<i> Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press</i> Radio and television broadcasting in Britain was

severely disrupted for the second day in a row Wednesday as British Broadcasting Corp. journalists continued a 48-hour strike. Most live broadcasts were canceled as senior journalists,

talk-show hosts and disc jockeys joined picket lines to demand 16% wage increases. The state-funded corporation has refused to boost an offer of 7% although annual inflation has reached 7.9%

and is expected to rise further. BBC staff complain they earn considerably less than commercial television employees doing comparable jobs. There was also a 24-hour strike last month. MORE