Big Ben clock mechanic on the New Year's Eve bongs

  • 5 years ago
Ian Westworth (the clock mechanic at at the Palace of Westminster) reveals the work that has gone into making sure the famous bongs of Big Ben chime at midnight this evening - to help London see in the New Year (despite the restoration programme which has seen the clock tower covered in scaffolding). Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn