He's only talking about money. After all, he's a socialist...

More to do with classic fm plugging things and folk realisiing they can make a few bob, though all the arts programs on tv help keep the masses informed too.

Tim Marlow is very popular

All good stuff I say, folk often progress from low brow arts programs to the higher stuff, exposure is a good thing.

'wish i had made the money when younger' - monet

'look,when am i getting paid for this ceiling ?' - michelangelo to the pope

...one could go on and on...

BUT

the lewd ballet bit on saturday was er, lewd and i have heard lewd things about chicago, really, if one wants those things, they exist elsewhere...

When Mozart was paid for writing the music for a mechanical organ in the last year of his life, he said: "It's too much for what I have done, but not enough for what I could do."

Or as Herr Buffo said, in my very wilful translation of Mozart's SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR:

BUFFO: The best thing about opera artistes is how to pay them.  You just suggest to them that you've found some new kid who will take over all their work for half the fee, so that they can put their feet up and relax and keep drawing a salary...  they'll be in here next morning offering to sing eight shows a week, coloratura, dramatic and mezzo parts too, and pay YOU for the privilege!