Comments on: Sunday Arts set for cuts?

By: Mike Retter

Mike Retter — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:02:01 +0000

Its socoio econimoc too. What if you simply cant afford broadband? You just end up with half the show.

By: Billy C

Billy C — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:55:39 +0000

Yes but I don’t get Ovation and the charter says it should cover the arts and I think that’s appropriate. More people went to the recent Dali exhibition than the Grand Final. A slightly dumb comparison as the Grand Final was not on for several weeks but there is a significant interest in the arts perhaps just not in Arts programming as it’s currently done. I think once a month like the Book Club would be a great idea. I don’t know why they put it on a Sunday.

By: ducko

ducko — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:43:22 +0000

I’m all for Arts programming but “Sunday Arts” needs an overhaul. It’s self indulgent and way too Melbourne-centric for a national programme.

By: Dr Rudi

Dr Rudi — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:29:07 +0000

Sunday Arts is a good program – it’s just in the wrong time slot. Sunday at 5.00pm isn’t helpful at all. Perhaps Tuesdays at 9.30pm, where once a month it would be a good match with First Tuesday Book Club.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:22:28 +0000

Surely with three TV channels we might have expected that the ABC could have found room for a bit more arts programming, but it seems not. Instead, for significant parts of each day, we will have three channels broadcasting children’s programmes. The ABC is supposed to provide for a wide range of interests and present programmes that would not make it on commercial TV – arts programming fits this category. In France and Germany there is a full time arts channel, Arte, and the arts receive coverage in news bulletins, whereas here we’re cutting the little coverage that exists.

By: lallaloo

lallaloo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:15:02 +0000

Well we all now the respect this country has for the arts, i.e. none. It is sadly true that we have less culture in Australia than a tub of yoghurt.

Of course if it was sport or some other bogan/redneck show we would be throwing millions at it. Cause that’s we all are in Australia: sports loving, meat pie eaten, arts are for poofs aussies. Oi Oi Oi.

By: Russell

Russell — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:20:11 +0000

With 75,000 viewers in the top 5 markets or about 110,00 viewers nationally, it’s no great loss to axe this show. That’s 0.4% of Australians.

There is an entire channel on cable called Ovation for those that want the Arts.