Extraordinary Stories of Britain

About Time: The History of Timekeeping


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From Stonehenge to Greenwich, Celtic seasons to Roman calendars, candle clocks to knocker-uppers  -  and John Harrison’s chronometer. This podcast tells the story of how language, and technology shaped the way we keep time.

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