An independent report for our old friend, the DCMS, has declared that BBC4 is "poor value for money" and needs to broaden its appeal by showing fewer arts programmes that "virtually no-one watches".

This is the channel that has done more for folk music broadcasts over the past year or two than the rest of the BBC put together has for years and is, for example, showing a programme on the Copper family this weekend.

I realise its IS bad value for all those UK catters who can't get freeview at all, but the rest may feel like commenting. There is, as far as I can see, no way of commenting on the report itself, but you could try posting to the BBC message board or to DCMS (and much good may it do you!)