Perhaps a programme running on another day with alternating presenters from the folk circuit may produce some interesting programmes - how about it Harvey?

I did actually present "Folk on 2" a few times from pebble Mill in Birmigham when Jim Lloyd couldn't do it.To get a programme on BBC you have to reply to the remits they send out about once a year. You have to have a production company and you tender for the prog with an outline of what you want to offer. They are only interested in broad concepts for a regular prog. There have been short series on radio 2 about folk music and i did one about songwriting/songwriters.
You have to blame Govt for the problems. The BBC is no longer there to provide a service for minorities in the public who pay the same licence fee as others, it's fighting for its life now and audience numbers are its main weapon. The Govt, and how sad to think it's called "Labour", is, have no doubt, out to close down and privatise the BBC so it can remove its political influence. I foresee it making the BBC subscriber only. Then it will be able to make progs for minorities again, but how many of the British people would subscribe by paying a voluntary licence fee? Of course, the Beeb would wither on the vine and Murdoch would control just about everything and then the people would be singing;
"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone"