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The team behind Big Ben’s time change reveal the pressure to get it right
The clocks have gone back, but keeping one of the world’s most famous timepieces accurate takes careful work behind the scenes. Find out what happens during the overnight maintenance shift and why the team feels the pressure.
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00:00The clocks have gone back from British summertime to Greenwich mean time, but keeping Big Ben
00:06accurate takes careful work behind the scenes. The Cumbria Clock Company travelled to London
00:11to set the famous timepiece correctly and carry out essential maintenance. The team
00:17switched off the lights and moved the hands to 12 before servicing parts that cannot be reached
00:23while the clock is running. Mark Crangle from the Cumbria Clock Company said there was always
00:29pressure to get the time right because Big Ben is such an iconic clock. The team
00:35restored the lights and chimes when the clock restarted. They then moved on to
00:40other timepieces including the clock at Westminster Abbey.

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