0:00:02 > 0:00:04This programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06The countdown started seven years ago. We're seconds away from
0:00:06 > 0:00:08the sounding of the great Olympic Bell
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and the start of the London Games of 2012.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13MUSIC: "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who (Instrumental)
0:01:00 > 0:01:02MUSIC: "Surf Solar"
0:01:07 > 0:01:09WATER TRICKLES, BIRDSONG
0:01:13 > 0:01:15WINGS BEAT
0:01:15 > 0:01:19PULSING BEAT
0:01:25 > 0:01:27CHILDREN GIGGLE
0:01:32 > 0:01:33DUCKS QUACK
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Ho, ho! - Look out, Rat!- Oh!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39MUSIC PAUSES, BIRDSONG
0:01:39 > 0:01:41PULSING BEAT RESUMES
0:01:45 > 0:01:48LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
0:01:50 > 0:01:51TRAIN HORN BLARES
0:01:57 > 0:01:59GEESE HONK
0:02:06 > 0:02:08'David Hemery wins for Britain!'
0:02:08 > 0:02:10'And it's Wilkie!'
0:02:10 > 0:02:12'Double gold medal for Britain!'
0:02:14 > 0:02:18# Swing, swing together
0:02:18 > 0:02:21# With your bodies between your knees. #
0:02:21 > 0:02:24GENTLE BIRDSONG
0:02:25 > 0:02:26PULSING BEAT CONTINUES
0:02:28 > 0:02:30PIG GRUNTS
0:02:30 > 0:02:32BIG BEN CHIMES
0:02:32 > 0:02:35CLOCK TICK-TOCKS
0:02:37 > 0:02:41BONG! MUSIC: The South Bank Show theme
0:02:41 > 0:02:45MUSIC: "God Save The Queen" by The Sex Pistols
0:02:48 > 0:02:50# God save the Queen... #
0:02:54 > 0:02:56EASTENDERS' DOOF-DOOFS
0:03:00 > 0:03:02# We're in a dream
0:03:03 > 0:03:05# Under the moon... #
0:03:05 > 0:03:07MUSIC: "London Calling" by The Clash
0:03:09 > 0:03:11'Mind the gap.'
0:03:11 > 0:03:13MUSIC: "Pomp And Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar
0:03:16 > 0:03:19MUSIC: "Smile" by Lily Allen
0:03:19 > 0:03:22MUSIC: "Map Of The Problematique" by Muse
0:03:39 > 0:03:41AUDIENCE CHEERS
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- AUDIENCE:- Ten!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Nine!
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Eight!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Seven!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Six!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Five!
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Four!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Three!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Two!
0:04:03 > 0:04:05One!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08CHEERING
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- ANNOUNCER:- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to London
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and to the Games of the 30th Olympiad.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19To open our ceremony, Olympic cyclist, member of Team GB
0:04:19 > 0:04:23and Britain's first winner of the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26CHEERING
0:04:31 > 0:04:33HAZEL: Sacre bleu, it's Wiggo!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Congratulations, Bradley. The yellow jersey winner,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41the first man from these isles to do so.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44The Tour de France winner.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48And in the best British tradition, Bradley, keep calm and carry on.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53BELL TOLLS
0:04:53 > 0:04:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Flying into the mid-stratosphere, balloons carrying the Olympic rings.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12# And did those feet in ancient time
0:05:12 > 0:05:18# Walk upon England's mountains green?
0:05:18 > 0:05:24# And was the holy Lamb of God
0:05:24 > 0:05:31# On England's pleasant pastures seen?
0:05:31 > 0:05:37# And did the countenance divine
0:05:37 > 0:05:44# Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
0:05:44 > 0:05:50# And was Jerusalem builded here
0:05:50 > 0:05:57# Among those dark, satanic mills? #
0:05:57 > 0:06:05# But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
0:06:05 > 0:06:12# Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
0:06:12 > 0:06:20# 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
0:06:20 > 0:06:23# Oh, Danny boy
0:06:23 > 0:06:28# Oh, Danny boy, I love you so. #
0:06:28 > 0:06:32# Oh, Flower of Scotland
0:06:32 > 0:06:36# When will we see
0:06:36 > 0:06:39# Your like again?
