft (9m) sculpture, The Writer, will be on Parliament Hill for four months before returning to Italy."

"All I can think about is one thing: bad wolf. "Bad what?" you say. You obviously haven't been watching Dr Who."

"Vic and Bob’s typically surreal answer to 24 - a six-part real time road trip comedy."

"3 Parts. Broadcast 9 - 9.50pm on Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st April 2005, BBC FOUR."

Look Around You - back on BBC TWO and back to the future via the Eighties - Starts Monday 31 January, 10.00pm