> And replaced is a strong word. We tend to think of the BBC as a monolith,
> but Alastair Fothergill was the one who was hiring George Fenton for those
> earlier series, and he'd been at Disney for almost a decade at this point.

That's very true, it was the decision of the showrunner, not the BBC as a whole (which also has new creative leadership)> You have a fantastic ability to add nuance and insight!

> I think it's just a way to credentialize the brand. Much of their initial
> output was library music and/or for reality series, but all of the music
> for PE2 and BP2 was written to picture.

Ah, credentialism. I know you want to have different avenues open, but it's funny to think of a library music brand going "But wait! We're not JUST a library music brand! We can also do the thing you don't go to library music groups for!"