BBC Two Wedding Programme looking for people getting married

[Steve.r]

to hear why they're here,

'They'..... are our wives, partners and fiancees, thank you.

I think that you are missing a trick here in focusing on a wedding or 'build up to' here in the UK. If you really want to understand the culture and reasons why we have fallen in love with a Filipina you also need to follow some British men or women who decide to marry in the Philippines. I think it works that way too. Why do we decide to go there to wed? You will find hours worth of material there also.

But, if you really want to look at this subject properly, maybe look at the hoops we have to jump through now that 'our' government has restricted who can afford to fall in love with a non-european. Look at the costs involved, look at how much we, the honest people of this country get ripped off by fees for visas, fees for our partners to take English tests before they can come to the UK, fees for becoming a part of this once great country.

Do some research on everything and paint an honest picture of what we and our future wives have to go through just to be together, it will shock you.

But whatever you do, do not try to paint us as sad loners who go to south east Asia to buy our 'Thai brides'.... I have seen the type of programme you make, I am not sure if you will get many takers, not sure if you can be trusted.

[CBM]

Actually, if you look back twenty one years, BBC Wales did a first class job on British/Philippines relationships with a lovely little comedy called "Filipina Dreamgirls" - Bill Maynard, Charlie Drake, Grace Amilbangsa.