Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben

Posted by Riklaa on July 24, 2009 at 9:52am

The Condensed History of Big Ben BBC Radio 4 »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster is celebrating 150 years of almost continuous time telling. To mark the occasion Adam Long, co-founder of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, and his two friends Simon Jermond and Giles Terera, take a whirlwind musical tour of all things Ben. It is a story of arduous neo-Gothic design, bells that kept cracking and the invention of something called a double three-legged gravity escapement mechanism. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» æBong! The Condensed History of Big BenÆ Sunday 31 May, 22:45, on BBC Radio Four (as part of The Westminster Hour) and Wednesday 3 June at 20:45 û in honour of Big BenÆs one hundred and fiftieth birthday, Adam Long, Simon Jermond, and Giles Terera blast through everything you ever needed to know about the great bell, clock, and tower. Produced by Mandy Baker and Leala Padmanabhan, recorded by Neil Churchill. WARNING: This programme includes a musical tribute to Big BenÆs double three-legged gravity escapement mechanism. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben - 2009.05.31 [192-44-S] 22:00-23:00 Westminster Hour 31/05/2009 Including The Condensed History of Big Ben. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

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  • abby July 27, 2012 at 7:22am

    Thank you, Rick...I always enjoy the documentaries you post...!

  • David Knight July 26, 2012 at 1:02pm

    This looks really good Rick - I'm going to make myself a cup of tea and listen to it in the garden, in the evening sun! 

  • 353qp5a356i6z July 25, 2009 at 9:35pm
    Hi Rick: I listened to this programme when it was broadcast. I really enjoyed listening to it. Rather funny as well.

    katy
    • Riklaa > 353qp5a356i6z July 25, 2009 at 10:30pm
      Katy, I have been wanting to ask about the BBC. You live in Canada don't you? Is the BBC broadcast there or do some shows like that on cross over into the CBC? How does that work to let you listen when it was broadcast?
      I am confused, I know as an American I cannot access any BBC, even on the net. I have one of those internet radio programs and I tune to BBC anything and it will not let me listen.-----------------------Rick
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