Letter: Snooze box

I note with interest the report (11 July) and letter (12 July) that the typical Scot spends an average of eight hours per day watching television and in particular your correspondent's surprise that anyone can manage more than one hour in front of the box.

I suspect (if my wife and I are anything to go by) it is much more likely to be the case that the typical Scot spends up to eight hours a day asleep in front of the television, such is the quality of programmes on offer and the resulting somnolent affect.

David M Steel

Springfield Terrace

South Queensferry