Brass Band music is an essential part of our culture. Ok, it is not appreciated by much of the London Metropolitan elite but it is loved by thousands north of Watford and west of Windsor and forms a brilliant part of our community life. It is also a part of our working class heritage that the BBC seems to wish to sideline in its entirety. Don't let the BBC kill it!

The BBC is not meant to be commercial in outlook but responsible to its listeners. Killing Listen to the Band will kill brass music on the BBC. This is the height of irresponsibility.