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New Year in War Time
Episode 3 of 7
Ian McMillan's new poem imagines allied troops in World War II, listening out for the New Year chimes of Big Ben on BBC Radio.
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Wed 31 Dec 201420:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Big Ben's Chimes in Wartime
Duration: 01:16
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- Tue 31 Dec 201307:58BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 31 Dec 201311:58BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 31 Dec 201318:58BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 31 Dec 201420:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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.
