It's also in snippet form at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8222397.stm
I have no idea whether this works outside the UK, though... Mike On 26 Aug 2009, at 12:12, Andrew Turvey wrote: > Don't know if this has been posted yet (apologies if yes) > > Recording available on iplayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ > newsnight (intro at the very start and then from 38:50). Not sure > if non-UK people can view . > > ----- "Phil Nash" <pn007a2...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> From: "Phil Nash" <pn007a2...@blueyonder.co.uk> >> To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 00:53:56 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, >> Ireland, Portugal >> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] BBC Newsnight tonight! re: >> flaggedrevs >> >> Carcharoth wrote: >>>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM, David Gerard<dger...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> 2009/8/25 Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> 2009/8/25 David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>>>> Looks like it's a happener. Just waiting for call re: cab. >>>>>>> Apparently on ~9:45pm (BST), but times may change at short >>>>>>> notice. >>>>> >>>>>> Hang on, Newsnight doesn't start until 10:30pm. Did you mean >>>>>> ~10:45pm? >>>>> >>>>> Evidently :-) >>>> >>>> And at the end of the program as well. After the interesting >>>> feature >>>> on the Spanish Civil War legacy 70 years on. And the daily news >>>> round >>>> up, it was time for Wikipedia! >>>> >>>> How do you think it went, David? I like the bit you said right >>>> at the >>>> end about how it was a surprise that Wikipedia became so >>>> popular, but >>>> though I've got it recorded on DVD, I haven't re-watched it yet. I >>>> got the impression the presenter (Paxman must be on holiday) and >>>> the >>>> Guardian guy were saying quite a bit, and you were wanting to >>>> correct >>>> them on some points, but didn't get much of a chance. >>>> >>>> Carcharoth >> >> The item seems to have been crammed in as a bit of an >> afterthought, and >> although the Spanish Civil War legacy is interesting, it's not >> particularly >> time-critical. It seems to have been rushed, and although the >> Guardian >> commentator seems to have been largely supportive, it would have >> meant very >> little to a previously uninformed viewer. Although it seems to >> have been >> vaunted as a major shift in emphasis on WP, it should have been >> pointed out >> more strongly as (a) a trial (b) based on previous experience at >> de:wp and >> (c) not that much different from what already happens. I'm sorry >> David >> didn't get the chance to put that forward, but then, that is >> journalism as >> opposed to analysis. It remains to be seen whether they'll follow >> it up, but >> of course, Parliament is on vacation and we are in the "silly >> season". I >> suppose we should be grateful for some exposure, and not bad at >> that. ~~~~ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l