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Happy centenary to the pips
Chizz
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The five, short and one long pip that signals the top of the hour, were first broadcast on 5 February 1924.
Largely redundant now (like Alan Curbishley), and long-since departed from Greenwich (ditto), the pips are part of the fabric of this country.
Happy birthday to the pip-pip-pip-pip-piiiiiiips
Largely redundant now (like Alan Curbishley), and long-since departed from Greenwich (ditto), the pips are part of the fabric of this country.
Happy birthday to the pip-pip-pip-pip-piiiiiiips
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I expect there are kids today who have no idea what you’re talking about!!0
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Always the case, tbhEveshamAddick said:I expect there are kids today who have no idea what you’re talking about!!4 -
I love the pips feels like a part of our heritage. I also love the way that they used them as the basis for the BBC News theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90hBN0wytY
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I'm nearly 40 and i had to google what it was TBH... Not a radio person and the only pips I could think of was the ones on the old payphones when the money was about to run out !EveshamAddick said:I expect there are kids today who have no idea what you’re talking about!!1 -
What about Glady’s Knight, didn’t think she was that old?2
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This is triggering me.Chizz said:The five, short and one long pip that signals the top of the hour, were first broadcast on 5 February 1924.
Largely redundant now (like Alan Curbishley), and long-since departed from Greenwich (ditto), the pips are part of the fabric of this country.
Happy birthday to the pip-pip-pip-pip-piiiiiiips1 -
PipdanticMrOneLung said:
This is triggering me.Chizz said:The five, short and one long pip that signals the top of the hour, were first broadcast on 5 February 1924.
Largely redundant now (like Alan Curbishley), and long-since departed from Greenwich (ditto), the pips are part of the fabric of this country.
Happy birthday to the pip-pip-pip-pip-piiiiiiips1 -
sillav nitram said:What about Glady’s Knight, didn’t think she was that old?I'm not a grammar nazi* but i really hope that apostrophe was due to autocorrect!*well, perhaps a bit0
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Of course, would I make a silly grammar mistake, Constable 👮?IdleHans said:sillav nitram said:What about Glady’s Knight, didn’t think she was that old?I'm not a grammar nazi* but i really hope that apostrophe was due to autocorrect!*well, perhaps a bit0 -
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I think you mean, praps. Curbism!IdleHans said:Perhap's0
