BBC Radio 4 launches Wikipedia parody

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.

The first episode will feature a series of overlapping voices which represent the multiple information pages, service announcements and discussion forums found on the web.

Its creators described the show as "a malevolent mix between Google, Microsoft and Wikipedia taking over Radio 4 for half an hour."

'Bigipedia' was written and created by Nick Doody and Matt Kirshen and produced by David Tyler.

Tyler said: "Bigipedia is an all-round 360-degree information portal, made by you, the listener.

"It's sort of like Wikipedia on the radio, as if Radio 4 has been taken over by this monstrous Wikipedia-style encyclopaedia of everything.

"It's very different and I'm not sure whether the world is ready for it yet, but they're getting it whether they're ready or not." 

The show can also be listened to on the .

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