0:06:39 > 0:06:44# That fought and died for
0:06:44 > 0:06:47# Your wee bit hill and glen
0:06:47 > 0:06:51# And stood against him
0:06:51 > 0:06:55# Proud Edward's army
0:06:55 > 0:06:59# And sent him homeward
0:06:59 > 0:07:04# Tae think again. #
0:07:04 > 0:07:09# Guide me, oh, thou great redeemer
0:07:09 > 0:07:14# Pilgrim through this barren land
0:07:14 > 0:07:19# I am weak, but thou art mighty
0:07:19 > 0:07:24# Hold me with thy powerful hands
0:07:24 > 0:07:26# Bread of heaven
0:07:26 > 0:07:29# Bread of heaven
0:07:29 > 0:07:35# Feed me till I want no more
0:07:35 > 0:07:42# Feed me till I want no more. #
0:07:42 > 0:07:49# Bring me my bow of burning gold
0:07:49 > 0:07:56# Bring me my arrows of desire
0:07:56 > 0:07:59# Bring me my spear
0:07:59 > 0:08:03# Oh, clouds unfold
0:08:03 > 0:08:10# Bring me my chariot of fire
0:08:10 > 0:08:16# I will not cease from mental fight
0:08:16 > 0:08:23# Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
0:08:23 > 0:08:29# Till we have built Jerusalem
0:08:29 > 0:08:38# In England's green and pleasant land. #
0:08:38 > 0:08:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Be not afeard.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Be not afeard.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00The isle is full of noises.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Will make me sleep again:
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and then, in dreaming,
0:09:23 > 0:09:30The clouds methought would open and show riches
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Ready to drop upon me; that,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35when I waked,
0:09:35 > 0:09:40I cried to dream again.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48APPLAUSE
0:09:48 > 0:09:51The great British engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
0:09:51 > 0:09:56portrayed by Kenneth Branagh, the words from Shakespeare's Tempest.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06DRUM ROLL
0:10:17 > 0:10:20His words heralding the chaos
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and the noise of the Industrial Revolution.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28The brutal uprooting of rural Britain.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46- MEN:- Oi!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- MEN:- Oi!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- MEN:- Ah!
0:11:50 > 0:11:55A volunteer cast of 2,500 conveying the thrill and the destruction
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and the fear of the Industrial Revolution
0:11:57 > 0:12:00when Britain became the workshop of the world.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Dame Evelyn Glennie leading 1,000 volunteer drummers.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Dame Evelyn Glennie, the first professional musician
0:12:37 > 0:12:40to pioneer a career as a solo percussionist.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Profoundly deaf, of course, since birth.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46She feels the music and it vibrates through her feet, she says.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50And here in the stadium, 80,000 people can feel the pounding energy
0:12:50 > 0:12:54pulsating through this stadium right now from these 1,000 drummers.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Rising dramatically from the ground, the smoking stacks
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and the chimneys, which, of course, produced a lot of wealth,
0:14:36 > 0:14:42but disfigured many towns and cities and transformed society.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- TREVOR:- It's definitely my kind of history lesson, Huw.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47It's such a sound,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51it's so powerful to look at the Industrial Revolution this way.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54But if you're at home watching on TV
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and you've got a remote control, just turn it up a little bit
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and you'll get a sense of what we're feeling here, in the stadium.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24This section is called Pandemonium.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28It's a word invented by the English poet John Milton in the 1600s
0:15:28 > 0:15:33as the name for the capital of Hell in his epic poem Paradise Lost
0:15:33 > 0:15:36and how it could just as easily be applied to
0:15:36 > 0:15:39the time of these dark, satanic mills of the Industrial Revolution
0:15:39 > 0:15:42that William Blake wrote about in the 1800s.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03The suffragettes...
