In 70 countries around the world we change the time twice a year, giving us longer evenings in summer.Why did we start doing this? Why do some people love it, others hate it, and will we ever stop doing it altogether?
Early ideas about timekeeping
Romans & hours that were longer or shorter than 60 minutes
When every town had its own time zone
The invention of standard time zones
The Earth's tilt and the reason days are longer and shorter by season
The proposals to create Daylight Saving Time: collecting insects & playing golf
Starting to use Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time in the 20th century
Reasons to keep Daylight Saving Time: wellbeing, reducing crime, reducing accidents, businesses that benefit from it
Reasons to get rid of Daylight Saving Time: doesn't save energy, it's annoying to change, lost productivity, health disadvantages, businesses that don't like it
Farmers in the north of Scotland
When the UK kept Daylight Saving Time all year round
Complications with Daylight Saving Time when communicating between time zones
Getting rid of Daylight Saving Time?
Changing the clocks twice a year at the Queen's residences
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