§ Captain Nieldasked the Minister of Information whether he will consider the desirability of requiring the news to be broadcast at 1.15, 6.15 and 9.15 p.m. instead of at 1, 6 and 9 p.m., in order that workers, many of whose periods of work either end or begin at 1, 6 and 9 p.m., may have a better opportunity for listening in?
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Mr. CooperEach of the bulletins broadcast at 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. draws an audience amounting to between 40 and 50 per cent. of the total adult population. There is no evidence that substantial advantage could be gained by changing the present times, to which listeners have become accustomed. Any alteration would at first cause considerable confusion.