- Look, I know that the BBC Charter renewal thing’s coming up and so they’ve got to give concessions to our philistine government by dumbing down – sorry – making accessible cultural output, but why in hell’s name have they got Alan sodding Titchmarsh in to present the Proms? He’s a gardener for Christ’s sake! He knows less about classical music than I do – and that’s saying something…
Still, if you want some top-notch music over the next couple of months, you could do a lot worse than going here and listening live on BBC Radio 3. Nine weeks of superb music played by some of the best artists in the world at the click of a button. And they say the license fee’s a waste of money…
Update: Oh for fuck’s sake – now he’s interviewing Michelle cunting Collins, former soap opera “star” and gossip rag regular. That’s it. I’m off down the pub…