@RUTGERS.ARPA:SEILER@MIT-XX.ARPA (04/01/85)
From: Larry Seiler <Seiler@MIT-XX.ARPA> [Last week, I received the following form letter in reply to my message to the head of BBC regarding potential cancellation of Doctor Who.] Dear Mr. Seiler, Thank you for your recent letter, which I have been asked to acknowledge. We are sorry that you should be so concerned about the decision to 'rest' "Doctor Who". In broadcasting, no programme can, of course, be regarded as an entirely fixed institution, but time for reflection on a programme's future is seldom time wasted. What will, in fact, happen, is that in 1986 "Doctor Who" will be on the air, as it has been for each of the past twenty-two years. It will, however, return to what was until recently its traditional placing in the Autum, and each episode will be produced at the traditional twenty-five minute duration. The producer and his team welcome the return to the old form, which will enable them to concentrate on the essential themes which have proved so popular over the years. Shorter programmes will mean that it will be possible to present a longer series, extending over a greater number of weeks. Thank you for writing your letter. We appreciate your interest in writing, and shall bear all your comments in mind. Yours sincerely, Jane Barrow (Miss) Programme Correspodence Section -------
percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus) (04/04/85)
Your letter was far from personal: on net.tv.drwho, James Armstrong
says that he received the identical letter.
A. G. Percus
(ARPA) percus@acf4
(NYU) percus.acf4
(UUCP) ...!ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!percusnyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (04/05/85)
>Your letter was far from personal: on net.tv.drwho, James Armstrong >says that he received the identical letter. > A. G. Percus > (ARPA) percus@acf4 > (NYU) percus.acf4 > (UUCP) ...!ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!percus Twice now! Plus one from the PM! All form letters! --- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. ihnp4!abnji!nyssa Your system is wrong! We sell ourselves cheaply, for nothing, to such as Sil. I see my words mean nothing, you want this system of Varos to continue. So be it.