5:23:16 > 5:23:23.
5:23:28 > 5:23:31London 2012 gave us some of the best moments in sporting history.
5:23:31 > 5:23:33And Farah is kicking hard!
5:23:33 > 5:23:36We watched pictures and listened to commentary, the like of which
5:23:36 > 5:23:39we may never experience again.
5:23:39 > 5:23:41And the crowd are going mad.
5:23:42 > 5:23:45But what was it like to actually be there?
5:23:45 > 5:23:47This is the story of the commentators
5:23:47 > 5:23:51and presenters at the heart of some of the biggest moments of the Games.
5:23:51 > 5:23:54Shoulder to shoulder now as they come up off the crowd to the bend
5:23:54 > 5:23:57and they're lining up for the run to the line, who's going to get it?!
5:23:57 > 5:24:01These are the sporting dramas - retold with unseen
5:24:01 > 5:24:05behind-the-scenes footage from the broadcasters who were there.
5:24:05 > 5:24:07Yes, fantastic!
5:24:09 > 5:24:12This is London 2012 as you've never seen it before.
5:24:24 > 5:24:2727th July 2012.
5:24:27 > 5:24:30After months of preparation, the team covering the Opening Ceremony
5:24:30 > 5:24:35was ready for a night of television unlike anything we'd seen before.
5:24:35 > 5:24:39Good evening and welcome to London 2012.
5:24:39 > 5:24:43For Hazel Irvine, commentating with Huw Edwards and Trevor Nelson,
5:24:43 > 5:24:46over four-and-a-half hours of broadcasting lay ahead.
5:24:46 > 5:24:48Sacre bleu, it's Wiggo.
5:24:48 > 5:24:50Hazel and the team were prepared for some of what was
5:24:50 > 5:24:52coming from two rehearsals that week.
5:24:52 > 5:24:56It was clear that this night was going to be special.
5:24:56 > 5:24:58On the Monday rehearsal, that section called Pandemonium,
5:24:58 > 5:25:02where it looks like organised chaos, and they forge the rings,
5:25:02 > 5:25:03they lit one of the rings up,
5:25:03 > 5:25:06and I thought, "Ooh, that's interesting."
5:25:06 > 5:25:09Then, on the Wednesday night, they lit all of them up and Huw
5:25:09 > 5:25:14and I turned to one other and said, "That is the moment that
5:25:14 > 5:25:17"everyone is going to remember for the rest of their lives."
5:25:17 > 5:25:20And we knew that you could magnify the intensity of that moment
5:25:20 > 5:25:23one hundred fold on the night.
5:25:23 > 5:25:25And so it proved.
5:25:25 > 5:25:27They are producing something very special,
5:25:27 > 5:25:32forging a moment and an image that will live with us for ever.
5:25:35 > 5:25:39And yes, against the backdrop of industrial turmoil,
5:25:39 > 5:25:43and a cloud of sparks and steam, the Olympic rings are forged.
5:25:51 > 5:25:56I think half of the problem about commentating on a big
5:25:56 > 5:25:59event like this is that there are moments of wonder that really
5:25:59 > 5:26:01don't need you to say anything.
5:26:03 > 5:26:04While the commentary team knew
5:26:04 > 5:26:07most of the elements of the ceremony in advance, there were still
5:26:07 > 5:26:11other big set pieces which - even to them - were surprises.
5:26:12 > 5:26:14We knew there was going to be a Bond film,
5:26:14 > 5:26:17but we didn't know about Her Majesty The Queen's part in it.
5:26:21 > 5:26:23Good evening, Mr Bond.
5:26:26 > 5:26:28HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRR OVERHEAD
5:26:49 > 5:26:51It was an absolutely fantastic moment.
5:26:56 > 5:27:01Remarkable silhouette for us, but now we know exactly who it is.
5:27:01 > 5:27:05We do. Our greatest Olympian of all time,
5:27:05 > 5:27:08Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave.
5:27:12 > 5:27:15When they brought the torch in, we had no idea how that was
5:27:15 > 5:27:18going to be achieved, and who was going to do it,
5:27:18 > 5:27:21so when Sir Steve Redgrave came in,
5:27:21 > 5:27:25we had this amazing line, a guard of honour,
5:27:25 > 5:27:27of all the construction workers who'd built the stadium,
5:27:27 > 5:27:30that was a fantastic moment.
5:27:30 > 5:27:33London is making good on its promise to inspire a generation,
5:27:33 > 5:27:35and what better way than this.
