We have to remember this programme wasn't made for us. It is aimed at a general audience with no particular interest in these things, or in folk music and traditions in general. We might have preferred it to have been done differently, but it's unlikely that such a programme would be made in the first place

The Unthanks are hardly celebrities, but they are among the few folk performers to have come to wider attention whilst still retaining their roots in folk, so they are probably a good choice to present these programmes. They come across as pleasant and unassuming, and with a genuine interest and pleasure in what's going on.

Most importantly, by speaking to locals rather than "experts" they showed how these traditions are not just quaint oddities but of genuine significance to their local communities.