The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS), popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones (or "pips") broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC...
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past,...
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A time signal is a visible, audible, mechanical, or electronic signal used as a reference to determine the time of day. Church bells or voices announcing...
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Greenwich Time may refer to: Greenwich Mean Time, the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. Greenwich Time Signal, a time calibration...
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known as the South Building) was completed. 1924 Hourly time signals (Greenwich Time Signal) from the Royal Observatory were first broadcast on 5 February...
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The Time from NPL is a radio signal broadcast from the Anthorn Radio Station near Anthorn, Cumbria, which serves as the United Kingdom's national time reference...
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denial-of-service attacks in 2014, which led to minor disruptions. Greenwich Time Signal - BBC Radio hourly time indicator CHU (radio station) Taekema, Dan (10 October...
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programmes such as Today, The World at One and PM heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM...
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World Service taking over the frequencies after the pips of the Greenwich Time Signal at 01:00. The Shipping Forecast should not be confused with similar...
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survey of India Green Tobacco Sickness, a type of nicotine poisoning Greenwich Time Signal, a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals by...
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party Personal Independence Payment, a British welfare benefit Greenwich Time Signal, popularly known as the pips Predicted impact point, the location...
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widely embraced by most countries and is the effective successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in everyday usage and common applications. In specialized domains...
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Post Office permitted it". The Post Office was by this time transmitting time signals from Greenwich by telegraph to most parts of the country to set the...
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others, in the UK, were arranged to synchronise themselves with the Greenwich Time Signal pips. There is a hierarchy of clocks in a network, reflecting their...
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v t e BBC Radio 4 Programmes Other Radio 4 UK Theme Sailing By Greenwich Time Signal BBC Home Service Radio 4 News FM BBC Radio 4 Extra Timeline of BBC...
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A time ball or timeball is a time-signalling device. It consists of a large, painted wooden or metal ball that is dropped at a predetermined time, principally...
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BBC World Service (category All articles with vague or ambiguous time)
Delhi, Johannesburg), followed by the station's slogan and the Greenwich Time Signal. This was heard throughout the network with a few variations – in...
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Gardeners' Question Time is a long running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts. The first programme...
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broadcasting industry experts named it the greatest radio programme of all time. Guests are invited to imagine themselves cast away on a desert island, and...
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present "Time of Day" services that also include temperature and weather announcements. Category:Telephone voiceover talent Greenwich Time Signal "L'horloge...
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Forecast. Its tune is repetitive, assisting in its role of serving as a signal for sailors tuning in to be able to easily identify the radio station. It...
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"Program - Mindelunden-4maj.dk". "BBC Station Idents and Interval Signals". "Interval Signals Online - United Kingdom (BBC World Service)". "Marches of the...
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which were eventually sidelined to allow "Brain of Britain" a longer running time, though the popular write-in competition "Beat the Brains" is still played...
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In Our Time is a BBC Radio 4 discussion series and podcast exploring a wide variety of historical, scientific and philosophical topics, presented by Melvyn...
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