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Thursday, April 1, 1999 Published at 12:35 GMT 13:35 UK

Sci/Tech

The wired week - 13

BBC Internet Correspondent Chris Nuttall reviews the Web week on the Up All Night programme on Radio 5 Live. The current and archived audio reports can be accessed from this page. The Websites mentioned in the reports can be accessed through the relevant stories listed on the right.

Up All Night is presented by Rhod Sharp.

Up all night: The wired week
Week 13: The Balkan War and its impact on the Net is the first subject under discussion. Chris and Rhod consider how the libel laws affect the Net. They also mark the rise of LAN gaming parties and the arrival of The Sun into the free ISP business.

Archive:
Week 12 - Encryption and e-commerce.
Week 11 - Has the millennium bug been busted?
Week 10 - Computers for all.
Week Nine - X-Stream's free birthday celebration.
Week Eight - The first awards for ISPs.
Week Seven - Virgin's Ł50m blitz to boost their Net presence.
Week Six - BT and Microsoft push the wireless Internet.
Week Five - Huge fine for anti-abortion groups' Website.
Week Four - The lottery of Internet shares.
Week Three - The supermarkets move to make online shopping easier.
Week Two - Microsoft starts its defence.
Week One - The launch of the GuardianUnlimited network.