BBC's Glastonbury coverage - why is there no comedy or poetry shown?
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Apologies if this has been raised elsewhere: I think the BBC's Glastonbury coverage is great, but I do wonder why all we ever see is music and roving reports. Comedy and poetry, for example, are never shown and I do wonder why.
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Joking aside, there is usually some on Radio 4 I think - not sure if they did it this year, but they have recorded episodes of The Infinite Monkey Cage there the last few years. (Brian Cox Bingo is usually a good laugh!) As well as some panel type stuff with Marcus Brigstocke.
The BBC will I'm sure as always have lots of coverage from Edinburgh over the next month, which has a much much bigger and more varied slate of comedy acts.
Apart from the whole atmosphere thing.
Next week on the broadcasting forum: "Will they be showing my kid's school play on BBC this year?"
The same with the Edinburgh Festival which is Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
It's not just standup comedy but that's usually what is shown on the BBC3 programmes that cover it.
Well, if nothing else, John Hegley is usually there. No disrespect to your kids, but he probably sells more tickets than they do.
And so what if it got low figures - a lot of the comedy / poetry stuff is exactly the sort of thing that would be on R4, who do cover a lot of it.
Best thing I saw there was John Osborne doing his show John Peel's Shed.
BBC Radio 4 Extra covered that last year so I think they do it again.
Glasto is too cheesy nowadays main stage wise, like you said they used to vary up the styles but now they stick to top 40 rubbish or old music that we have heard time and time again. There are lots of wicked new dance acts but the BBC never show em.
Two of the most right wing acts in existence!
Then they don't show anything from the Leftfield tent, not even Billy Bragg.
But they do show right wing artists like Metallica and Dolly Parton.
Is one of you yanking my chain?
How are those acts right wing?
I expect they're getting it right if both sides are accusing them of bias!
Yes. Cbeebies. 2:30pm.
Only a minute though.