BBC arts funding to get 20% boost

[alison]

Copying this over from the Links page: sounds like good news, and I hope it's a sign of things to come now Tony Hall's in charge there, because the BBC's TV coverage of non-Proms arts material has been generally poor this year.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24417410

 

 

[taxi4ballet]

Well that does look encouraging, but there is no mention of dance in the article...

[zxDaveM]

 

Well that does look encouraging, but there is no mention of dance in the article...

 

 

I'm afraid the dance share is used up by the risible 'Strictly' programming

[alison]

We're talking the ex-Chief Exec of the ROH here: I'd have thought some ballet would be on the agenda somewhere.  Did it mention opera, either?