Big Ben: Saving the World's Most Famous Clock (2017)
The extraordinary story of the restoration work taking place on London's iconic clock tower. Restoration work started in 2017, resulting in the bells being silenced for four years.
Primary Title
- Big Ben: Saving the World's Most Famous Clock
Date Broadcast
- Monday 7 January 2019
Release Year
- 2017
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- Choice TV
Broadcaster
- Top TV Limited
Programme Description
- The extraordinary story of the restoration work taking place on London's iconic clock tower. Restoration work started in 2017, resulting in the bells being silenced for four years.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Westminster Palace (London, England)--History
- Big Ben (Tower clock)--History
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Jenny Dames (Director)
- Emma Haw (Producer)
- Anna Keay (Presenter)
- ITN Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Westminster Palace (London, England)--History
- Big Ben (Tower clock)--History