http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html en-gb 30 Sat 19 Dec 2009 20:20:33 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html?page=15#comment3 If these interactive sessions could be carried as MHEG5 for Freeview/Freesat (and OpenTV for Sky), I am sure that they would attract more listeners to the programmes that have them. A large number of listeners use Freeview/Freesat/Sky/Virgin to listen to the radio, so it would make sense.Obviously there are plenty of programmes where you won't do this (Drama, for example) but I would have thought that all the news and discussion output (on R4 and R5Live) would be enhanced by this system. Sun 12 Jul 2009 08:42:33 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html?page=10#comment2 I welcome this visualisation experiment, though I've only seen the Radio 1 experiment. On radio for a while now people have been referred to the website and increasingly it seems to me, on Radio 1, they are expected to do it during or soon after the show. I don't think this means that people who don't or can't see the website are having a lesser experience of the show. The same could be said of the visualisation, but I think it needs to be watched carefully (as it were) to make sure that the presenters aren't relying heavily on something that only some of the audience can appreciate.But back to the topic - thanks for this behind the scenes stuff. It's interesting to see how this is much more than a studio webcam. Wed 08 Jul 2009 13:05:01 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html?page=5#comment1 #1. At 8:25pm on 07 Jul 2009, TheBroll wrote:"Though even if televised it's important the programme remains essentially a radio programme in it's presentation."Which, once it's televised, is impossible - it will be "television" by definition - not only that but many of the trates of being radio will, perhaps not immediately, inevitably vanish.Not at all in favour of this visualisation on the web stuff, even less the idea that it can be used to make TV on the cheap... Wed 08 Jul 2009 12:02:14 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/07/radio_4_material_world_in_visi.html?page=0#comment0 With the BBC having talked about there going to be more repeats (particularly on BBC3 & BBC4) this may offer a possible solution. I dare say certain radio programmes may be suitable for transmission on channels such as BBC4. Though even if televised it's important the programme remains essentially a radio programme in it's presentation. Tue 07 Jul 2009 19:25:41 GMT+1