A VISITOR PROTESTS
Sir-May I, as a British subject, visiting this country for the first time, crave the indulgence of the columns of your publication to protest against the withdrawal of the BBC feature, Brains Trust, from your programmes? As the title of this feature suggests, the speakers taking part in the discussions are outstanding persons in Britain well qualified to answer the many questions raised. I consider that the feature programmes on the same lines produced by the NBS are very poor substitutes for the Brains Trust, and that the speakers here would do well to study the manner in which they approach their subjects before they are put over the air. I have had the privilege of discussing this matter with many persons in this locality and they, through me, wish also to protest against the withdrawal of this feature. While writing might I suggest that for the prestige of this country only the proceedings of the House of Representatives which are of interest to the bulk of the people of the country be broadcast. I do not think that the majority of the people wish to hear the "brawlings" which take place and are more concerned with the vital issues under discussion. BRITISH VISITOR (Havelock North). (Visitors, whether Fe are British or foreign, should not into print without knowledge. It is Nor should they suppose, however ill-mannered they are, that they are at liberty to insult the legislature of the country in which they are guests. I¢ is impudence.-Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 250, 6 April 1944, Page 3
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