English Science History Indian maths

Transcribing the programme 'INDIAN MATHS' I have encountered hard to understand section, I’ve marked it by putting the unintelligible section in the double parentheses (()). I guess that the pronounced word was ((hardly)). Do you hear the same?

Here goes the transcribed passage:

“So time, there is no backwards and there is no forwards, it goes on for ever in 12:41 ((hardly)) direction".

12:41 is a timestamp. After downloading the programme, open RealPlayer, then press CRL-E and put 00:12:41. In that way you will get straight to the incomprehensible section.

Thanks in advance. Darek

PS. You can download or listen to the programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime.shtm...