P678 CJEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:15/48 HOW TO CONTACT O THE BBC 1/6 COMMENTS, QUERIES AND CRITICISM The BBC receives many thousands of litters and phone calls every year and tries to answer them quickly and helpfully. It values this feedback, so if you have a comment, query or criticism about BBC programmer or policies, please write to: Viewer and Listener Correspondence BBC, 4th Floor Villiir's House, The Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2PA Regional addresses on page 679 Rjgionbl Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinksP678 CEEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/08 HOW TO CONTBCT THE BBC 2/6 COMMENTS, QUERIES AND CRITICISM Or you can telephone our central Information Offices: For Television on 0181 743 8000 and Rbdio on 0171 580 4468 If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing you may wish to use our minicom - 0181 576 8988 Where possible, please gi6j the programmj title, transmission date and time. A daily summary of comments is seen by BBC senior management and programme-makers. Rjgionbl Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinksP678 CEEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/28 HOW TO CONTACT THE BBC 3/6 SERIOUS PROGRAMME COMPLAINTS You may think a BBC broadcast has contained a specific and serious injustice or inaccuracy, or a serious breach of accepted standards. If so the Programmj Complaints Unit will ensure your complaint is investigated thoroughly, promptly and impartially. Please write with brief details to: Peter Dannheissjr Head of Programmj Complaints BBC Broadcasting House London W1A 1AA Regional BBC contacts on page 679 Rjgionbl Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinksP678 CJEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:14/48 HOW TO CONTBCT THE BBC 4/6 SERIOUS PROGRAMME COMPLAINTS The Programmj Complaints Unit will reply within 10 working days of receipt of your letter, or will let you know if the investigation will take longer. People who are unsatisfied by their responses may ask for them to bj considered by the Programmj Complaints Appeals Committee of the Governors. The committee will consider certain categories of programmj complaints which raise important issues in which public interest is involved. a More details in a moment Regional Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinksP678 CEEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:17/08 HOWTOCONTBCT THEBBC 5/6 SERIOUS PROGRAMME COMPLAINTS A regular complaints bulletin will bj published and include an account of the work of the Programme Complaints Unit and the findings of the Complaints Appeals Committee. In a moment you can see details of how to contact the two statutory bodies looking at broadcasting standards - please stay on page 678 On page 679 you will bj able to see details of how to contact regional BBC centres throughout the UK. More details in a moment Rjgionbl Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinksP678 CEEFAX 678 Thu 31 Aug 19:17/28 6/6 HOW TO CONTBCT THE BBC STATUTORY BODIES The Broadcasting Standards Council, 5-8 The Sanctubry London, SW1P 3JS X0171 233 0544) considers complaints about the portrayal of violence, of sex and matters of taste and decency on radio and television. The Broadcasting Complaints Commission P Box 333, London SW1W 0BQ (0171 630 1966) takes complaints from those who feel they have been treated unfairly or that their privacy has been unjustifiably infringed by a radio or television programme. -,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Rjgionbl Contacts BBC1 BBC2 BBCLinks