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Big Ben Seizes Up

Episode 6 of 7

Ian McMillan's new poem recalls the day the chimes kept going 'clonk' when Big Ben seized up in the icy winter.

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Wed 31 Dec 201423:00
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.