EAKLY TO BED
In Britain these da\s. ■ :s early to bed for television viewers, and pleas to cal! off the ban on transmission after 10.30 p.m. have so far brought no response. In Parliament, requests for a change were ignored by Government spokesmen during the emergency debates. Sir Paul Bryan, a former Minister, wondered whether the early closing down of television was saving a significant amount of electricity He was declaring an interest as a director of a television company but he was voicing the interests of thousands who resented being put to bed by an apparently kill-joy Government. especially those who were laid off work, were not tired and were in no hurry to go to bed. Little relaxation Mr A. E. Cooper told the House that he had received ■ correspondence from the I public about this matter. There were many people who worked late at night during the week and had ’little relaxation. It might be possible, he suggested, that the ban could be relaxed so that television might continue until midnight on a Saturday. But these appeals drew no response from Ministers wh replied for the Government.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33442, 25 January 1974, Page 4
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190EAKLY TO BED Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33442, 25 January 1974, Page 4
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