Good points D. I see the analogy with Classic FM, but to me, it's almost like them accusing its listeners of having a short attention span or not being able to concentrate for long periods. I'd like to think they seriously underestimate their audience! Perhaps they judge the audience on the attention span of its presenters.... (meeeeeowwwwwww!!!)
Another FW arrangement that leaves me flummoxed is Force of Destiny (sacrilege, Payn, sacrilege...) I think (personally, knowing the orchestral version) it's overscored in many places (like the opening few bars' 'hammer blows') and an extra octave was added in the section marked (in the BB arrangement) 'no vibrato' in the sop which doesn't appear in the original. Having said that, I've never heard a recording of the band version where the semiquaver tremolos (which FW rightly indicates should be played as such) are played as genuine semiquavers and not in the style of a trill!