5:27:38 > 5:27:44And it all added to this surreal feeling, but it was entirely
5:27:44 > 5:27:47appropriate with the promise to inspire a generation
5:27:47 > 5:27:51and there it was, this new generation lighting this cauldron,
5:27:51 > 5:27:55and seeing this thing of beauty just rise up.
5:27:55 > 5:27:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
5:28:00 > 5:28:01That really is a triumph.
5:28:05 > 5:28:08Breath-taking in its beauty and its ambition.
5:28:20 > 5:28:24With the cauldron sorted, the sport could now begin.
5:28:24 > 5:28:26One of the big early stories of the Games took
5:28:26 > 5:28:28place in the Aquatics Centre.
5:28:28 > 5:28:32In the Men's 10 metre synchronised diving, hopes for an early
5:28:32 > 5:28:35gold medal from 2012 poster boy Tom Daley
5:28:35 > 5:28:37weren't particularly high.
5:28:39 > 5:28:41But as the competition developed, Daley
5:28:41 > 5:28:44and his partner Pete Waterfield took Britain
5:28:44 > 5:28:48and diving commentator Leon Taylor into uncharted territory.
5:28:48 > 5:28:52With four dives to go, they were leading.
5:28:52 > 5:28:55And if there was a dive out of those four that in my opinion was
5:28:55 > 5:28:59the weakest, the one that if they nailed it, then they were
5:28:59 > 5:29:03a cert for a medal, should I say, this was the bogey dive,
5:29:03 > 5:29:07and that was round number three. I remember watching them
5:29:07 > 5:29:09come to the end of the diving board,
5:29:09 > 5:29:10they both turned round in unison,
5:29:10 > 5:29:14toes on the end, arms up, one, two, three - go. Whoosh!
5:29:17 > 5:29:20Yes! Fantastic...
5:29:20 > 5:29:21Whoa! Yes!
5:29:21 > 5:29:26That's exactly what they were looking for. This is the one that I was unsure of.
5:29:26 > 5:29:30And they absolutely nailed it, and I actually jumped up
5:29:30 > 5:29:34out of my seat, typical commentator, shouting and screaming and got
5:29:34 > 5:29:36the director in my ear going,
5:29:36 > 5:29:39"Calm down, leave yourself somewhere to go," because it was like
5:29:39 > 5:29:41they'd won a medal at the Olympic Games
5:29:41 > 5:29:43but I knew this was the dive.
5:29:43 > 5:29:46If they nailed this, they were definitely going to be in the mix.
5:29:46 > 5:29:48How wrong could I be?
5:29:50 > 5:29:53Ohh, I don't know what to say.
5:29:53 > 5:29:55Fourth-round dive.
5:29:57 > 5:29:59Ohh, this is how tricky it is.
5:29:59 > 5:30:04Peter Waterfield over, Tom Daley short, and they got torn apart
5:30:04 > 5:30:08by the marks of the judges and at that moment, I knew that it was over.
5:30:08 > 5:30:11The pair ended up in fourth and out of the medals.
5:30:11 > 5:30:14For Daley, it wasn't completely over, though.
5:30:14 > 5:30:18He'd be back at the end of the Games in the individual competition.
5:30:20 > 5:30:2430 miles to the west, at Eton Dorney, on day one of the rowing finals,
5:30:24 > 5:30:27Team GB was still waiting for its first gold medal.
5:30:27 > 5:30:29All eyes were on Heather Stanning
5:30:29 > 5:30:31and Helen Glover in the women's pair.
5:30:31 > 5:30:34Amongst the BBC rowing team, there was confidence that the first
5:30:34 > 5:30:36gold was on its way...
5:30:36 > 5:30:40- All right, mate?- Yeah, feeling good. Oh, even better with that.
5:30:40 > 5:30:41Early morning warm-up!
5:30:41 > 5:30:45..but also a significant slice of nerves.
5:30:45 > 5:30:46It seems crazy to think about it now,
5:30:46 > 5:30:50but on the Wednesday, we still didn't have a single gold medal
5:30:50 > 5:30:53to Great Britain's name. It seems impossible to believe
5:30:53 > 5:30:58that suddenly the word "crisis" was being mentioned in very low, hushed tones
5:30:58 > 5:31:01and so on that Wednesday morning, you turned up and you
5:31:01 > 5:31:05thought, you know, barring a plague of locusts they've got to win.
5:31:05 > 5:31:09Down to chances of all 13 boats out of the 14 that we've got,
5:31:09 > 5:31:13Helen and Heather have the best chance of winning gold.
5:31:13 > 5:31:17Any way I look at it, I just can't see them losing,
5:31:17 > 5:31:22and that gives me great confidence, but then how can I say that?
