The campaign was mentioned in a report on the BBC's Nine O'Clock News in February this year.

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In 1987, 7.6m people, on average, watched the nine o'clock news each night, compared with 5.4m people this year.

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He said there were "consequences for the House, for committees, if we move the sitting time forward to nine o'clock".

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Around eight or nine o'clock, the souks recently closed, the place is at its peak with thousands of people in the square.

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The disclosure comes in a Songs of Praise special from the Houses of Parliament, presented by Nine o'Clock News regular Michael Buerk.

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The staff were very good, very professional, but of course, when you find a door slamming at nine o'clock at night, it's not nice.

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Lloyd, who helmed the likes of Blackadder, Not The Nine O'Clock News and QI, accused the corporation of making programmes "by committee" to avoid causing offence.

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But Coach will tell you, when them streetlights come on, his ass got to be right back here: Nine o'clock, he's got to be in the house.

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In her twenty years in television, Moira has presented almost every news programme devised, including News After Noon, the 5.40 News, the Nine O'Clock News and the Six O'Clock News.

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