The clocks went back last night, which means that you got to enjoy an extra hour in bed, but don’t be too surprised when it starts getting darker much earlier.
In the Autumn each year the clocks go back bringing in shorter periods of daytime as winter closes in.
But did you know there’s a connection between the changing clocks and Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin?
Read on, because we’ve got the facts right here…
What has Chris Martin got to do with the clocks changing?
Technically the Coldplay singer doesn’t have anything directly to do with the fact that the clocks change every year, but he is related to someone who does.
Chris Martin’s great-great-grandfather, William Willett, petitioned to have Daylight Savings Time introduced in the UK.
Willett published a leaflet called The Waste of Daylight in 1907 – largely owing to the fact that he was unhappy that his golf game was cut short when the sun went down.
The UK didn’t actually start observing Daylight Savings Time until after Willett’s death in 1915.
In 1916, during World War One, the German army turned the clocks forward with a view to saving energy, and many European countries – including the UK – followed Germany’s example not long after.
MORE : Give Covid the cold shoulder this winter
MORE : Six soothing hand creams for winter: Neutrogena, Kiehl’s and The Body Shop
MORE : Are you feeling SAD? How to tackle the blues as the clocks go back
Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Share your views in the comments below.