5:31:22 > 5:31:25The pressure that's on them must be immense.
5:31:25 > 5:31:28The job of calling the race fell to Dan Topolski
5:31:28 > 5:31:31and former Olympic gold medallist, Garry Herbert.
5:31:31 > 5:31:35We knew that the women's pair, Glover and Stanning,
5:31:35 > 5:31:39had had an exceptional season
5:31:39 > 5:31:41and they could be the first medal,
5:31:41 > 5:31:44the first time that we really had to step up to the mark.
5:31:46 > 5:31:49Stanning and Glover led from start to finish,
5:31:49 > 5:31:54giving Garry the perfect opportunity to go into Olympic overdrive.
5:31:54 > 5:31:57This is the final of the women's coxless pairs,
5:31:57 > 5:32:01and the British crew can now look down, they can allow themselves
5:32:01 > 5:32:04a smile. I wonder what's going through their minds,
5:32:04 > 5:32:09if they're allowing themselves to think, "We are Olympic champions!"
5:32:09 > 5:32:13The last five strokes, Great Britain, into the record books,
5:32:13 > 5:32:18and so fabulously well done. Great Britain are the Olympic champions,
5:32:18 > 5:32:21and it couldn't go to two more worthy, worthy women.
5:32:21 > 5:32:24Helen Glover and Heather Stanning,
5:32:24 > 5:32:26we stand up and we salute you.
5:32:26 > 5:32:31We did feel that a huge, collective sigh of relief had been breathed
5:32:31 > 5:32:35and so I think it was really important that Heather and Helen won,
5:32:35 > 5:32:38and we were set fair for what happened afterwards.
5:32:38 > 5:32:43For the fourth and final time in Katherine Grainger's long
5:32:43 > 5:32:45and established career, she leaves the start line now
5:32:45 > 5:32:47in an Olympic final.
5:32:47 > 5:32:51Katherine Grainger had won silver in Sydney, Athens and Beijing
5:32:51 > 5:32:53but never a gold.
5:32:53 > 5:32:58Now, with Anna Watkins, she had one last chance to put that right.
5:32:58 > 5:33:021,500 down. Look at the crowd on the far side.
5:33:02 > 5:33:05It's a sell-out here at Eton Dorney,
5:33:05 > 5:33:08for perhaps the most important final here
5:33:08 > 5:33:10on this whole Olympic regatta.
5:33:10 > 5:33:13The British now are away, clear of Australia...
5:33:13 > 5:33:17As the race reached its climax, the British pair were in a strong position,
5:33:17 > 5:33:21but Garry, who'd provided the words to the three previous silvers,
5:33:21 > 5:33:23knew not to get too carried away.
5:33:23 > 5:33:26I'm as nervous as anybody for that last 500.
5:33:26 > 5:33:30In the Olympic Games, she's been to the 1,500m point
5:33:30 > 5:33:33on the three previous occasions, in first...
5:33:34 > 5:33:38..so if she gets to the 1,500 in first today, so what?
5:33:38 > 5:33:40She's done that.
5:33:40 > 5:33:44It's now the last 500 that draws us all in.
5:33:44 > 5:33:46But 2012 was to be different.
5:33:46 > 5:33:50Grainger and Watkins held on for a gold medal that was four
5:33:50 > 5:33:52Olympics in the making.
5:33:52 > 5:33:56What we are seeing right now is that dreams do come true,
5:33:56 > 5:33:59and Great Britain's Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins
5:33:59 > 5:34:03are going to win a gold medal in the women's double sculls.
5:34:03 > 5:34:07Up to the line, and while the nation expected, Great Britain delivered.
5:34:07 > 5:34:09Olympic champions!
5:34:09 > 5:34:13Katherine Grainger is Olympic champion,
5:34:13 > 5:34:15and the crowd are going mad.
5:34:15 > 5:34:20We try to be as impartial as we can, but I think the BBC gave up
5:34:20 > 5:34:22on my impartiality years ago.
5:34:22 > 5:34:26In an Olympic final, in the closing 250, if there's a sniff of a medal
5:34:26 > 5:34:29on a British crew, I want to be down there, in that boat
5:34:29 > 5:34:32and pushing them forward.
5:34:32 > 5:34:34They were racing for gold.
5:34:34 > 5:34:37We put our lives on the line to race for golds.
5:34:37 > 5:34:40Anything else is disappointment.
5:34:41 > 5:34:44And disappointment was not to be a complete stranger to
5:34:44 > 5:34:46the British team at Eton Dorney.
5:34:46 > 5:34:48The toughest moment of the week
5:34:48 > 5:34:50came on the final day of competition.
