Crikey. The Save BBC4 from cutbacks petition is gathering pace. It has even surpassed the levels the Save 6 Music one did. An astonishing 66,606 people had signed up by Monday lunchtime, compared with 62,784 for Save 6 Music. And there are still several days to go until BBC top brass finalise proposals as to which areas of the Beeb should be cut under the … stick with us … Delivering Quality First initiative. As Monkey fans know, the BBC Trust saved 6 Music after noting the "significant show of public support" for it. If the Save BBC4 petition gets as many signatures as the Save 6 Music one will the BBC Trust protect it? Or, Monkey and several conspiracy theorists wonder, has it just been a big BBC marketing exercise to test public opinion and will … oh, you've gone.
