Religious Broadcasting
S1R,—Your comments on the address given to the Modern Church- men's Union by the Director of Religious Broadcasting are, if I may say so, very suggestive and pertinent. Supposing that the Sunday- morning habits of eighteen million people are known to the wardens at Broadcasting House, what proportion of those caught listening turned their set on automatically as a matter of daily habit as soon as they were awake, as a kind of companionable background to the routine of the day; and how many did it at a specified time for definitely religious reasons ? Also, could the B.B.C. tell us how many people frequently miss the first part of the Weather Forecast at 7.55 a.m. in their effort to avoid hearing any part of the religious broadcast at 7.50 a.m. and how many definitely switch their sets off if there is any mention of any kind of religion, especially that of the broadcasting brand ? I suggest that these figures are necessary in order to get a true evaluation of the figures already given.
Personally, I find it difficult to avoid the conclusion that amongst the many modern drawbacks to the appreciation and practice of true religion, broadcasting is perhaps the most harmful. " When thou hast shut thy door......—Yours faithfully, A. F. G. FLETCHER. Willersey Rectory, Broadway, Worcs.
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