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| Programmes like The One Show will expand their arts coverage |
UNITED KINGDOM---The BBC is to feature more arts stories in programmes like "The One Show" in a bid to make the subject less elitist. On Tuesday, the corporation's director general Tony Hall [announced] new commissions including a series in collaboration with the Tate. Lord Hall [said] the arts are at risk of becoming marginalised for future generations unless more is done to get children and young people engaged. As part of the plans, acclaimed 1960s arts show "Civilisation" is to return. As well as including arts content in The One Show, the idea will be spread to other popular programmes such as BBC Radio 2's "Simon Mayo" show. Lord Hall announced last October that funding for the BBC's arts coverage would increase by 20%. The director general, who was Royal Opera House chief executive for 12 years before his appointment to the BBC, said he wanted to return the arts to the corporation's "heart". [
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