The sound of dumbed down music

'Announced today on BBC Radio 2’s Elaine Paige on Sunday, budding singers have until 30 August to submit their videos singing Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music. A selection of these entries will be included within a video montage, broadcast on BBC One as part of the Last Night of the Proms, and shown at the Royal Albert Hall and at all four Proms in the Park events across the UK on Saturday 12 September' - from BBC press release

'If you set out to chase ratings, it's quite hard to succeed' - from interview with new BBC Radio 3 controller and Proms supremo Alan Davey

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