This is one of those twice-a-year occasions on which the guests put their host on

the firing line--in this case, mostly on topics suggested by this show's title. Today's guests are better at making statements than at asking questions of their host; still, there is some good discussion of public television--why it should receive public funding, to what extent the material shown should be geared to ratings, and who the real elitists are. Mr. Breitenfeld: "I find those who call us elite implying directly that there is somebody out there due to race, heritage, wealth, social standing, education, and intelligence who is unable or unwilling to enjoy what we have to offer. To my thinking the person making the charge, therefore, is a gross elitist."