Support Brian Matthew, BBC Radio 2 DJ, Sounds of the 60s.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Brian Matthew 88 is Britain’s oldest regular radio presenter and has presented Sounds of the 60s for more than a quarter of a century. He's to be replaced by the BBC in a decision he described as "horrible".
We must support Brian.

Brian has been off air for several weeks to recuperate from a fall.
The BBC say it has been mutually agreed that it was “the right time for him to step off the weekly treadmill of presenting the show” but this is not true as Brian was ready and willing and able to go back to work. “I enjoyed doing the show very much indeed. I did it for 25 years. I feel very disconcerted, I must say. I do admit I’m a bit of an antique, but that’s never seemed to matter until now".

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

Timeline

28 Jan 2017	Petition opened for signatures
30 Jan 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Jan 2017

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