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The Beginning of Time

Why all time is measured from Greenwich in London. Astronomer Robert Massey on the inception of Greenwich Mean Time and world time zones.

Also on the programme, how Rio鈥檚 Christ the Redeemer statue climbed the 700m Corcovado mountain.

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31 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project