diff -urN mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmyth/util.cpp mythtv-0.17/libs/libmyth/util.cpp
--- mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmyth/util.cpp	2005-01-27 18:43:13.000000000 -0500
+++ mythtv-0.17/libs/libmyth/util.cpp	2005-04-04 17:38:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -742,6 +742,23 @@
     return text;
 }
 
+int MythSecsTo(const QDateTime &from, const QDateTime &to)
+{
+   return (from.time().secsTo(to.time()) +
+           from.date().daysTo(to.date()) * 60 * 60 * 24);
+}
+
+QDateTime MythUTCToLocal(const QDateTime &utc)
+{
+    QDateTime local = QDateTime(QDate(1970, 1, 1));
+
+    int timesecs = MythSecsTo(local, utc);
+    QDateTime localdt;
+    localdt.setTime_t(timesecs);
+
+    return localdt;
+}
+    
 long long stringToLongLong(const QString &str)
 {
     long long retval = 0;
diff -urN mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmyth/util.h mythtv-0.17/libs/libmyth/util.h
--- mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmyth/util.h	2005-01-23 17:45:30.000000000 -0500
+++ mythtv-0.17/libs/libmyth/util.h	2005-04-04 17:53:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <qsocket.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
+#include <qdatetime.h> 
 #include <qcolor.h>
 
 #include <time.h>
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@
 
 QString cutDownString(QString text, QFont *testFont, int maxwidth);
 
+QDateTime MythUTCToLocal(const QDateTime &utc);
+int MythSecsTo(const QDateTime &from, const QDateTime &to);
+
 long long stringToLongLong(const QString &str);
 QString longLongToString(long long ll);
 
diff -urN mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmythtv/datadirect.cpp mythtv-0.17/libs/libmythtv/datadirect.cpp
--- mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmythtv/datadirect.cpp	2005-01-28 02:33:46.000000000 -0500
+++ mythtv-0.17/libs/libmythtv/datadirect.cpp	2005-04-04 18:27:15.183220112 -0400
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "datadirect.h"
 #include "../libmyth/mythwidgets.h"
 #include "../libmyth/mythcontext.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qstring.h>
@@ -68,16 +69,9 @@
         curr_schedule.stationid = pxmlatts.value("station");
 
         QString timestr = pxmlatts.value("time");
-        QDateTime basedt = QDateTime(QDate(1970, 1, 1));
+        QDateTime UTCdt= QDateTime::fromString(timestr, Qt::ISODate); 
 
-        QDateTime UTCdt;
-        QDateTime localdt;
-        UTCdt = QDateTime::fromString(pxmlatts.value("time"), Qt::ISODate);
-
-        int timesecs = basedt.secsTo(UTCdt);
-        localdt.setTime_t(timesecs);
-
-        curr_schedule.time = localdt;
+        curr_schedule.time = MythUTCToLocal(UTCdt);
         QString durstr;
 
         durstr = pxmlatts.value("duration");
diff -urN mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmythtv/siparser.cpp mythtv-0.17/libs/libmythtv/siparser.cpp
--- mythtv-0.17-org/libs/libmythtv/siparser.cpp	2005-02-06 13:15:30.000000000 -0500
+++ mythtv-0.17/libs/libmythtv/siparser.cpp	2005-04-04 17:46:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -931,17 +931,7 @@
     QDateTime UTCTime = QDateTime(QDate(year,month,day),QTime(hour,min,sec));
 
     // Convert to localtime
-    QDateTime EPOCTime = QDateTime(QDate(1970, 1, 1));
-    int timesecs = EPOCTime.secsTo(UTCTime);
-
-    QDateTime LocalTime;
-
-    LocalTime.setTime_t(timesecs);
-
-    QString UTCText = UTCTime.toString();
-    QString LocalText = LocalTime.toString();
-
-    return LocalTime;
+    return MythUTCToLocal(UTCTime);
 
 }
 
@@ -1993,14 +1983,9 @@
     // Get event time and add on GPS Second Difference
 //    QDateTime UTCTime = ATSCEPOC.addSecs(offset - (((STTHandler*) Table[STT])->GPSOffset) );
     QDateTime UTCTime = ATSCEPOC.addSecs(offset - 13 );
-    // Get UTC
-    QDateTime UTCEPOC = QDateTime(QDate(1970,1,1));
-    // Now sloppily convert it to localtime
-
-    int timesecs = UTCEPOC.secsTo(UTCTime);
-    QDateTime LocalTime;
-    LocalTime.setTime_t(timesecs);
-    return LocalTime;
+
+    // Convert to localtime
+    return MythUTCToLocal(UTCTime);
 }
 
 /*
diff -urN mythtv-0.17-org/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp mythtv-0.17/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp
--- mythtv-0.17-org/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp	2005-02-09 16:35:13.000000000 -0500
+++ mythtv-0.17/programs/mythfilldatabase/filldata.cpp	2005-04-04 17:50:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -1013,13 +1013,8 @@
 
     if (!quiet)
         cout << "Clearing data for source...\n";
-    QDateTime basedt = QDateTime(QDate(1970, 1, 1));
-    QDateTime fromlocaldt;
-    int timesecs = basedt.secsTo(ddprocessor.getActualListingsFrom());
-    fromlocaldt.setTime_t(timesecs);
-    QDateTime tolocaldt;
-    timesecs = basedt.secsTo(ddprocessor.getActualListingsTo());
-    tolocaldt.setTime_t(timesecs);
+    QDateTime fromlocaldt= MythUTCToLocal(ddprocessor.getActualListingsFrom());
+    QDateTime tolocaldt= MythUTCToLocal(ddprocessor.getActualListingsTo());
 
     if (!quiet)
         cout << "Clearing from " << fromlocaldt.toString()