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World Service,08 Feb 1990,8 mins

The BBC gets 'the pips'

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This week, the BBC has taken over the 'six-pip' radio time signal from the Royal Greenwich Observatory after 66 years. Plus, the study and measuring of time and why accurate time signals are needed.

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