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Last broadcast on Thu, 28 Oct 2010, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
On October 31st we'll all dutifully turn our clocks back by one hour, plunging our evenings into premature darkness. There's mounting evidence that this annual ritual has a real environmental cost. Alice Roberts takes a look at the arguments from the Greenwich Meridian to Cornwall and the Western Isles to find out who could benefit and who might suffer from a change in the way we set our clocks.
Alice joins Greenway Ferry manager Helen Meacock on the River Dart
The Greenway Ferry has to stop operating after dark. An extra hour of daylight in the evening, Helen says, would be good for her company and for the whole Devon tourist industry.
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Wed 27 Oct 201021:00
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Thu 28 Oct 201013:30
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