Andy Kershaw

[Kumar, Harmesh]

Dear Reader,

I write to you with regard to the recent dismissal of Andy Kershaw from
Radio 1.
Mr. Kershaw's programme was unique in it's nature, and there are no
other specialist "World Music" programmes remaining on the station, nor
are there planned to be.

Of course, ALL music is "world music". I suppose what we're trying to
say here is, "music from around the world that you may not hear very
often in Britain". Mr Kershaw's work for the past 15 years on Radio 1
has ensured we DO hear music other than the 'Top 40', from all over the
world. Why lose this GEM of a programme? Where do I now turn for "world
music"? AWAY from Radio 1, I guess!

Broadcasts on this station seem to be evolving into dance/trance shows,
slowly but surely.... which is fine, but excatly how MANY such show do
we need?? After all, this is the BBC, HOWEVER, this Corporation is no
longer Broacasting for the variety of British tastes anymore. More to
the point, it has started to Broadcast to Andy Parfitt's obsession with
dance music......  "APBC"

Mr. Kumar