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Radio 4,2 mins

The Time Rebels: how far can we control time?

Archive on 4

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Archive on 4 discovers the problems people have had putting the clocks forward in Spring and backwards in Autumn. One couple decided not to change their clocks during the winter, benefitting from an extra hour of daylight, while a woman who has to change the town clock explains how she does it – and what happens when it goes wrong.

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