5:34:50 > 5:34:52After four hard years, Zac Purchase
5:34:52 > 5:34:56and Mark Hunter just missed out on retaining their Olympic title.
5:34:58 > 5:35:02I can honestly say I've never had such a response to anything
5:35:02 > 5:35:05I've ever done - radio or television -
5:35:05 > 5:35:09as the interview with Zac and Mark after that race.
5:35:09 > 5:35:13We gave everything, we tried everything.
5:35:13 > 5:35:16We wanted to win so badly.
5:35:17 > 5:35:21We're just sorry to everybody...
5:35:21 > 5:35:22that we've let down.
5:35:22 > 5:35:24You've let nobody down.
5:35:24 > 5:35:28After the year that you guys have had, you've let nobody down at all.
5:35:28 > 5:35:31I was very conscious that if I wasn't careful
5:35:31 > 5:35:36I was going to just break down into this blubbering wreck,
5:35:36 > 5:35:41and I was thinking... saying to myself...
5:35:41 > 5:35:43"How the hell does this end?"
5:35:43 > 5:35:46I'm going to let you go, but thank you for all the help
5:35:46 > 5:35:48you've given us over the last few years.
5:35:48 > 5:35:51- You're silver medallists, guys.- Sorry, once again.
5:35:51 > 5:35:52OK, cheers, listen, take care.
5:35:52 > 5:35:56Steve will take them down towards the medal ceremony where
5:35:56 > 5:35:59they will receive their silver medals.
5:36:01 > 5:36:05Emotions, goodness me, especially when you know these people pretty well.
5:36:05 > 5:36:08It's quite hard being here, as well.
5:36:08 > 5:36:11I realised there was one race to go.
5:36:11 > 5:36:13Right, one more race to go.
5:36:13 > 5:36:15And it's the women's single sculls.
5:36:15 > 5:36:19Talk about longevity, Steve's the living example of that.
5:36:19 > 5:36:22But here we have Katerina Karsten in lane one.
5:36:22 > 5:36:27Five medals at five consecutive Olympic Games. Can she make it six?
5:36:27 > 5:36:30What an extraordinary record that would be. Garry, Dan.
5:36:33 > 5:36:37Safely off air and with Steve back in the presentation area,
5:36:37 > 5:36:40John's emotions finally got the better of him.
5:36:42 > 5:36:46It's very hard to be dispassionate
5:36:46 > 5:36:50and just to ask a clinical question when you're that close to somebody
5:36:50 > 5:36:55who's almost in a state of shock, grief, bereavement, almost -
5:36:55 > 5:37:00that's not overstating it - it's very hard not to share those emotions as well.
5:37:02 > 5:37:05Emotions returned to peak levels once again that
5:37:05 > 5:37:07night in the Olympic Stadium.
5:37:07 > 5:37:10After Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon...
5:37:10 > 5:37:12- COMMENTATOR:- It's a perfect day.
5:37:12 > 5:37:15..and Greg Rutherford leapt to glory in the long jump...
5:37:15 > 5:37:17- COMMENTATOR:- Quick, quick, quick - and it's big!
5:37:17 > 5:37:23..the question then was, "Could Mo Farah add a third gold in the 10,000 metres?"
5:37:23 > 5:37:27- COMMENTATOR:- So the 10,000m final underway.
5:37:27 > 5:37:31For Steve Cram in the commentary box alongside Brendan Foster,
5:37:31 > 5:37:35a triple triumph was perfectly possible, but far from a certainty.
5:37:35 > 5:37:38Every lap that went by, I was getting more
5:37:38 > 5:37:42and more confident. You can't say that on air, but...
5:37:42 > 5:37:46When you get into the last three kilometres, last two kilometres,
5:37:46 > 5:37:50last kilometre, by then you're into the part
5:37:50 > 5:37:54of the race when you know that Mo is really going to come into his own.
5:37:54 > 5:37:57And Farah is kicking hard.
5:37:58 > 5:38:00The crowd are lifting him.
5:38:03 > 5:38:05Just 100 metres to go.
5:38:05 > 5:38:08Has he got enough? He's kicking again!
5:38:08 > 5:38:13Mo Farah is going for it! It's going to be a glorious win.
5:38:13 > 5:38:16Mo Farah for Great Britain. It's gold!
5:38:19 > 5:38:21Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
5:38:23 > 5:38:26The emotion comes pouring out.
5:38:27 > 5:38:29Unbelievable.
5:38:30 > 5:38:34Victorious. Happy. Glorious.
5:38:36 > 5:38:38I always knew it was going to be difficult for me
5:38:38 > 5:38:40to actually stay in my seat.
