Tommy Martin: The symbolic value of the classified results outlived their use

UPROAR: The decision to axe the reading of the scores at 5pm on Saturdays on BBC radio has provoked a very British furore.
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Given that it is also a beloved national institution in danger of extinction, you’d think the BBC would have been more sympathetic towards the classified football results.

Instead, the decision to axe the reading of the scores at 5pm on Saturdays on BBC radio has provoked a very British furore. In fact, the death of the classified results is what you might call a teachable moment in the ongoing quest to understand our weird neighbours.