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Maintaining Big Ben

Episode 7 of 7

Made for 4 Extra. Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan pay tribute to the familiar tone of the chimes of 'Great Uncle Ben'.

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New Year's Day 201500:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Ninety Years of Big Ben's Chimes ringing in the New Year on the BBC

Ninety Years of Big Ben's Chimes ringing in the New Year on the BBC

Ian McMillan has written 7 poems reflecting on the iconic status of the great bell.