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27/08/1976
The latest national and international news stories, including a report on Big Ben which resumed working at noon after some three weeks of silence.
Last on
Fri 27 Aug 197621:00
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Big Ben Repaired
Duration: 00:59
Did You Know?
The BBC used the quarter-chime of Great Tom, the bell in the tower at St Paul's Cathedral, while Big Ben was out of action. Further damage, invisible to the naked eye, was discovered in the hour-striking mechanism by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment the following October.
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Broadcast
- Fri 27 Aug 197621:00
Big Ben Collection
Clips from this programme are available online as part of the Big Ben Collection.
