I think you will find that the reason the BBC are no longer interested in Sidmouth is because it is no longer a major event on the folk festival scene.

It is just a relatively small gathering of like-minded folkies now, not the major International Festival that used to attract BBC coverage in the way Cambridge still does.

Please don't criticise the BBC for pulling-out of Sidmouth.

With the best will in the world they can't be expected to broadcast every little gathering of session singers and morris dancers.