5:38:40 > 5:38:42It was a time to be on your feet,
5:38:42 > 5:38:47in perfect unity with the rest of the nation.
5:38:47 > 5:38:52I don't think I've ever seen an hour of athletics like that,
5:38:52 > 5:38:53it was just amazing.
5:38:54 > 5:38:5724 hours later, John and the team were
5:38:57 > 5:39:01back in the stadium for the perfect follow up to Super Saturday -
5:39:01 > 5:39:05the 100 metres, and the crowning of the greatest sprinter in history.
5:39:06 > 5:39:11It's surprising how many words you can utter in ten seconds.
5:39:14 > 5:39:17Bolt not quickly out of the blocks, Powell was quickest,
5:39:17 > 5:39:19but Bolt getting into his stride alongside Gatlin,
5:39:19 > 5:39:22and here comes Usain Bolt. He's pulling away.
5:39:22 > 5:39:25He's going to win the gold - 9.64!
5:39:27 > 5:39:30The champion becomes a legend!
5:39:31 > 5:39:36What do say about Bolt? He's just the showman to end all showmen.
5:39:36 > 5:39:37He is remarkable.
5:39:37 > 5:39:41If it was a British night last night, it was the world's night
5:39:41 > 5:39:45tonight, because that's what Bolt is, but I don't think I've had two
5:39:45 > 5:39:49nights quite like this, I've had some high points over the years
5:39:49 > 5:39:51but never combined like this. It's been brilliant.
5:39:53 > 5:39:55Down in Weymouth, Ben Ainslie's hopes of sealing a record
5:39:55 > 5:39:59fourth gold medal were hanging on a Danish thread.
5:39:59 > 5:40:02In the final race, Ainslie needed to stay ahead of his arch-rival,
5:40:02 > 5:40:07Hogh Christensen, to stay in contention. Whatever the result,
5:40:07 > 5:40:10Rob Walker and his team had the task of reporting from the water and,
5:40:10 > 5:40:14crucially, getting the first post-race interview with Ainslie.
5:40:15 > 5:40:21My role is just to get in and give them an opportunity to talk.
5:40:21 > 5:40:27My job is to do the interview that will hopefully hook in the next generation of sailing fans
5:40:27 > 5:40:30because when you get into someone that close after they've
5:40:30 > 5:40:34done something so amazing, you see this wildness in their eyes,
5:40:34 > 5:40:37and if their passion can inspire the next generation of sailors,
5:40:37 > 5:40:39well, that's job done.
5:40:39 > 5:40:43Your overriding feeling is one of excitement, and privilege that you
5:40:43 > 5:40:45are there in that moment,
5:40:45 > 5:40:48in some small way helping to convey the drama.
5:40:50 > 5:40:54Rob was relying on the race commentary in his ear to find out
5:40:54 > 5:40:58whether Ainslie could make history on the Weymouth waves.
5:40:58 > 5:41:02- COMMENTATOR:- Critical for Ben Ainslie that Dan Slater,
5:41:02 > 5:41:06his friend from New Zealand, stays ahead of PJ Postma.
5:41:06 > 5:41:08It's still so close.
5:41:08 > 5:41:10Couldn't get closer than this.
5:41:10 > 5:41:11Come on!
5:41:11 > 5:41:14We are so close now.
5:41:14 > 5:41:16Come on!
5:41:16 > 5:41:18Ben Ainslie wins his fourth Olympic gold.
5:41:18 > 5:41:22He is the greatest sailing Olympian in the history of the Games.
5:41:22 > 5:41:23Come on!
5:41:23 > 5:41:29The battle of the bay between Ben Ainslie and the great Dane is over.
5:41:29 > 5:41:33With the medal in the bag and the green light from the sailing suits,
5:41:33 > 5:41:37Rob and his team moved in for that first interview.
5:41:37 > 5:41:41When you're happy, let's go in, let's get in and do it.
5:41:41 > 5:41:44You have got to have everybody acting
5:41:44 > 5:41:47absolutely on their A-game in order to get the job done.
5:41:47 > 5:41:50The RIB driver is crucial in that role
5:41:50 > 5:41:52because he has to be able to read the water.
5:41:52 > 5:41:56He said, "Wait till he tacks." Now we're in.
5:41:56 > 5:42:00The first thing unfolding in your mind is, "Can we get him in shot?"
5:42:00 > 5:42:03You do have to be aware of the practicalities.
5:42:03 > 5:42:06What unbelievable scenes.
5:42:06 > 5:42:11Ben Ainslie is saluting the crowd with the Union Jack.
