Radio

Published on Saturday 18 July 2009 16:05

TWITTER? That's so yesterday. Meet Bigipedia (BBC Radio 4, Thursday, 11pm), a unique experiment in "broadwebcasting". It's the brainchild of comedians Nick Doody and Matt Kirshen, pitched as an "all-round 360-degree information knowledge article-based conglomerate portal". But everything in Bigipedia is completely untrue. So what can we expect over the next four weeks? Multiple overlapping voices bombarding us with service announcements, forums and endless upgra

There's more hyperactive comedy when The Jason Byrne Show (BBC Radio 2, Thursday, 10pm) returns. The Irish stand-up and Edinburgh Fringe favourite provides bang-for-your-buck laughs. Over the next six weeks he'll be firing out thoughts on food, travel, parents, ageing and whatever else takes his flight of fancy.

Radio 2's Moon and Space Season continues with KT Tunstall sharing her lifelong fascination with space travel. Eye To The Telescope (Saturday, 10pm) is named after the famous Fifer's debut album, and features contributions from musicians The Aliens, and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital.

On Radio 3, Womad Live 2009 (Friday, 11.15pm) begins coverage of the Wiltshire world music festival, with performances from Buena Vista Social Club's Eliades Ochoa, Mercury-nominated experimental jazz outfit The Portico Quartet and Bhangra pioneer Channi Singh. Over the weekend, listeners can also hear Senegalese star Youssou N'Dour, Malian songstress Oumou Sangare, and Mamer, a cult figure from Beijing.