• EP. 1 BERLIN O'CLOCK

  • Apr 16 2022
  • Length: 9 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • When in April 1893 German Empire introduced new time measuring system based the Greenwich meridian, Berlin lost something big for good. It lost its own time. Here is the story behind it.


    Main theme for the podcast: “Assembly Line Frustration" © Ionics Music | TerraSound.de

    Sound effects: ChaliceWell, Bidone, JRosin and LG (CC Licence https://freesound.org/s/56874/) via freesounds.



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