... 'Mother Goose' MY earliest remembrance of a pantomime is Mother Goose' at the Palace, Blackburn. I was about five and clearly recall a gTeai grey goose wadding on to th* stage, followed by a comic carry ing a golden egg. I was entrance*] and at curtain fall burst into tean and begged my mother to let mt stay for the second house. Like your contributor, R. B Marriott, never can I forget the ...

... Dear Sir. Mr. Raphael Tuck's campaign to ban X certificate films from television (Television Today, December 24) is yet another attempt to decide what the public should or should not be able to watch. TTiese numerous censorship campaigns which imply an omniscient auuuae 10 wnai is socially and morally permissible are not only an insolent assertion of moral and intellectual superio rity, but ...

... Publicity SIR,-- Your correspondent Patrick Desmond is to be congratulated on containing his exasperation in such moderate language over his experiences on the road with theatre managers regarding publicity. I feel, however, that his target should have been the theatre proprietors. The utter lack of awareness of the value of publicity by these gentlemen today is appalling. There are very ...

... ACTT and the BBC Dear Sir, The effect of non-recognition at the moment is that the ACTT cannot really represent its members. It is true in practice ACTT officials can meet the BBC to discuss individual grievances, but until it is officially recognised it cannot negotiate with the BBC on salaries, on conditions of work, on health, welfare, hours, grading, holidays, and on all the other ...

... Theatre Workshop SIR, I have been commissioned by Messrs. Victor Gollancz to prepare, in collaboration with Olive Barker and Brian Murphy, a documented history of Theatre Workshop, from its pre-war beginnings to its final season at Stratford East. The work will be fuHy illustrated, and will in terleave a linking commentary with rehearsal-logs, letters, contem porary criticisms and similar ...

... jyiR. BILL WARD has been appointed director of pro grammes of ATV network with effect from January 1. He now has total responsibility for all programme content and for creative deployment of talent on production within ATV. ...

... WENDY MoCLURE, wife of actor David Knight, is back in television after several years of semi-retirement since the birth of their four-year-old son, Eugene. Wendy is now in Glasgow filming episodesof Over to Una, the new STV series produced by Douglas Moodie. ...

... Our readers write THE article, s. d. or N,P,K per ton?, by D. P. Hopkins in the January issue concludes: It is difficult not to feel concerned about an outlook that tends to regard fertilisers as crude commodities to be bought by bargaining for the biggest cuts in price per ton and even the tendency to regard their small handling and applica tion costs as another area for economy could also ...

... IN AN article by led Watson published in your November 1968 issue entitled Know and watch your rights, various aspects of compensation in respect of the laying of pipe-lines or the construction of pylons over agricultural land are discussed and Mr. Watson says; In some cases, a local land agent or valuer can provide all the help required. In others, expert advice may be needed and he ...

... THERE is a British invention with excellent export possibilities, patented in this country and overseas, which Hugh Tilley's article on Precision in drying and storage does not mention. The Robo- matic grain drier, made by this company, is, we believe, the world's first fully automatic drier requiring no operator or regular attendant. It uses a thermostat in the exhaust air to regulate the ...

... Ai to interesting to reau. in yuui jauuaiy issue that Jake Saan is still in pursuit of a profitable sheep system which will fit the arable farm. Only the other evening I attended a conference where the subject under dis cussion was Sheep production in the Seventies. Four eminent authorities gave their views on the future for breeding, cross-breeding, management and trends. The folding of ...

... Then they fade away Dear Sir, I can honestly say that never in my life has a Press article moved me to write to congratulate the author. The article I refer to is your editorial in this week's issue of Television Today. Not only was it a necessary article, but an honest one. It is a glaring fact in television that the majority of shows are simply permutations of the same few top liners ...