HC Deb 29 July 1957 vol 574 c108W

A

Language services to be discontinued

Service, Estimated daily audience and Notes

Norwegian—45,000—Based on a survey in March, 1954.

Swedish—25,000—Based on a survey in March, 1954.

Danish—30.000—Based on a survey in February, 1954.

Dutch—No precise figures available—B.B.C. programmes are relayed once a week by the Netherlands radio.

Portuguese—No precise figures availableB.B.C. programmes are relayed once a month by the Portuguese radio.

Afrikaans—No precise figures available.

B

Language services to be curtailed

French—240,000—Based on a survey in December, 1956.

German—200,000—This estimate is for the Federal Republic only. It is known that a large additional audience exists in the Soviet Zone of Germany, but no precise figures are available.

Austrian—No precise figures available—B.B.C. programmes are relayed from time to time.

Italian—600,000—Based on a survey in January, 1955. This figure is in part the result of a daily relay of B.B.C. programmes by the Italian Broadcasting network.

NOTE: The surveys upon which the above figures are based were carried out by independent organisations in the countries concerned.