5:42:11 > 5:42:14And this mild-mannered man has a tear in his eye.
5:42:14 > 5:42:18We are watching someone who has just become
5:42:18 > 5:42:21the greatest sailor in history.
5:42:21 > 5:42:23Ben, can we pull you in for a chat?
5:42:23 > 5:42:28I know there was some banter because people said I was hugging him and slapping him on the back.
5:42:28 > 5:42:31In fact, I had my hand round the other side of his life jacket
5:42:31 > 5:42:35because it was the safest way to try to keep him in shot.
5:42:35 > 5:42:40Ben Ainslie, you are the greatest Olympic sailor in history!
5:42:40 > 5:42:43- Yeah. - I think he just said, "Yeah,"
5:42:43 > 5:42:47and sort of closed his eyes and looked a little bit bewildered, to be honest,
5:42:47 > 5:42:51which, in that moment, may have made it look as though
5:42:51 > 5:42:55'I was more excited than he was, but I think, one or two questions in,
5:42:55 > 5:42:58'he had to stop because he had tears in his eyes.'
5:42:58 > 5:43:01..This was the time to do it, at home, in front of a home crowd.
5:43:01 > 5:43:06I'm just so glad for all the people who've supported me
5:43:06 > 5:43:08over the years, my family and...
5:43:08 > 5:43:10And that was the moment for me,
5:43:10 > 5:43:14where I thought, "This guy is ice cool, but there's a personality
5:43:14 > 5:43:18"and a warmth in there," and it was fantastic for us to be able
5:43:18 > 5:43:22to see the fact that the enormity of what he'd done had even allowed
5:43:22 > 5:43:25him to express, in those brief few moments,
5:43:25 > 5:43:28a little flicker of emotion.
5:43:28 > 5:43:32At the Aquatics Centre, Clare Balding was hosting both the swimming and diving.
5:43:32 > 5:43:35For her, one of the most memorable moments happened
5:43:35 > 5:43:36out of the wet stuff.
5:43:36 > 5:43:40I think there are some moments where you are lucky,
5:43:40 > 5:43:45to some extent lucky, and to some extent, you take the chance, you take the risk,
5:43:45 > 5:43:50and when Chad le Clos beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly,
5:43:50 > 5:43:55there was this guy upon the top balcony going absolutely wild.
5:43:58 > 5:44:02'There's his dad. Oh, well done, sir.'
5:44:02 > 5:44:05Oh, don't start crying now, cos you'll set me off.
5:44:05 > 5:44:07- Is that Dad up there?- Yeah.
5:44:07 > 5:44:10So I said to Mark, "Go and get him. We've got to get him."
5:44:11 > 5:44:14So Mark went over and said to Bert,
5:44:14 > 5:44:18as we then found out he was called, "Would you come and do an interview?"
5:44:18 > 5:44:20And Paul Davies, who was directing, said,
5:44:20 > 5:44:23"Calm down, Clare," because I got excited and pulled my microphone off
5:44:23 > 5:44:26and said, "Quick, come back to us," and he said,
5:44:26 > 5:44:29"No, Clare, put your microphone back on, sit Bert in the chair,
5:44:29 > 5:44:30"I'm coming to you now."
5:44:30 > 5:44:33And Bert just went...
5:44:33 > 5:44:35My word, what a performance.
5:44:35 > 5:44:38Unbelievable! Unbelievable, unbelievable!
5:44:38 > 5:44:42"Unbelievable! It's unbelievable. Look at my boy, he's beautiful!"
5:44:42 > 5:44:44I've never been so happy in my life.
5:44:44 > 5:44:47It's unbelievable, look at him! And he's beautiful!
5:44:47 > 5:44:50Look at him, he's crying like me!
5:44:50 > 5:44:55I love you! Oh, my God! Every time I see my son, I'm happy.
5:44:55 > 5:44:58- Is this live?- This is live, yes! - Sorry, sorry!
5:44:58 > 5:45:03I thought, "Hold the microphone there, just hold the microphone. This is brilliant."
5:45:03 > 5:45:05I know from talking to people since,
5:45:05 > 5:45:09they remember that moment almost more than they remember results,
5:45:09 > 5:45:14because they knew in their hearts that's how they'd feel if their
5:45:14 > 5:45:17son or daughter had just done what Chad did.
5:45:17 > 5:45:20On the final night of action in the Aquatics Centre, there was
5:45:20 > 5:45:22unfinished business in the diving.
5:45:22 > 5:45:25After coming close to a medal in the synchro, Tom Daley had one
5:45:25 > 5:45:30last chance in the final of the individual 10 metre platform competition.
5:45:30 > 5:45:34In true dramatic style, Tom Daley's first dive happened to be
5:45:34 > 5:45:36one of his most difficult dives.
5:45:36 > 5:45:38- COMMENTATOR: - Back two-and-a-half somersaults,
5:45:38 > 5:45:41two-and-a-half twists, in the pike position,
5:45:41 > 5:45:45hopefully as good a start as he provided in the semi.
5:45:45 > 5:45:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
5:45:47 > 5:45:50No, it's not so good. It's not so good. He's getting massive
5:45:50 > 5:45:53home support. His take-off, you could see...
5:45:53 > 5:45:54He's getting frustrated.
5:45:54 > 5:45:57I don't know what he's saying, maybe the flashes put him off,
5:45:57 > 5:46:00but he lost it all on the take-off, actually.
5:46:00 > 5:46:03You can see all the flashes now, that is incredibly off-putting
5:46:03 > 5:46:06for a diver. This is in super-slow motion, so all those flashes
5:46:06 > 5:46:10happen instantaneously, in the 1.6 seconds it takes,
5:46:10 > 5:46:13and that's what caused Tom to error.
5:46:13 > 5:46:16Let me talk you through this. It happened to me once before.
5:46:16 > 5:46:22If you perceive that something untoward has happened, that puts you off, you can make a protest.
5:46:23 > 5:46:26Of course, we have got no audio, so I'm having to go,
5:46:26 > 5:46:29"Well, this looks like what's going on,"
5:46:29 > 5:46:31I'm doing a bit of lip-reading and trying to fathom
5:46:31 > 5:46:34exactly how the conversation is going.
5:46:34 > 5:46:37Oh, he's allowed a re-dive. Here we go.
5:46:37 > 5:46:39So Tom now needs to compose himself.
5:46:39 > 5:46:43The crowd will be asked not to take photos.
5:46:46 > 5:46:50So 75.6, there's your marker. That's what he did first time round.
5:46:50 > 5:46:53Now please turn your flashes off, everybody in the crowd,
5:46:53 > 5:46:55and give this boy a chance.
5:46:57 > 5:46:58Yes, go on!
5:46:58 > 5:47:03Well, extraordinary, I don't know who's writing this script,
5:47:03 > 5:47:05whether Danny Boyle has got in on the act,
5:47:05 > 5:47:08but you could not ask for more drama for the opening dive.
5:47:08 > 5:47:10That is exactly what we're looking for.
5:47:10 > 5:47:12With the photographic controversy out of the way,
5:47:12 > 5:47:16five further dives stood between Daley and a medal.
5:47:16 > 5:47:20Tense times in commentary box.
5:47:20 > 5:47:22Four more like that, please, Tom.
5:47:23 > 5:47:25Yes!
5:47:28 > 5:47:30Cue eruption!
5:47:30 > 5:47:31Here he is, going again.
5:47:33 > 5:47:37Yes, get in, that's the one that he wanted.
5:47:37 > 5:47:39That's the one that we've got.
5:47:39 > 5:47:43Good luck, Tom Daley, the country is behind you.
5:47:47 > 5:47:50Oh yes, it's a good one. He can't do any more than that.
5:47:50 > 5:47:52The crowd are on their feet.
5:47:52 > 5:47:55Tom Daley has done absolutely everything he can.
5:47:58 > 5:48:02In his final effort, American David Boudia completed a dream night
5:48:02 > 5:48:04of diving and denied the favourite,
5:48:04 > 5:48:07Qiu Bo from China, the Olympic title.
5:48:07 > 5:48:09Tom's bronze was confirmed.
5:48:09 > 5:48:12For Leon, the reactions of the top three,
5:48:12 > 5:48:16though, bore little resemblance to the colour of their medals.
5:48:16 > 5:48:20The camera shot would be on David Boudia, who's just won
5:48:20 > 5:48:24Olympic gold and he is in shock, then it cut to Tom
5:48:24 > 5:48:28and the celebrations of Tom and his team-mates, splashing around in the pool -
5:48:28 > 5:48:29absolute elation,
5:48:29 > 5:48:34and then it would cut to Bo, Qiu Bo, and he is crying in the shower.
5:48:34 > 5:48:36Look at Bo, he is distraught.
5:48:36 > 5:48:39Look at Daley - elation, Olympic bronze medallist.
5:48:39 > 5:48:45There's the gold medallist, Boudia. He was a class act - a diving master-class.
5:48:45 > 5:48:48Daley, bronze, amazing, well done, Tom.
