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05/12/1986
News headlines from London and the South East, plus the latest sport. Includes a report on engineers fixing Big Ben's chimes when one of the bells in the clock tower stopped working due to the cold weather.
Last on
Fri 5 Dec 1986
18:35
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London & South East only
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Big Ben's Chimes
Duration: 02:20
Did You Know?
Cold weather has affected the clock mechanism of Big Ben before. In 1962, a heavy fall of snow that settled on the hands of the clock made the chimes at midnight 10 minutes late.
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Broadcast
- Fri 5 Dec 1986 18:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London & South East only
Big Ben Collection
Clips from this programme are available online as part of the Big Ben Collection.