The History of Daylight Saving TimeThe long and often amusing story of how we came to set clocks forward — and then back again — each year. It's a series of eight reports, taking listeners from Ben Franklin' plan for getting the most out of daylight, to wartime, to our present-day Saving Time which is more about leisure than efficiency. Along the way: wars, politics, objections from clergy, farmers and congress, the first broadcast debate, and a really ridiculous bus ride ...
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Leonard Maltin On VideoFour segments from the long-running, hit radio feature about home video. The daily feature was broadcast for nearly ten years on some 300 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. I created, co-wrote and produced the show which was hosted by film historian and critic Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight. The Austin Powers segment includes the optional tease which ran before the spot on many stations.
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