X-Message-Number: 3419 Date: 17 Nov 94 14:18:13 EST From: John de Rivaz <> Subject: CRYONICS: phone-in protest Chrissie Loveday (suspension member, Cryonics Institute) had been approached to appear on UK national television (Producers: Michael Hurll Television Ltd, Broadcasters: London Weekend Television Ltd) to discuss cryonic suspension. The discussion would have been an item in a program called Schofield's Quest. She had given a day of time with an interviewer and generally cooperated with other matters, such as arranging material to be sent to the company. She had not asked for or been offered a fee. She was therefore highly displeased to be told at the last minute, after having made arrangements for time off work and having told all her friends, that it is all off. The company had also filmed at F.A. Albin & Sons, the CI's funeral directors. The reasons being given for the item being cancelled were that it was an unsuitable subject for broadcast at that time in the evening. (6.40-7.30). This is unreasonable, as she did another program at the same time for West Country television (a local station) and Alcor people have appeared on News at One and News at Ten. The researcher who did all the work for Michael Hurll television Ltd was equally put out. However the program was cancelled at such a late hour that it is already printed in the television schedules: >Schofield's Quest, ITV, 6.40 pm Sunday 20 November. > ... a grandmother tells why she has paid L22,000 > to have her body frozen when she dies ... During the programme there is a phone-in, which lasts throughout the evening following the end of transmission. Apparently if as few as 20 people ring in they consider the item to have been of national interest. The number is 071 757 7000. Therefore, what we suggest is that as many people interested in cryonics (and their friends), ring in after the program has ended asking what happened to the item advertised in Radio Times about cryonic suspension. Why wasn't it broadcast? Say you are disappointed and have tuned in especially to see it etc etc. Ideally, please watch the programme and see if there is any comment about it. If they say it is postponed, ask when it will be broadcast, and why it was postponed. (They may say it will be postponed hoping that people will forget about it). Please do NOT: 1 Phone from outside the UK (this obviously suggests an organized campaign.) 2 Phone before the programme begins (same reason) Telephone calls during the weekend will cost about 10 pence and you will talk to a researcher and not be put on the air. =================================== RE: Dr Mike Perry On another matter: does anyone know the email address for Dr Mike Perry? His email was returned by Alcor's computer. Does he not work there any more? Has he fallen out with them? =================================== Music - still no sign of the cryonics song by Apollo 440 on the top 40 Teletext list (BBC2, Nov 13.) =================================== Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=3419