A pavilion was built in the city’s Highland Park where Ben resides today. Ben is truly a Big Ben — the largest steer on record. “As far as we know that world record still remains,” Matlock ...

The current restoration has seen it out of action for the longest time in its history. In Pictures: Big Ben turns 160 What it's like to work in a crumbling Parliament Radio Four's nationwide hunt ...

But Big Ben was broadcast to usher in 1924, and later, a microphone was installed inside the clock tower and connected directly to Broadcasting House. This moving coil microphone is one of a ...

In answer to letters from viewers requesting ideas for places to visit in London, Blue Peter recommends Big Ben. Valerie Singleton provides a quick overview of its origins, including how the 13 ...

For more on the 100 year anniversary of Big Ben's bongs on the radio, go to History of the BBC and BBC Oral History Collection. And you can hear a special programme with the Radio 4 continuity ...