Front Row debate on R4

[ardcarp]

This considered the pros and cons (and amounts) of state funding of the arts. The philistine in the group made a wonderful gaffe which had everyone hysterical with laughter...but I won't give it away!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0536jp5#auto

(Repeated tonight at 9.30)

[jean]

[eighthobstruction]

Yes he did - didn't he?....

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes he did - didn't he?....

At approx 13 minutes.

Not surprising it's blue - in this weather.

[Honoured Guest]

There are several other BBC Arts Get Creative public discussions around the UK this week, free to attend: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/sections/get-creative

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i thought that the discussion was very patchy and poorly led; quite what was the point of the taxpayer owes the artist a living questions eludes me, other than tabloid schlock ... a shame some of the panel had interesting things to say ...

[Serial_Apologist]

i thought that the discussion was very patchy and poorly led; quite what was the point of the taxpayer owes the artist a living questions eludes me, other than tabloid schlock ... a shame some of the panel had interesting things to say ...

I thought everybody just tended to trip out platitudes.

[DracoM]

And John Wilson is one of me betes noires. Asks a question then answers it before stopping to let interviewee talk. Awful. Mark Lawson or Tom Sutcliffe would have minced some of those guys and led them out better.