I . ▁The ▁BBC ▁producer ▁Mary ▁Adams ▁( bro ad c aster ) ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁a ▁re - formed ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁division ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Her ▁division ▁started ▁work ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Method s ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁aim ed ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁government ▁with ▁‘ A ▁continuous ▁flow ▁of ▁reliable ▁information ’ ▁that ▁would ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁‘ bar ometer ▁of ▁public ▁opinion ’ . ▁It ▁used ▁both ▁qual itative ▁and ▁quant itative ▁research ▁methods . ▁The ▁division ▁compiled ▁daily ▁reports ▁on ▁mor ale ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁September , ▁and ▁week ly ▁summar ies ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Each ▁report ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁material ▁submitted ▁by ▁Regional ▁Int elligence ▁Offic ers , ▁Mass ▁Observ ation ▁reports , ▁BBC ▁listener ▁surve ys , ▁question na ires ▁and ▁secret ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁postal ▁c ensor ship . ▁Home ▁Int elligence ▁also ▁under to ok ▁more ▁detailed ▁reports ▁on ▁particular ▁subjects ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁W art ime ▁Social ▁Survey ▁unit ▁to ▁undert ake ▁sample ▁surve ys . ▁This ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁division ’ s ▁work ▁was ▁expanded ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Dr ▁Stephen ▁Taylor , ▁Baron ▁Taylor ▁( who ▁replaced ▁Mary ▁Adams ▁as ▁director ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ). ▁ ▁Find ings ▁The ▁daily , ▁and ▁later ▁week ly , ▁reports ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Int