Daisy Dunn

Ought we not have some shrine to the pips?

Plus: a perfectly drawn dramatic paean to Radio 4 that never veers into hagiography

The source of the pips: the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Image: Corbis / VCG

  • Do We Still Need the Pips?

    BBC Radio 4

  • When the Pips Stop

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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