Bells on Sunday
Encyclopedia
Bells on Sunday is a short radio
programme transmitted on BBC Radio 4
. It currently airs at 5:43 AM every Sunday, and is repeated at 12:45 AM the following Monday, and features bell ringers
ringing the changes
. The recordings come from a different church tower within the United Kingdom
each week.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
programme transmitted on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. It currently airs at 5:43 AM every Sunday, and is repeated at 12:45 AM the following Monday, and features bell ringers
Campanology
Campanology is the study of bells. It encompasses the physical realities of bells — how they are cast, tuned and sounded — as well as the various methods devised to perform bell-ringing....
ringing the changes
Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called "changes". It differs from many other forms of campanology in that no attempt is made to produce a conventional melody....
. The recordings come from a different church tower within the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
each week.
External links
- BBC page Listen to last bells
- Bells On Sunday Diary. Each show with information about the bells going back to 2002.
- Archive of Bells featured on the programme