0:16:03 > 0:16:06who fought for women to have the right to vote
0:16:06 > 0:16:09and some of their descendants, as we've already seen,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11are in the stadium tonight.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And in all of this fury and all of this tumult,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33there will be a sudden pause
0:16:33 > 0:16:38to remember the fallen of two world wars and all other conflicts.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42A moment of remembrance for all people in all countries.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07CHEERING
0:19:39 > 0:19:41And in stark contrast,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44a splash of vivid colour from the age of The Beatles,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48representing the social and cultural change in the '60s,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51a theme we'll return to later on.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57The Windrush, that's the ship that brought
0:19:57 > 0:20:00the first West Indian immigrants to Britain
0:20:00 > 0:20:01after the Second World War.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26The grand sight of the Chelsea Pensioners,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31another reminder of the debt owed to members of the Armed Services.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Brunel surveys the scene
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and takes in the ever-growing signs of wealth and industry.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22The Pearly Kings and Queens of London -
0:21:22 > 0:21:24the "other" Royal Family, as they're known.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17And out of this seething tableau of people,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21the scale of this breathtaking, frenetic industry, organised chaos
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and in the midst of the heat and the effort
0:23:24 > 0:23:28and the smell - the actual smell of cordite in this stadium -
0:23:28 > 0:23:31they are producing something very special.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Forging a moment and an image that will live with us for ever.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01And yes, against the backdrop of industrial turmoil,
0:24:01 > 0:24:06a cloud of sparks and steam - the Olympic rings are forged.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08CHEERING
0:25:06 > 0:25:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Dazzling beauty - the five interlocking rings,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14representing the union of five continents
0:25:14 > 0:25:17and the meeting of the world's athletes at the Olympic Games.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Surely one of the most dynamic opening sequences
0:25:27 > 0:25:30we have ever seen at an Olympic Games.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33CHEERING
0:25:47 > 0:25:49CHEERING
0:25:49 > 0:25:52MUSIC: "The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba" by George Handel
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Welcome to the Throne Room. It was designed by John Nash.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09You'll notice again, the favourite colours of gold, white and green,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12done in the Rococo style, which Queen Victoria, of course,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- sold to the Corporation... - Come here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19..of Brighton and moved a lot of the fittings...here.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Evening, sir.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Evening.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Mr Bond, Your Majesty.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06CLOCK CHIMES
0:27:10 > 0:27:12HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Good evening, Mr Bond.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Good evening, Your Majesty.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03CORGIS WHIMPER
0:29:54 > 0:29:56The film, Happy And Glorious -
0:29:56 > 0:29:58specially made for the ceremony by the BBC.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02It does suggest a Royal arrival unlike any we've ever seen.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04DRUM ROLL
0:30:20 > 0:30:23MUSIC: James Bond Theme
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Mesdames et messieurs, veuillez vous lever pour sa Majeste la Reine
0:31:02 > 0:31:05et le Duc d'Edimbourg, accompagne par
0:31:05 > 0:31:09le President du Comite International Olympique, Jacques Rogge.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Ladies and gentlemen,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15please stand for Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17the Duke of Edinburgh,
0:31:17 > 0:31:23accompanied by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Her Majesty the Queen in this Diamond Jubilee year,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29proving that she certainly has a sense of humour.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33And preparing to open these Games,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36as her father, King George VI, did back in 1948,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and her great-grandfather, Edward VII, in 1908.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43CHEERING
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Mesdames et messieurs, le drapeau du Royaume-Uni
0:31:56 > 0:31:59est hisse par des representants de la Royal Navy,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03de l'Armee de Terre Britannique et de la Royal Air Force.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Ladies and gentlemen, the Union Flag is raised by representatives
0:32:08 > 0:32:12from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15CHEERING
0:32:30 > 0:32:33There will be 12 servicemen and women representing all members
0:32:33 > 0:32:35of the Armed Forces,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38who are now making such an important contribution,
0:32:38 > 0:32:42of course, to these Olympic Games, with 18,000 troops deployed so far.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Servicemen and women led by Squadron Leader Lambert
0:32:57 > 0:32:59of RAF Brize Norton.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04The flag carried by Gunner Bateman
0:33:04 > 0:33:06of King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Flight Lieutenant Cadman, RAF Cranwell,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Marine Edwards, Commando Logistic Regiment,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Sergeant Hiscock of RM Poole,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Corporal Paddiford,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Sergeant Raval of RAF Halton,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Corporal Robbins of the Royal Logistics Corp,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Lieutenant Weller, Royal Navy Abbeywood.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30The flag will be raised by Corporal Adam, RAF Leuchars...
