What do you use to check the time - your watch, or maybe your mobile? Well did you know there's a Speaking Clock? Loads of people still use the Speaking Clock - there are 30 million calls to it each ...

The 80th anniversary of the Speaking Clock is being marked with an exhibition at the home of clock making. More than 13m people used the Speaking Clock in its first year from 24 July 1936 and even now ...

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Lord Of The Rings star Sir Ian McKellen is bringing a bit of magic to the Speaking Clock. The actor, who played the wizard Gandalf in the hit fantasy films, will be the voice of the long-running ...

The corridors of Westminster are lined with screens showing the time of day but this has not stopped people feeling the need to phone the speaking clock, which costs 50p a pop from BT landlines. A ...