I wrote to BBC GMR to express my disappointment at the possible axing of Sounds of Folk. It is the only thing I listen to on the station and covers music and regional music news that is not available elsewhere on the network.

This is the whole of the informative reply I got back:

"How do they know ...mmmmmmmmmmm!

Lawrence Mann .Senior Broadcast Journalist (Programmes).BBC GMR
0161 244 3052. "

So much for openness and accountability in the BBC. Perhaps they don't think their publicly funded institution needs to respond properly to listeners' concerns?