Competition?

One thing that really irritates an old fogey like me is the modern emphasis on competition in all TV programmes. Nothing escapes the competitive treatment, It's "Challenge this" and "Challenge that" no matter what the subject there have to be losers every week and the only one remaining deemed to be "The Best," with all the losers being brave about it. I remember the old interval black and white video clip showing a potter raising a pot with consummate skill and dexerity. The same clip every time but wonderful to watch. Many presenters, usually Art Historians, who attempt to give programmes about artists and mostly outline their interesting and chaotic private lives very often to the exclusion of any sort of interesting explanation of the quality, innovation, or relevance of their work to the whole concept of art creation. Additionally why do we never hear about the excellent commercial art practitioners who were successful and influential in their time. The popular Victorians like Waterhouse, Watts, Stanhope Forbes, Lytton hardly get a mention although the Pre-Raphaelites have series devoted to them. Never heard of at all on TV are the great painters of the 20th century watercolourist Russell Flint and the Scottish colourists. The masters of poster design, Tamara de Lempicka, Ludwig Holwein, Tom Purvis and latterly Rowland Hilder never are mentioned, the snobbery attached to commercial art is still alive and well. Very occasionally there is a bright spot with the appearance of Grayston Perry who seems to be the only person who understands what creation is all about. To end my rant, wouldn't it be great to have TY programmes more like some of the best demonstration videos that art clubs collect where we could see actual art teachers of some merit actually doing it. I have some great videos by Frank Webb, Tony Couch and Sterling Edwards, all really inspiring to watch. John