Bigipedia
Comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 23 July and 13 August 2009 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bigipedia (stylised as "βIgiPεðiA") is a comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 that first aired between 23 July and 13 August 2009. A second series of four episodes began on 12 July 2011.[1] The show's storyline revolves around "Bigipedia", a fictional website broadcast on radio and parody of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. The series mocks Wikipedia and other aspects of the Internet.[2] The BBC Press Office described the show as "a unique experiment in 'broadwebcasting'".[3][4] The series was created by co-star Nick Doody, who also co-writes the show with Matt Kirshen and a wider team of writers. It is produced by Pozzitive Productions.
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Genre | Sketch/Spoof Show |
Running time | 28 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
Starring | Nick Doody Ewan Bailey Sam Battersea Margaret Cabourn-Smith Neil Edmond Pippa Evans Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Melanie Hudson Lewis MacLeod Gareth Tunley |
Created by | Nick Doody |
Written by | Nick Doody Matt Kirshen Carey Marx Sarah Morgan Margaret Cabourn-Smith Neil Edmond |
Directed by | David Tyler |
Produced by | David Tyler |
Original release | 23 July 2009 – 2 August 2011 |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Website | Bigipedia homepage |
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Critics have given Bigipedia positive reviews. The series was marketed by the BBC as "The Sunday Format for the online age",[4] and critics have given Bigipedia favourable comparisons with its predecessor.[2][5] The quality of the writing has also been praised.[5] However, a few critics have expressed reservations about the way the show is presented.[6] The first series of Bigipedia was made available to purchase as a download from Audible.co.uk from 1 December 2009. The second series was made available on AudioGo from 5 December 2011.[7]