The Virtual Revolution

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () ncl ac uk>
> Date: March 13, 2010 4:38:03 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: The Virtual Revolution

> Hi Dave:
>
> For IP if you wish.
>
> "The Virtual Revolution" is a BBC documentary series about how the  
> Web "is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives".
>
> It's written and presented by Dr Aleks Krotoski of the (UK) Guardian  
> newspaper - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleks_Krotoski.
>
> The programmes can be seen on iPlayer (by those lucky enough to live  
> in the UK! :-) - I assume they will be made available in due course  
> on PBS.
>
> They feature a whole galaxy of interviewees. For example here is a  
> list I found of the interviews in programme 1:
>
> Stephen Fry on the risk/reward ratio of the web
> John Perry Barlow on the importance of free information
> Andrew Keen on the libertarian illusion of the web
> Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia's cross-cultural truths
> Howard Rheingold: what matters is shared interest
> David Runciman on how elite politics has carried on regardless
> Tim Berners-Lee recalls the path to inventing the web
> Tim Berners-Lee on the excitement of the web
> Arianna Huffington on Obama, politics, blogs and the web
> Einar Kvaran, arch Wikipedian, on information/truth
> Master Shortie on social networking and music piracy
> Stewart Brand on the Whole Earth Catalogue
>
> However, though iPlayer is not available outside the UK, the BBC  
> have put a lot of material drawn from, or associated with, the  
> series on the Web. A good starting point is:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2010/03/100311_virtual_revolution_how_and_when.shtml
>
> And BBC World Service (radio) and BBC World News (tv) have an  
> associated  whole season of programmes about the Internet, called  
> SuperPower - see:
>
>  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/superpower.shtml
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
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