{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/68fba4bf8e22c64fb19f7669?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why do the clocks go back? with curator of time, Dr Emily Akkermans","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/1761322166040-28b01e27-c3dd-4fc2-bebe-f4d20a555784.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>From 2am on October 26th, <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/when-clocks-go-back-october-2025-b1251534.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the clock change will mark the end of British Summer Time</a> (BST) and the start of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).</p><p><br></p><p>But when did the tradition begin? To find out more, we speak to the Curator of Time at Royal Museums Greenwich, Dr Emily Akkermans.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-prime-minister-support-barclays-bbc-b1254637.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Keir Starmer has said digital IDs will “cut the faff”</a>, in a bid to reverse scepticism for the scheme.</p><p><br></p><p>To learn more about the government's proposed digital ID's, <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/68d6c55b2552b72c200abccf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">listen here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Plus, a biology teacher has become <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/university-college-london-hospital-bushey-hertfordshire-ms-society-b1254681.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the first patient in the UK to receive a “gamechanger” therapy for multiple sclerosis</a> (MS).</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Also in this episode:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>-<a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/david-lammy-british-government-ministry-of-justice-liz-kendall-b1254436.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OpenAI will be able to store data on British soil for the first time under a new Government deal</a></p><p><br></p><p>-For the first time, questions about menopause will be included in NHS health checks</p><p><br></p><p>-Amazon have unveiled 'Amelia', their AI-powered AR glasses for their delivery drivers</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}