I'm pleased to hear this event is still happening, although by all accounts it is a shadow of its former self. One thing that confuses me - do they still have a gun run, which was undoubtedly the highlight of the old event?
Comments about the BBC are well founded, as the annual televised Festival of Remembrance is rapidly turning into a slush-fest, with truly dreadful mawkish performances from singers of a certain type, both male and female. These days I just record it and whizz through the worst bits.