THE B.B.C. AND SCOTLAND SIR, With reference to the letter
about the B.B.C., from the president of the Saltire Society, I cannot think what he has to complain about. Ever since the days of Lord Reith, the B.B.C. has been completely dominated by the Scotch. Everyone knows that to get a job with the Corporation the first qualification is to be Scotch. The Corporation makes no effort to foster English traditions or to inculcate pride in English achievements or to encourage in any way our young people to love their country. We had a perfect example recently of the attitude of the B.B.C. to England St. George's Day, England's national day, April 23rd, was completely and utterly neglected in the B.B.C.'s programme. Not a single item related
to either England or St. George. Incidentally, that day is also Shakespeare's anniversary, and it is typical of the B.B.C.'s cultural level that no attempt was made to celebrate that either. My suggestion is that Scotland should have the B.B.C. and call it the S.B.C., and that a new English Broadcasting Corporation should be formed for England staffed by people who care about England and would give us English programmes.—Yours faithfully, ALGERNON B. DALE. loon House, Broad Chalks, Wilts.
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