5:48:48 > 5:48:51The pressure that must have been taken off him,
5:48:51 > 5:48:55the relief that he had fulfilled his potential, and all the hard work
5:48:55 > 5:48:59had paid off, under all the circumstances he'd been under,
5:48:59 > 5:49:02and he was, actually, an Olympic medallist.
5:49:02 > 5:49:05In the Velodrome, after six days of racing,
5:49:05 > 5:49:07Team GB had won six gold medals on the track.
5:49:07 > 5:49:11Now, in the final event, Sir Chris Hoy was aiming not just to win
5:49:11 > 5:49:15the keirin, but to become the greatest British Olympian ever.
5:49:16 > 5:49:20For Hugh Porter, calling the race with Chris Boardman,
5:49:20 > 5:49:23the British success was producing a welcome problem.
5:49:23 > 5:49:27I think I ran out of superlatives a long time ago. It's just
5:49:27 > 5:49:30a matter of reusing all the superlatives I can think of.
5:49:30 > 5:49:32I don't think that that's a crime,
5:49:32 > 5:49:36because what we're seeing here at the Velodrome is unprecedented.
5:49:36 > 5:49:41The one memory I'll never forget was as they were on the line,
5:49:41 > 5:49:44I can remember I said something along the lines of,
5:49:44 > 5:49:49"Look out, boys, this is my turf - enter at your peril."
5:49:49 > 5:49:54There's David and Carol. Carol can't bear to look.
5:49:56 > 5:49:57I don't think we can, either.
5:49:57 > 5:50:01Away we go, it's eight laps of the track. Now, can Sir Chris Hoy,
5:50:01 > 5:50:04Braveheart himself, seal this gold medal?
5:50:04 > 5:50:09When I'm calling these events, I just think to myself,
5:50:09 > 5:50:11"I want to call it right, first,"
5:50:11 > 5:50:15that's the first challenge of a commentator - get the winner right.
5:50:15 > 5:50:19Final two laps to go, and Sir Chris Hoy has already ignited the burners!
5:50:19 > 5:50:23Chris Hoy is on the front, Awang of Malaysia is second wheel, and Levy
5:50:23 > 5:50:25of Germany's third at the moment.
5:50:25 > 5:50:28Mulder on the inside, he's tucked in fourth, here comes Hoy. Hoy hits the
5:50:28 > 5:50:32line with one lap to go, and the challenge is coming here from
5:50:32 > 5:50:36Levy of Germany. They're shoulder to shoulder, shoulder to shoulder now
5:50:36 > 5:50:41as they come off the crowd at the bend! They're lining up for the run to the line! Who's going to get it?
5:50:41 > 5:50:44Chris Hoy gets the gold medal
5:50:44 > 5:50:48here in the keirin! That's his sixth gold medal!
5:50:48 > 5:50:53He becomes the greatest achiever ever - the greatest British Olympian.
5:50:53 > 5:50:56His tally - six golds and one silver.
5:50:56 > 5:51:01Sir Chris Hoy is the Olympic champion for the keirin.
5:51:01 > 5:51:05The real McCoy - Chris Hoy!
5:51:05 > 5:51:08Dad's happy and so is Mum.
5:51:08 > 5:51:13Hugh had now described all seven of Hoy's medals over four Olympics
5:51:13 > 5:51:17and for this, the final one at home in London,
5:51:17 > 5:51:19the occasion got to everyone.
5:51:19 > 5:51:24Absolutely amazing, and then on the podium when, well, he was tearful,
5:51:24 > 5:51:26the big fella had a tear in his eye.
5:51:28 > 5:51:30His emotions are taking over here.
5:51:32 > 5:51:36I must admit, I had a lump in my throat when I was describing the presentation of the medals.
5:51:36 > 5:51:39I don't think I will ever forget that.
5:51:41 > 5:51:46Hoy's two 2012 golds were among 29 in total won by Team GB.
5:51:47 > 5:51:53Overall in London, there were 65 British medal-winning stories to tell.
5:51:53 > 5:51:5765 magical Olympic moments described in detail.
5:51:57 > 5:52:0165 heroes who contributed to a rather special summer
5:52:01 > 5:52:03we will never forget.
5:52:04 > 5:52:07'What unbelievable scenes.
5:52:08 > 5:52:11'The stadium erupts.
5:52:11 > 5:52:15'What we are seeing right now is that dreams do come true.
5:52:15 > 5:52:19'Look at this! That is absolutely unbelievable.
5:52:19 > 5:52:21'You could not ask for more drama!
5:52:21 > 5:52:23'That is exactly what we're looking for.
5:52:23 > 5:52:27'The champion becomes a legend.'
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