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World Service,11 Dec 2002,13 mins

The Bells of Budapest

Patterns of Faith

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The church bells of Hungary and their place in Hungarian Christian history. Since 1456 the bells of Hungary have rung out at noon, to mark the battle of Nandorfehervar, when invading Ottoman forces were repelled. Presented by Nick Thorpe

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