Big Ben

:For other uses of Big Ben, see Big Ben (disambiguation)

Culture

Big Ben is a focus of New Year celebrations in the England, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year. Similarly, on Remembrance Day, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and the start of two minutes' silence.

Related Topics:
New Year - England - Remembrance Day

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For many years ITN's "News at Ten" began with an opening sequence which featured Big Ben with the chimes punctuating the announcement of the news headlines. This has since been dropped, but all ITV1 and ITV News Channel bulletins still use a graphic based on the Westminster clock face. Big Ben can also be heard striking the hour before some news bulletins on BBC Radio 4 (currently 6pm and midnight, plus 10pm on Sundays) and the BBC World Service, a practice that began on December 31, 1923.

Related Topics:
ITN - News at Ten - ITV1 - ITV News Channel - BBC Radio 4 - BBC World Service - December 31 - 1923

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