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Why do the clocks go back? with curator of time, Dr Emily Akkermans

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This Sunday, the clocks officially hop back an hour.

From 2am on October 26th, the change will mark the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the start of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

But when did the tradition begin? To find out more, we speak to the Curator of Time at Royal Museums Greenwich, Dr Emily Akkermans.

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