The Artistree: CultureWhere the arts meet money, policy and technology.https://www.theartistree.fm/en-gbFri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:50 GMTeditor@theartistree.fm (The Artistree)editor@theartistree.fm (The Artistree)Copyright 2026 The Artistree60BBC axes Drag Race UK despite million-strong weekly audiencehttps://www.theartistree.fm/bbc-axes-drag-race-uk-despite-million-strong-weekly-audience/https://www.theartistree.fm/bbc-axes-drag-race-uk-despite-million-strong-weekly-audience/The corporation's decision to drop a rare unscripted hit raises the usual question: who exactly is this good for?Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:50 GMTThe ArtistreeCultureAutumn's TV arms race: broadcasters bet big on nostalgia, nature and Joe Lycett's pubhttps://www.theartistree.fm/autumn-s-tv-arms-race-broadcasters-bet-big-on-nostalgia-nature-and/https://www.theartistree.fm/autumn-s-tv-arms-race-broadcasters-bet-big-on-nostalgia-nature-and/The Guardian's seasonal guide reveals less about what's good than about how nervous British broadcasters have become about holding an audience.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:30:38 GMTThe ArtistreeCultureS4C has appointed two new board members, and neither of them comes from televisionhttps://www.theartistree.fm/s4c-board-appointments-2026/https://www.theartistree.fm/s4c-board-appointments-2026/A literature chair and a sports lawyer join the Welsh broadcaster's board for four years, at £9,650 a year. What a board is picked for says what the organisation thinks its problem is.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMTThe ArtistreeCultureThe culture department is putting £400m into a theme park, and the money is not coming from the culture budgethttps://www.theartistree.fm/dcms-400m-theme-park-subsidy/https://www.theartistree.fm/dcms-400m-theme-park-subsidy/A subsidy watchdog has just closed its file on DCMS's grant to UDX Development Company Limited. The route the money takes is the part worth reading.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMTThe ArtistreeCulture