:00:10. > :00:20.Spirit of endeavour, something our country knows loads about and I
:00:20. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:36.need it now. Here we go! The perfect landing for Bear Grylls and
:00:36. > :00:39.that flame is still very much alight! Muhammed Ali says carrying
:00:39. > :00:47.the Olympic torch was his biggest achievement, so that tells you how
:00:47. > :00:52.much it means to carry the Olympic torch. Fantastic. Look at the
:00:52. > :00:56.crowds. Come on! We have come to look at the torch and the weather
:00:56. > :00:59.is absolutely gorgeous. To be honest, I don't know where I am.
:00:59. > :01:03.I'm standing on a track in front of loads of people having the best
:01:03. > :01:13.moment of my life. I wouldn't have missed for the world. Everybody
:01:13. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:54.Tonight, we welcome the flame that may well start the biggest party
:01:54. > :02:00.Britain's ever seen, the London 2012 Olympic Flame. The start of
:02:00. > :02:10.the journey, limbia, Greece. Lit by the rays of the sun -- Olympia,
:02:10. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:18.Greece. Lit by the rays of the sun, but the relay is involving 8,000
:02:18. > :02:27.people. It touched down in the UK. The Olympic flames burns on British
:02:27. > :02:32.soil at last! A transfer by Sea King helicopter, to the western-
:02:33. > :02:38.most tip of England, Land's End. Into the safe hands of Britain's
:02:38. > :02:41.finest sailor, three time Olympic gold medallist, Ben Ainslie. This
:02:41. > :02:48.will build up around the country and it's a great thing, it gives
:02:48. > :02:55.everyone a chance to feel part and build that up to the Games. It's
:02:55. > :02:59.been incredibly emotional and I'm going to start crying now. As the
:02:59. > :03:05.relay begins so a message goes from torchbearer to torchbearer, this is
:03:05. > :03:10.your moment to shine. It's like a blessed moment and a surreal moment
:03:10. > :03:13.and I can't believe it moment, all at the same time. I'm so grateful
:03:13. > :03:18.for everyone getting up. It was unbelievable. Better than I could
:03:18. > :03:22.ever have imagined. We know how to celebrate tradition and we do it
:03:22. > :03:27.well, and especially here in Wootton Bassett. Leaving the West
:03:27. > :03:31.Country, the torch is heading for Wales, heading for rare sunshine.
:03:31. > :03:35.Carried by the famous and people simply nominated by friends and
:03:35. > :03:42.family. Each bearer with a story to tell. The fine weather has
:03:42. > :03:49.certainly contributed to a wonderful turnout here in Monmouth.
:03:49. > :03:53.On day one in Wales, one of the bearers through the town of
:03:53. > :03:58.Blaenavon is 28-year-old David. He's been blind since the age of
:03:58. > :04:07.seven and has recently undergone a heart transplant. I wouldn't go as
:04:07. > :04:10.far as to say I'm ready to run the London Marathon yet, but... I was a
:04:11. > :04:15.bit nervous. Not so much a dropping the torch, but maybe burning my
:04:16. > :04:24.head! I didn't think I would be here this year, so to be here and
:04:24. > :04:30.be able to carry the torch has been one year to remember. Cardiff and a
:04:30. > :04:40.leg run by Wales rugby captain, Sam Warburton, rugby Royalty. And the
:04:40. > :04:44.
:04:44. > :04:50.Timelord himself, Doctor Who. This is for the ageless. Those of my age.
:04:50. > :04:55.Karen Burrows of Swansea, whose daughter died aged 22 months,
:04:55. > :04:59.nominated by her sister Tracey, whose husband died at aged 42.
:04:59. > :05:07.Everyone person on the bus had a story and it was so emotional and
:05:07. > :05:13.when it got to the stop I started crying. There's a photo of me going,
:05:13. > :05:16."I've got the torch." Obviously I'm a bit of an athlete, so I wanted to
:05:16. > :05:22.run, but everybody was saying take your time and enjoy your moment,
:05:22. > :05:26.milk it a bit and make the most of it. Everybody wanted to touch the
:05:26. > :05:36.torch. Perfect strangers wanted to stroke me. I never expected to feel
:05:36. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:03.the way I did on that particular That's it Peter, well done.
:06:03. > :06:09.Brilliant. Is that the first you've run for a while? No, not at all,
:06:10. > :06:16.cheeky sod. Chris Moyles to carry the torch in Aberystwyth. After
:06:16. > :06:25.that, the only way is up, all the way up Snowdon. To a legend of
:06:25. > :06:30.mountaineering. I'm quite emotional about it, because I started
:06:30. > :06:33.climbing here in Snowdonia 60 years ago and I've been to the summit
:06:33. > :06:39.many, many times. I actually brought in the new year at the age
:06:39. > :06:46.of 17 here on top of Snowdon in 1952, so I think to be asked to
:06:46. > :06:56.carry this torch here means an awful lot. Chris Bonington, the
:06:56. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:12.highest man in England and Wales. My teacher is carrying the torch.
:07:12. > :07:17.The last torchbearer on the last day in Wales was one very
:07:18. > :07:21.skpepbtant Hayley Lynch from her -- expectant Hayley Lynch. There were
:07:22. > :07:26.thousands of people and I was really hot. When they give me my
:07:26. > :07:30.date and I was due on 27th I thought I was pushing it, but he'll
:07:30. > :07:34.stay put. I've been talking to him and said a little prayer. As we
:07:34. > :07:38.walked along my hands were shaking, but I powered through. I kept
:07:38. > :07:43.smiling. It was very hard to smile all that way. Half way, there was a
:07:43. > :07:47.hill and I looked at it and I thought I've got to go up the hill
:07:47. > :07:57.and they said, "You haven't finished yet. There's still a way
:07:57. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:08.to go." But I made it. She did it. Like Hayley, we'll hang on a little
:08:08. > :08:11.longer. Back into England and in Broseley near Telford the story of
:08:11. > :08:18.Ricky Ferguson, corporal Ricky furg son from the 4th Battalion The
:08:18. > :08:22.Rifles, blown up in Afghanistan -- Ferguson, from the 4th Battalion
:08:22. > :08:27.The Rifles, blown up in Afghanistan. Ricky as he was. Five times he went
:08:27. > :08:31.to help wounded comrades before he was caught in the blast that cost
:08:31. > :08:35.him both his legs and left eye and fingers on both hands. You can sit
:08:35. > :08:41.and be depressed or get up and get your legs on and live your life the
:08:41. > :08:46.way you did before and that's what I do. I can't wait to get to the
:08:46. > :08:51.top! If I stop I won't carry on. He's an absolute amazing guy and
:08:51. > :08:55.today he's going to walk 100 metres up that hill with no legs. What he
:08:55. > :09:00.did over in Afghanistan, you know, went in five times to help people
:09:00. > :09:10.out, to do all that, honestly I can't tell you how much we love
:09:10. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:19.that bloke. I've done enough walking. We're proud of you, well
:09:19. > :09:29.done. Did you enjoy it, mate? I got to the top of the hill I was
:09:29. > :09:34.knackered. I've done loads of interviews. I thought I'd never get
:09:34. > :09:41.to the pub. Day 13 and having a laugh with the appliance of science.
:09:41. > :09:46.This is John bishop and this is the very big Lovell tep exol at Jodrell
:09:46. > :09:50.Bank in chess -- telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. I don't
:09:50. > :09:53.like heights. The whole experience of holding it is fantastic. It's
:09:53. > :09:57.more emotional than you imagine and then obviously getting on to the
:09:57. > :10:01.top and getting soaking wet, so I've got pneumonia and I'm going to
:10:01. > :10:08.sue the Olympic committee! everybody from Liverpool got wet.
:10:08. > :10:15.Here's the torch on the ferry across the Mersey. A crowd of
:10:15. > :10:20.20,000 at the Pier Head to greet the torch carried by Craig Lundberg,
:10:20. > :10:23.blinded by serving in Iraq. does it feel? It feels great and
:10:23. > :10:26.amazing and we have got one of the most beautiful docks in the world
:10:26. > :10:36.and the picture that the photographers must be taking must
:10:36. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:49.look amazing. Meet Thora Beddard, aged 94 and a right bundle of
:10:49. > :10:53.energy. I learnt to swim at 40 and at 73 I went abseiling and then I
:10:53. > :11:00.took my GCSE at Stockport College when I was 83 and I got it.
:11:00. > :11:06.Carrying the torch through the crowd was just something - it's in
:11:06. > :11:13.describable. I knew I had to wave and carry the torch and smile. And
:11:13. > :11:19.carry on walking. I walked slow you, I can assure you and by the time I
:11:19. > :11:23.turned I was grateful when I saw the other girl waiting for me. The
:11:23. > :11:33.secret of growing old is the fact that you've got to keep active,
:11:33. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:38.physically, mentally and socially. You've got to be among people.
:11:38. > :11:45.wonders of the Isle of Man. You can take a tour using leg power, but
:11:45. > :11:53.here the only way to get around is by bike. The first time the Olympic
:11:53. > :11:57.torch has been on the TT course on a race day and it's awesome. I feel
:11:57. > :12:06.pleased with myself because I got to carry the Olympic torch and this
:12:06. > :12:10.is the day I'll never forget. the Isle of Man, the short hop
:12:10. > :12:14.across the water to Northern Ireland. A short hop that is for
:12:14. > :12:23.the giants would laid down the stepping stones on the North Antrim
:12:23. > :12:30.coast. And from the giants cause way to a shy, big man from Belfast.
:12:30. > :12:34.I'm Gerrard McCartan and my wife jom nated me. I -- nominated me to
:12:34. > :12:38.carry the torch. We lost our son Danny to suicide seven years ago
:12:38. > :12:45.and when I was campaigning for a suicide prevention strategy I was
:12:45. > :12:49.doing it for Danny, but Danny was with me. Anybody who is feeling in
:12:49. > :12:58.a dark area, look at the Olympic torch and think there's light at
:12:58. > :13:01.the end of the tunnel and all you When she was running up the avenue
:13:01. > :13:06.and up the steps, it was just so emotional. Unreal with the backdrop
:13:06. > :13:10.of Stormont in the background. Oh god. The experience of a lifetime.
:13:10. > :13:13.You get to meet everybody else who's running with the torch today.
:13:13. > :13:16.And we're all sitting in the bus like Elvis impersonators ready to
:13:16. > :13:19.go out in our white suits and go, "Uh-huh-huh!" Mary Peters,
:13:19. > :13:23.pentathlon gold medalist 40 years ago. And from yesterday to a star
:13:23. > :13:28.of tomorrow. I'm Francie Stokes. I'm 14. I'm current Irish boxing
:13:28. > :13:33.champion for my weight and age. I'm carrying the Olympic torch in the
:13:33. > :13:38.relay in Magheramason. I'm a member of the travelling community and no-
:13:38. > :13:43.one thought I could do it because of who I am. I want to prove them
:13:43. > :13:53.all wrong and carry the Olympic torch. I want to be in the 2016
:13:53. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :13:56.Olympics to box, cos everything is This moment carried huge symbolism.
:13:56. > :14:01.Two boxers, Wayne McCullough, a Protestant and Michael Carruth, a
:14:01. > :14:03.Catholic, together on the border. The flame's onward journey to the
:14:03. > :14:09.Republic, a gesture of harmony between the countries and the wider
:14:09. > :14:13.Olympic family. To be part of Irish history is just fantastic. Just to
:14:13. > :14:16.cross the border is a big, big thing. A big, big step, believe me.
:14:16. > :14:20.It's a thing you're never going to get in a lifetime. It's great that
:14:20. > :14:26.myself and Wayne have done it here at the border. A great moment in my
:14:26. > :14:30.life. Down to Dublin, through the fair city, not with Molly Malone,
:14:30. > :14:37.but Jedward. Former Olympian Sonya O'Sullivan completes the journey in
:14:37. > :14:47.the Republic of Ireland. And from Dublin, back to Belfast. And on Day
:14:47. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :15:00.20 into Scotland through Stranraer See what I mean? They should have
:15:00. > :15:04.
:15:05. > :15:08.No higher point than the top of Ben Nevis. The sun is out in Scotland.
:15:08. > :15:13.Couldn't ask for a better day. Yeah, awesome. And as high as you can go
:15:13. > :15:23.on mainland Britain. Even higher, to the island of Hoy in Orkney. And
:15:23. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:31.here to meet 24-year old Sean There you go, my darling. He's
:15:31. > :15:34.given folk a lot of pleasure with hugs and smiles and the rest of it.
:15:34. > :15:37.It's just a really friendly place. Because of all the different
:15:37. > :15:40.experiences he's had as an ambassador to people with Down's
:15:40. > :15:47.Syndrome to show not just what folk with Down's Syndrome can do and
:15:47. > :15:53.achieve. Congratulations. It's just another thing that adds to his view
:15:54. > :15:57.of life. Really really proud that he did it on his own. We sometimes
:15:57. > :16:00.have to give him some back up with general life. But when you saw him
:16:00. > :16:10.running there with the torch smiling and waving he was just the
:16:10. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:17.From Orkney up to the Shetlands and back to mainland Scotland. The
:16:17. > :16:21.journey south to Aberdeen. A long drive. Well, a three-wood for Colin
:16:21. > :16:25.Montgomery. It was nice to see the last lady there, Evelyn, who's
:16:25. > :16:30.fostered over 100 children here in this area and those are the sort of
:16:30. > :16:35.people who deserve to carry the torch. South to West Sands Beach in
:16:35. > :16:38.Saint Andrews, the home of golf. But today, an Olympic town. A re-
:16:38. > :16:41.enactment of the scene shot here for the Oscar-winning film Chariots
:16:41. > :16:49.of Fire. The story of runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell at
:16:49. > :16:56.Today is also about another runner, Andrew Coogan, nominated by his
:16:56. > :17:00.nephew, the wonder cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy. Great Uncle Andy's
:17:00. > :17:06.promising athletics career was cut short by the Second World War. He
:17:06. > :17:09.spent four years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. I always
:17:10. > :17:15.hoped and prayed to God every day that the war wouldn't last, you
:17:15. > :17:19.know. So I could come back to my sport, you know. Chris Hoy was
:17:19. > :17:24.interested in me doing it because he knew what I'd done in the past.
:17:24. > :17:29.He knew all about me, you know. He beat me one day in a race. I really
:17:29. > :17:34.didn't like him for it. Folk began to take an interest. I was
:17:34. > :17:40.surprised people were interested in me carrying it. They kept asking me
:17:40. > :17:43.in the golf club. I forgot all about it. It was very emotional to
:17:43. > :17:47.see. He's 95 years of age. To see how many people in the community
:17:47. > :17:56.came out to support him, it was phenomenal. I don't want to let
:17:56. > :18:02.anybody down. Manage to do it, The end of Day 26 and the last leg
:18:02. > :18:07.in Edinburgh. A little embrace for Lesley Forrest. She's a little
:18:07. > :18:12.piece of Scottish history. torch leaves Scotland and is
:18:12. > :18:21.carried over Hadrian's Wall into England. Towards the home of the
:18:21. > :18:24.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One. The Prime Minister
:18:24. > :18:27.has led tributes to PC David Rathband, the policeman who was
:18:27. > :18:35.shot and blinded by the gunman Raoul Moat almost two years ago. He
:18:35. > :18:38.was found dead at his home in David had been going to carry the
:18:38. > :18:42.torch through Whitburn. His place is taken by his 14-year old
:18:42. > :18:47.daughter, Mia. I was really, really nervous and was thinking in my head,
:18:47. > :18:52.I really don't want to do this. But I knew I had to do it because
:18:52. > :18:58.obviously it was for my dad. It was only a short time before I started
:18:58. > :19:03.running that I realised I wanted to do it blindfolded. No-one knew I
:19:03. > :19:06.was going to put the blindfold on. I knew it would make my dad even
:19:06. > :19:16.prouder if I did it blindfolded because obviously he had to go
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:20.When I was running, I was thinking of my dad the whole way and how
:19:20. > :19:29.proud I would make him and stuff. The crowd were really, really
:19:29. > :19:32.supportive. I didn't want it to end. It went really fast. If I am down
:19:32. > :19:42.or something, I'll remember that day and I'll remember that I did do
:19:42. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:50.If you are going to stop when carrying the torch, it's got to be
:19:50. > :19:54.for a very good reason. A 25-year old from Redcar thinks he has one.
:19:54. > :20:03.NEWSREADER: Already a moment never to be forgotten. David State then
:20:03. > :20:06.As soon as I found out I was going to be a torch bearer I wanted to
:20:06. > :20:12.make this day special so I started gauging whether or not she'd be
:20:12. > :20:17.interested. I'm still sort of gobsmacked at how he managed to do
:20:17. > :20:21.it. How sneaky he was. How he managed to surprise me so well.
:20:21. > :20:25.NEWSREADER: David waited for a yes, then took back the torch and jogged
:20:25. > :20:29.off down the road. I don't see how the torch could not
:20:29. > :20:32.feature in the wedding. We could put a little pillow on top of it
:20:32. > :20:42.and carry the rings round. You're going to have to show me that you
:20:42. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:49.Dunkirk spirit. Doesn't bother us. We've done that, been there, worn
:20:49. > :20:54.the t-shirt. It's only a bit of water, isn't it?
:20:54. > :20:58.# Bring me sunshine. # In your smile.
:20:58. > :21:02.# Bring me laughter. # All the while.
:21:02. > :21:10.# In this world where we live there should be more happiness.
:21:10. > :21:14.# So much joy you can give to each new bright tomorrow.
:21:14. > :21:21.# Make me happy. # Through the years. A bit soggy
:21:21. > :21:26.but totally worth it. # Never bring me any tears.
:21:26. > :21:30.# Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above.
:21:30. > :21:40.# Bring me fun. # Bring me sunshine.
:21:40. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:44.# Bring me love In Doncaster, the torch is about to
:21:44. > :21:51.be handed to Ben Parkinson, who joined the parachute regiment at
:21:51. > :21:54.the age of 17. Six years ago in Afghanistan he was caught in the
:21:54. > :22:04.blast of an anti-tank mine, lost both his legs and suffered a
:22:04. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:15.serious brain injury. Come on then, Good lad. Pride doesn't begin to
:22:15. > :22:23.cover this. Scared. Incredibly proud. Incredibly grateful to the
:22:23. > :22:26.people who will be there today who made this possible. Everybody in
:22:26. > :22:36.Doncaster knows who Ben is. Everybody wants to come up and give
:22:36. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:43.him a hug. There will be no prouder Ben Parkinson did a lot for the
:22:43. > :22:50.regiment. All the guys have come down to support him. He means a lot
:22:50. > :23:00.to the regiment. # Walk on, walk on.
:23:00. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:36.# With hope in your heart. Well done, Ben. I'm so proud of you.
:23:36. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:51.Well done, Ben. Well done, mate. I don't there are words to describe
:23:51. > :23:55.it. Incredible. So amazing. I know what the Queen feels like now.
:23:55. > :23:58.Fantastic. It was absolutely amazing. Absolutely superb.
:23:58. > :24:01.Unbelievable for me, really. just captured the hearts of
:24:02. > :24:05.everybody. It was very emotional. It was just incredible. It was so
:24:05. > :24:09.surreal. Amazing feeling. Absolutely wonderful. Marvellous,
:24:09. > :24:19.absolutely marvellous. I'm a bit out of breath. I've got to get up
:24:19. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:33.It was just the most insane thing I've ever done. You just think, I'm
:24:33. > :24:43.not really anybody and people are stood there cheering me on. I just
:24:43. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:04.You're the only person in the world to be carrying the torch at that
:25:04. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:13.time. I don't think I can carry the My cheeks hurt so much now. I've
:25:13. > :25:23.been smiling all the way so it's great. Nerves took over. Once I
:25:23. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:37.started to run it went, and I The flame to me is a sign of light.
:25:37. > :25:47.A sign that one can aspire. One can burn. One can go ahead and do what
:25:47. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:03.This is what really makes an Olympics special, people getting
:26:03. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:18.behind it. I felt like I was in A little bit emotional. I'm trying
:26:18. > :26:21.to hold it together and be grown up. It's just extraordinary. She shook
:26:21. > :26:30.my hand. It was soaking wet and Prince Philip said, "You are wet,
:26:30. > :26:36.aren't you?" And I said, "I'm soaked." Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.
:26:36. > :26:41.Amazing. Amazing. Just mind blowing. Fantastic. Fantastic. Oh, it's
:26:41. > :26:51.fantastic. What was it like? loved it. It was the time of my
:26:51. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:03.In his wake its magic the length and breadth other country and now
:27:03. > :27:08.it's a time or the capital to share the experience. Gill and explain
:27:08. > :27:12.will tour every borough in London. And so to the last stage of the
:27:13. > :27:16.torch relay. The last of the 8,000 runners. The last few of the 8,000
:27:16. > :27:22.miles. The last few days counting down to the start of the Olympic
:27:22. > :27:32.Games of 2012. This is the host city. The hub of the sporting
:27:32. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:38.But if the torch relay has shown one thing it is that the spirit of
:27:38. > :27:44.the Olympics stretches beyond the capital to every corner of the land.
:27:44. > :27:49.And further still, over boundaries and frontiers. Very emotional,
:27:49. > :27:52.fantastic. The Olympics are going to be spectacular. Through rain and
:27:52. > :28:02.more rain, the message was not forgotten. This is your moment to
:28:02. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:07.shine. There is only 8,000 of us. When I'm old and grey, it will be
:28:07. > :28:11.special for me. I don't know whether to cry or laugh.
:28:11. > :28:14.everyone did shine. Including those not yet there to see the passing of