I'm reviving this thread for continuity's sake.
I hate populist pandering like the below. It doesn't get anyone interested and just serves to annoy existing people with an interest in classical music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kmUbSud9JkBut let's talk about Walton otherwise. Do you like Walton? I quite like his 1st Symphony. It's up there with Shostakovich's 7th. I'd say I feel like his later works (especially No. 9) come of as a bit movie-scorish, but I feel Walton is guilty of the same offense.