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MAR

CANCELLED NO MONEYLENDERS' BROADCAST

CIRCULARS.

AUTHOR'S DISPUTE WITH HEAVY PENALTIES UNDER

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B.B.C.

“To-night's | broadcast of ex-

LORD CARSON'S BILL.

Terms of Bill, backed by Lord

cerpts from "Mr. Abdulla" is Carson, and Imposing drastic ro- pancelled.-B.B.C._OMcial.". strictions on the activities of This announcement, issued on moneylenders, were officially a recent afternoon, was the sequel issued recently.

to a dispute which has arisen It is similar to the Bill" which batwoon the B.B.C. and Captain he introduced last Sossion, and Berkeley. .author of Mr-which the Government was un- Abdulla,"

able to find time to deal with:

The cast who were to act the excerpts were actually assembled for a rehearsal.

Captain Berkeley had written for the B.B.C. the one-act play "The Quest of Elizabeth," which was broadcast from 3LO.

END CUT OUT.

The Bill provides that every moneylender shall take out a license, costing £15, and that this license must be in his own name, or that of his firm

no

If a moneylender has license, or trades under a name in which he is not licensed, he shall be liable to a penalty of

£100..

"I happened to be listening in." he said, "and was amazed to hear that the end had been cut. The saving of time was half a minute, A second offonce shall further but the effect" was to render the make him liable. to three months* play_meaningless,

imprisonment, or if the offender "The Quest of Elizabeth' was be a company, e penalty of £500, specially written. for the B.B.C., These licenses will not be and after the script had been granted to those who are hot of approved · I took their word for it good character, and convictions that that was to be the final text. for the offences quoted above They had plenty of time to notify shall be a good reason for with- me of any further cuts or holding a license. alteration.

"I wrote to them à letter, which the sending out of circulars, save they would receive by post this

in response to a written request, morning, demanding on Apology is prohibited, and "touting" is Undertaking not to alter my also barred. work without my consent; and Rebroadcasting of the play as originally approved.

Advertising in newspapers Or

To do so is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine "I also suggested the appoint. of £100. ment of a committee, with a man In no circumstances is com- like the Bishop of London presid-pound interest to be charged, and ing, to determine what was the bankruptcy proceedings shall not legitimate use of broadcasting. I be commenced except after an asked for a reply by 12.30 to-day. order of the Court has been

"When I arrived at the theatre ignored by the debtor.

I found the company ready to go

to the B.B.C. studio.

"As no reply to my letter had

hour

been received by the stipulated, my manager telephon- ed, and was told that they could] · not give an undertaking not to Jalter my plays unlese with my consent. I therefore decided that there should be no broadcast of

Mr. Abdul.",

his

Captain Berkeley said action, was a protest on behalf of every author against the claim of the B.B.C. to rights of consorship without the author's consent.

The B.B.C. attitude is explained In a communique, in which they say that they have been requested to surrender those functions of censorship which the company consider vital and imperative in¦ the interest of the service and of listeners.

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"As a matter of principle." the statement continues, "the B.B.C. could not agree to this course. and decided, therefore, to cancel the proposed excerpts.".

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