Sir, It was good to read Roscoe Howells's appreciation of the late Kenneth Griffith. Apart from his special skills as an actor, he was indeed one of the finest documentary film makers of the last 30-odd years. At heart he was a radical who researched historical background carefully and whose aim was to present the ungilded truth. One of his films, telling the story of the Battle of Bosworth, was a gem. He played the role of the bus driver taking a school trip from Tenby to Bosworth Field. Another film was his interpretation of the Christmas story, giving us a fresh perspective through modern eyes. Ken Griffith stands on a Palestinian hilltop telling the story, with his inimitable dramatic timing and gestures, as three rich Arabs (the Three Kings) drive their huge Mercedes through the valley below, en route to Bethlehem. This was a masterpiece. He was not part of any 'establishment' and his disregard for convention was to many a breath of fresh air. Only a few days before the death of the late Arthur Ormond, he gave me Ken Griffith's Islington, London address. I was trying to locate video copies of his famous documentary films. Sadly, he was at that time too ill to reply. In answer to last week's letter from Mr. Brown, of Somerset, yes, I agree his films are worth a re-run on prime-time BBC TV when most people can see them. I hope others will join me in writing to the BBC to make this possible.
Marjorie Bevan, Tenby.