this poll while doubtless entertaining to bbc audience in england and perhaps of some interest is not a conventional poll and certainly no reputable polling organization would offer such results as a scientific measure of pubic sentiment further it's presented as if it reflects a historical trend in public opinion as if according to a scientific measurement scott's popularity had declined over a period of time however there are no comparable measures from previous years presented presumably because there aren't any had the bbc conducted a similar call in program in ' etc perhaps scott would have been more popular in earlier years i bet in earlier years he would have ranked much higher than boy george et alia than during early century broadcast poll am i at least partly stating a semi plausible case for why this may be non useful information