The Talis Platform
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Description: The combined /programmes and /music data is in a RDF store
Status: Stable for 6 months (end of 2009)
Type: SPARQL Queries
The combined /programmes and /music data is in a store called “bbc-backstage” whose API is
available from: http://api.talis.com/stores/bbc-backstage. The Talis developers have already put together a few example queries and demos which query the dataset, these show how to query the data using AJAX, e.g., fetching lists of music reviewers and their reviews, or analysing relationships between categories of TV programmes.
Please read this blog post for much more information - http://welcomebackstage.com/2009/06/bbc-backstage-sparql-endpoint/ and if your more interested in what SPARQL is and how it relates to other technologies, there's a good overview on xml.com - http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/11/16/introducing-sparql-querying-semantic...
Examples to get you started.