The clock has rarely stopped - even after a bomb destroyed the Commons chamber during the Second World War, the clock tower survived and Big Ben continued to strike the hours. The chimes of Big ...

Image caption, Have you ever been to visit Big Ben? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page The chimes will go back to the regular, once every 15 minutes, blast from now on.

Big Ben. The world's most famous clock, probably. It's ubiquitous on postcards of London, forms the background of countless Instagram photos and has a moment of fame every New Year's Eve when it ...

the hourly chimes were actually played by the announcer on a set of chime bells in the studio. But Big Ben was broadcast to usher in 1924, and later, a microphone was installed inside the clock ...