While I applaud the BBC for their initiative to get young kids to get interested in classical music, I do take an issue with trying to boil down Western Classical music to a selection of only 10 pieces......and not one by them is by Bach(!!!), who was so influential and inspirational on so many composers who came after him.
There is nothing from before Handel, even though there is plenty of music that could have been chosen here, particularly from these very shores. No Purcell either
But if this makes more young kids interested in classical music then go for it, better than nothing I suppose.