 In September 1972, Radio 4 employed the first female continuity announcers—Hylda Bamber and Barbara Edwards (an event which caused the "Daily Mail" to proclaim that Radio 4 had "fallen" to women's liberation).For quite some time, the introduction of female newsreaders led to complaints from listeners; women discussing topics of feminist interest led to similar complaints.Radio 4 has also been frequently criticised for being too middle class and being of little interest to non-white listeners.