Digital Planet

Digital Planet

"Digital Planet" is a BBC radio programme broadcast on the BBC World Service, and also podcast on BBC News Online. Currently presented by Gareth Mitchell and with expert comments from Bill Thompson, it's a weekly look at technology stories and news around the world.

From 2001-2004 it was presented by Tracey Logan and during that time it was one of the BBC's few webcast programmes, with cameras in the studio to provide a live feed.

The show is currently broadcast on the World Service at 12:32 GMT on Tuesdays.

Up until the 27 March 2006, the show was known as "Go Digital".

Show format and topics

Digital Planet covers a wide range of issues affecting technology. This can very and cover many different areas, although often there are segments on technological solutions to problems facing charitable or humanitarian causes, with a speaker representing the cause being interviewed by Gareth Mitchell. One example is the segment on a screen saver which harnessed the power of idling home PCs to help perform complex mathematical calculations to help cure malaria.

Other topics covered have included, among others:
* Modern Plane technology
* The problems faced with smartphone set up
* Blu-Ray Disc vs. HD DVD
* The use of open source software around the world

Usually views sent either by e-mail or over the BBC News website are read out and discussed briefly by Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4849402.stm Digital Planet]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4287320286&ref=nf Digital Planet listener's group on Facebook]


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