BBC Radio too middle class?

Oh dear; the BBC are really losing the plot aren't they? We have had a senior BBC Exec accuse the BBC of being too 'middle class' in their programming. Apparently Radio 4 isn't listened to by significant numbers of people from the North. (The question is, is Radio 1?) In another report 'Outnumbered' the award winning sit com is considered too middle class and 'Southern' for the BBCs audience and isn't relevant to many people's lives. This same exec has been involved in cultural highlights such as 'Snog, Marry, avoid' that personally i feel irrelevant to my life.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8279381/BBC-Radio-4-too-middle-class-and-London-centric.html

I agree that the BBC - particularly in its news reporting is very London focused. Major news in other regions of the country is often barely featured in the national news. But the report is somewhat naive; people in different parts of the country have different tastes and habits and there is nothing wrong with that. Many people in other regions listen to local radio because they feel it covers news and their lives more effectively. The BBC has some fantastic local radio stations. Radio 4 is a national radio and has to cover different material and subject matter.

There is a place for different regional accents - provided they speak clearly, just as RP must be spoken with good diction. What I can't forgive the BBC for, is using presenters and judges that are not able to speak English clearly; I will throw something at my TV if I hear another "You was' from Louise Redknapp or Alesha. That isn't being middle class; it is about providing good clear, English.