GUEST, Hootenanny, I wouldn't call Billy Bragg a "superfluous punk". He may be superfluous to you, but the programme was not addressing simply the dyed-in-the-wool fans of folk, but the wider population. And in that wider population, whether you find him superfluous or not, he carries some cred (Actually, he carries some even within the folk supporters).

So, even though I personally share your dislike for some of the talking heads (though not for BB), I can see the reasons they were included.

KMSSMQ, I agree about finding a better way to present such material. Perhaps some of the "gumm flapping" could be replaced by subtitles giving us the comments, rather than voice-overs. In this I would welcome the views of Tom Bliss, who has experience of TV production.

But overall, excellent. As - let's admit it - I thought and hoped it would be.