Media Coverage

3 Dec 2025

BBC Radio 2 — Jeremy Vine Show Feature

Alfie Dennen joined Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2 to discuss the Stopped Clocks project, the FOI investigation into council-maintained clocks, and the wider story of Britain’s stopped public timepieces.

29 Nov 2025

Telegraph — spin FOI story to be about councils, ignoring privatisation findings

My FOI analysis of 308 councils (view insights) found that councils did a great job of taking care of clocks they manage overall, and stopped clocks in our towns and cities are mostly due to the privatisation of public buildings stemming from the Local Government Act of 1985.

16 Sep 2025

Birmingham Live — “Man’s mission to fix broken public clocks”

Profile of Alfie Dennen’s nationwide effort to get stopped public clocks ticking again, spotlighting two Birmingham city centre timepieces — at 103 Colmore Row (above Theatrix, long stuck at 11 o’clock) and 31 Corporation Street (above TokyoToys). The piece invites the public to upload sightings to help map and restore more clocks.

BBC News Magazine — “Time stands still”

Feature on the surge of stopped public clocks across the UK and the launch of Stopped Clocks to map and campaign for repairs.

BBC News — TV Segment

BBC News segment covering the Stopped Clocks project and the community effort to document and restore stopped public clocks.

ITV London Tonight — TV Feature

ITV London Tonight featured the Stopped Clocks project, highlighting the importance of public timepieces in London’s urban landscape.

BBC One Show — Special Feature

The BBC One Show featured a special segment on Stopped Clocks, bringing the project to a wider audience.

Times Higher Education — “Brother, can you spare the time?”

Academic perspective on the cultural and social significance of public clocks and the community effort to preserve them.

Londonist — “Restart The Clocks!”

Londonist’s coverage of the Stopped Clocks project, focusing on London’s stopped public clocks and the community campaign to restore them.

Boing Boing — “Restart the clocks of Britain!”

Boing Boing featured the Stopped Clocks project, bringing it to a global audience interested in community-driven initiatives.

Pocket-lint — Yahoo “Finds of the Year 2007”

Stopped Clocks was featured in Yahoo’s “Finds of the Year 2007” list, highlighting innovative community projects.

Getty Images — Editorial Clip

Getty Images created an editorial clip titled “Man’s mission to fix London’s stopped clocks” featuring an interview with Alfie Dennen.

Mobile Europe — “Brands engage mobile bloggers…”

Trade press coverage discussing how brands engage with mobile bloggers, referencing the Stopped Clocks Foundation as an example.

Approved Business — “Restoring stopped clocks are steps in Good Directions”

Press coverage of the Stopped Clocks partnership and its impact on community engagement and urban restoration.

Islington Archaeology & History Society — Summer 2012 Newsletter

Newsletter feature on the Caledonian Park Clock restoration, including an interview with Alfie Dennen about the project’s impact.

Mark Smulian — “The Caledonian Park Clock is ticking again”

Feature article with interview of Alfie Dennen about the successful restoration of the Caledonian Park Clock.

Samira Ahmed — “Broken clocks & zombie apocalypse”

Blog post referencing a Big Issue column and BBC Radio 4 You & Yours discussion featuring Alfie Dennen on the cultural significance of stopped clocks.