People can write to the BBC and complain that Billy Bragg was featured too much on this programme if they like, but .... the programme was made for Channel 5 not the BBC. Having heard the producer of this series speak at the pre-AFO conference last year, I know that the reason it was made was because of the tremendous audience response to the Kathryn Tickell programme. The message is clear ... if we want more programmes like this, write to Channel 5 and tell them how much you loved it! I believe the key person at Channel 5 is Kim Peat (who also commissioned Tony Palmer's film about Vaughan Williams ... which had its fair share of folk music in it!)
Derek Schofield