TV SHOW STOPPED
8.8. C. Acts On Complaints
(N.Z P. A.•Reuter—Copyright)
LONDON, April 12. Britain’s most controversial TV programme ended last night after a final dose of the usual prescription—sex, satire and song. The show, “Not so Much a Programme, More a Way of Life” was stopped by the 8.8. C. after a series of controversies, questions in Parliament, complaints from viewers, religious leaders and newspaper critics. The axe fell two weeks ago after two programmes which raised bigger storms of protest than usual. In the first, the “Daily Mail” columnist, Bernard Levin, referred to Sir Alec DouglasHome as a “cretin” and an “imbecile.”
Two days later the show included a sketch depicting the abdication of King Edward the Eighth in the form of an opera. This was shown a few hours after the death of the Princess Royal.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30725, 14 April 1965, Page 16
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TV SHOW STOPPED
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30725, 14 April 1965, Page 16
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