May I draw your attention to two public consultations running at present which afford the opportunity to appeal for more and better religious broadcasting? In recent years ITV and Channel 4 have virtually withdrawn from the genre. BBC television produces significantly less than even in the recent past and precious little these days is broadcast in peak time. BBC radio, curiously, offers much better coverage than BBC television.In these days when a grasp of religion is ever more important in understanding the state of our world, the case for religious broadcasting seems particularly strong. The BBC Royal Charter ends next year. Please take the trouble to use these two consultations to support religious broadcasting.    That of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport is