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The second "Big Ben" (centre) and the Quarter Bells from The Illustrated News of the World, 4 December 1858 Big Ben. The main bell, officially known as the "Great Bell" but better known as Big Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. It sounds an E-natural. [75]
The New Year's Eve festivities in London, England, have regularly consisted of a midnight fireworks show. The focal point of the festivities are the South Bank, where the chimes of Big Ben at midnight signify the arrival of the new year, and pyrotechnics are launched from barges along the River Thames and from the London Eye observation wheel.
New Year's Eve Fireworks; 10 2013–14 Susanna Reid: Gary Barlow's Big Ben Bash (Gary Barlow) [18] 13.52 11 2014–15 Greg James and Gemma Cairney: Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live (Queen + Adam Lambert) [34] [35] 12.50 12 2015–16 Ore Oduba: Bryan Adams Rocks Big Ben Live (Bryan Adams featuring Jon Anderson) [36] [37] 11.48 13 2016–17 ...
The UK's most famous chimes were first broadcast live by the BBC on New Year's Eve 1923.
Big Ben will be struck 11 times at 11am to mark the start of the two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday. Over the past five years the Elizabeth Tower, and the clockwork and bell mechanism within ...
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On April Fools' Day 1980, the BBC announced Big Ben's clock face was going digital and whoever got in touch first could win the clock hands. [6] In the UK, an April Fool prank is sometimes later revealed by shouting "April fool!" at the recipient, who becomes the "April fool".
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