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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Grea Tom (o' St Paul's, not o' Lincoln).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The first-ever broadcast of Big Ben was 31.12.23</FONT>=
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Regular national broadcast (i.e. Home Service or Radio =
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17.2.24</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>International broacasts began 1932 on short wave=20
radio</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3.9.1939 - 10.11.1940 The Pips replaced Big Ben</FONT><=
/DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>10.11.1940 Live broadcasting recommenced, complete with=
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background explosions when there was a raid on (except 16.6.44 - 8.9.44 dur=
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the doodlebug attacks on London).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The 9.00 p.m. broadcast was the "Big Ben Silent Minute"=
; the=20
chimes being omitted and a minute for quiet refletion following.</FONT></DI=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Great Tom first used 1.5.34 -30.6.34, during=20
repairs</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2> =
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from 1.6.56 - 23.12.56 during major repairs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The other intervals have been only of a few days' durat=
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even after the failure of the quarter train 3.8.76; the other functions, i.=
e.=20
going and hour (Big Ben) trains were restored to use within the week. =
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Great Tom or The Pips have deputized - and sadly on Radio 4 largely the lat=
ter=20
have taken over.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 29 October 2002 10:16</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Great=20
Tom</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When Big Ben was out of action in the po=
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years, what was used by the BBC?</FONT></DIV>
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