The Indecent Publications Tribunal and changes to the extent and volume of its work in the last year. There has been controversy about some of its decisions and resignations from the Tribunal. There are also questions about whether the Tribunal reflects the views of society. Interviews about the controversies and the future are from L. L. Meet, Customs Department; Mr Dallow, Police Solicitor, Unidentified book seller; Mr. Smith, General Manager, Gordon & Gotch; Stella Casey, censorship decision protester; Stuart Perry, Tribunal member; Roy Parsons, Book seller.

Premier current affairs from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) providing in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.

Primary Title
  • Gallery
Date Broadcast
  • Thursday 15 August 1968
Start Time
  • 21 : 10
Finish Time
  • 21 : 24
Duration
  • 14:11
Channel
  • NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • Premier current affairs from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) providing in depth coverage of political topics from both a New Zealand and overseas perspective.
Episode Description
  • The Indecent Publications Tribunal and changes to the extent and volume of its work in the last year. There has been controversy about some of its decisions and resignations from the Tribunal. There are also questions about whether the Tribunal reflects the views of society. Interviews about the controversies and the future are from L. L. Meet, Customs Department; Mr Dallow, Police Solicitor, Unidentified book seller; Mr. Smith, General Manager, Gordon & Gotch; Stella Casey, censorship decision protester; Stuart Perry, Tribunal member; Roy Parsons, Book seller.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television (Audio only)
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Chris Pottinger (Host)
Contributors
  • George Andrews (Reporter, NZBC)
  • L. L. Meet (Interviewee)
  • Mr Dallow (Interviewee)
  • Gordon Ell (Interviewer, NZBC)
  • Mr Smith (Interviewee)
  • Stella Casey (Interviewee)
  • Stuart Perry (Interviewee)
  • Roy Parsons (Interviewee)
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