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Big Ben as an Icon of Britain
Episode 5 of 7
Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan pay tribute to the chimes of Big Ben, familiar across the globe on BBC Radio.
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Wed 31 Dec 201422:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Ninety Years of Big Ben's Chimes ringing in the New Year on the BBC
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