I have only just got back on to the web so didn't get on to Mudcat at time of transmission. I enjoyed Folk Brittania although as a "part one" to a history of British Folk it was a bit thin...presumably because the BBC have thrown most of anything early out with the bathwater!
Steam came out of my ears regarding "Folk at the BBC" where again there was little archive material and just regurgitated material that looks as though it was done for Folk Brittania. Surely M Carthy could have sung something better than Geordie!. As for the ten minuted of tosh that was "Monitor"...I didn't for the life of me understand what it was in there for apart from padding.
Whoever the programme producer was ...and how much time the "archive producer" actually spent in the Bowels of the BBC..I assume no time at all!!...Probably 'cos Wogan is still there with Aunties Bloomers.
As for the amusing "White Heather Club" I endorse what early mudcatters thought regardings what exactly it set out to do. I didn't see anything warning me that it was nothing like Scottish Folk Music. Remember it was 46 years ago when we fed our TVs with coal!!. New Years have never been the same since Andy Stewart et al went up to the Great White Heather Club in the Sky...It was for many, 46 years ago, "entertaining" whatever people think of it now, There is much,much more bilge, and unwatchable rubbish on TV than ever there was then. Has anyone ever sat down to watch BBC3?
My Gran and Mun loved the White Heather Club ...and don't ever want to watch Mr Connolly F**ing and Blinding every thrty seconds...and come to thik on it, neither do I..

Ps I never realised what a funny haircut, Andy Stewart had!!