Personality missing from BBC sporting contest | Brief letters

Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music | Sports Personality of the Year | Inequality and lack of empathy | Nuclear threat | Tequila brand ambassadorMy abiding memory of the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music of 1970 (Letters, 3 October), to give it its full title, was Pink Floyd coming on stage in the early hours with a local women ’s choir to perform Atom Heart Mother, not to mention Led Zeppelin headlining on the Sunday night. It was a fantastic lineup and, as a Glasto regular gearing up for the ticket sale this Sunday, I am so glad that Michael Eavis was there with us at the Shepton Mallet showground that weekend 48 years ago.Stephen FashChobham, Surrey• Whilechanging the format of the Sports Personality of the Year awards (Sport, 3 October), I wonder if the BBC might consider changing the name perhaps to Sports Person of the Year, thus making it more accurate. Many recent winners have hardly had much personality.Stuart WaterworthTavistock, DevonContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Festivals Psychology Music Culture Led Zeppelin Glastonbury festival Music festivals Michael Eavis Science Media Inequality Poverty Social exclusion Society Nuclear weapons World news Source Type: news