continued to cease broadcasts between 6.15pm and 7.00pm on Sundays at the time of evening church services, until Songs of Praise was launched on 1 October 1961. Until 1992, this time on Sundays was used for various religious programmes on BBC1 and ITV. The slot between 6.00pm and 7.00pm has since then devoted to national and international news (especially the regional ones) in the weekday schedules of both BBC1 and ITV, although Crossroads was also shown in this period used for most ITV regions. See also 1946 in British television 1957 in British television Timeline of the BBC Television Service Timeline of ITV Sources Further reading Sendall, Bernard Independent Television in Britain: Volume 1 - Origin and Foundation 1946-62 London: The Macmillan Press Ltd 1982 , Chapter 30ii: "The End of the Toddlers' Truce" References History of television in the United Kingdom 1946 establishments in the United Kingdom 1957 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 1940s in the United Kingdom 1940s in British television 1946 in British television 1950s in the United Kingdom 1950s in British television 1957 in British television BBC history History of ITV