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Mesdames et messieurs, veuillez vous lever
0:33:33 > 0:33:35pour l'hymne national du Royaume-Uni,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38chante par les enfants sourds et entendants de Kaos.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Ladies and gentlemen,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44please stand for the National Anthem of the United Kingdom,
0:33:44 > 0:33:49performed by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58# God save our gracious Queen
0:33:58 > 0:34:02# Long live our noble Queen
0:34:02 > 0:34:07# God save the Queen
0:34:07 > 0:34:11# Send her victorious
0:34:11 > 0:34:17# Happy and glorious
0:34:17 > 0:34:22# Long to reign over us
0:34:22 > 0:34:26# God save the Queen
0:34:28 > 0:34:32# Thy choicest gifts in store
0:34:32 > 0:34:36# On her be pleased to pour
0:34:36 > 0:34:41# Long may she reign
0:34:41 > 0:34:46# May she defend our laws
0:34:46 > 0:34:50# And ever give us cause
0:34:50 > 0:34:55# To sing with heart and voice
0:34:55 > 0:35:01# God save the Queen! #
0:35:01 > 0:35:03CHEERING
0:35:06 > 0:35:07The National Anthem,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10sung by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children,
0:35:10 > 0:35:16the only integrated deaf and hearing children's choir in the UK.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19MUSIC BOX PLAYS: "Rock-A-Bye Baby"
0:35:26 > 0:35:29MUSIC: "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield
0:35:29 > 0:35:30This part of the ceremony
0:35:30 > 0:35:33honours two of Britain's greatest achievements -
0:35:33 > 0:35:34a rich body of children's literature
0:35:34 > 0:35:37and the National Health Service.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Veuillez accueillir Mike Oldfield,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41accompagne de personnel de National Health Service
0:35:41 > 0:35:42et de nos invites d'honneur
0:35:42 > 0:35:46les patients et le personnel de Great Ormond Street Hospital.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Please welcome Mike Oldfield
0:35:49 > 0:35:53and the staff of the United Kingdom National Health Service,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56and our very special guests this evening,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59the patients and staff of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Big cheer for, not just Mike Oldfield, of course,
0:36:06 > 0:36:11but for the staff and some patients of the Health Service,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13founded just after the Second World War,
0:36:13 > 0:36:17regarded with great affection by so many British people.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18And Mike Oldfield,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22whose first album, Tubular Bells, sold more than 17 million copies.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28The name of this section,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Second To The Right And Straight On Till The Morning,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34they were the directions Peter gave Wendy to Neverland
0:36:34 > 0:36:37in JM Barrie's children's novel Peter Pan.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40And of course, JM Barrie bequeathed all the royalties from that book
0:36:40 > 0:36:43to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45That's the fascinating part about joining up
0:36:45 > 0:36:48all of the dots in this amazing left-field ceremony by Danny Boyle.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09CHEERING
0:39:05 > 0:39:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:39:57 > 0:39:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Quietly into the land of dreams,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and into the glories and magic of children's literature.
0:40:08 > 0:40:14"Of all delectable islands, Neverland is the snuggest.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18"It's not large and sprawly, you know,
0:40:18 > 0:40:22"with boring distances between one adventure and the next,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24"it's nicely crammed.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28"When you play at it by day, with the table and chairs,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31"it's not a bit frightening.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36"But in the two minutes before you go to sleep, it is real."
0:40:46 > 0:40:49JK Rowling, arguably the most successful writer in British history,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52having sold 400 million books worldwide,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55but has also spent a lot of time and her own money promoting
0:40:55 > 0:40:58children's literature and reading schemes.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Oh, here comes Voldemort... from the Harry Potter stories.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56And that's one baddie you don't want to introduce your kids to too early.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00This is another - the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Surely one of the scariest baddies
0:42:02 > 0:42:05many of us remember from our childhoods.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44I really like the use of children in the show so far.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Obviously going to a hospital can be quite scary for kids,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51but it's quite a dark side to the ceremony.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55But the lights round the hospital beds...
0:42:55 > 0:42:59it's like a big contradiction, you know.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01My cousin's in this scene somewhere.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Most of the dancers are actually health workers -
0:43:04 > 0:43:07doctors, nurses - within the NHS.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14They've done very well to choreograph it with people
0:43:14 > 0:43:16who don't have natural rhythm, I'm sure.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Here comes Mary Poppins to save the day.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48As Dick Van Dyke once sang, no wonder that it's Mary that we love.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31The audience are definitely part of this ceremony.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33The audience pixels are brilliant.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37If we look at the light movement behind the performers,
0:44:37 > 0:44:39the audience are having a whale of a time,
0:44:39 > 0:44:42waving their pixels in their hands and taking part -
0:44:42 > 0:44:44throughout the whole ceremony so far.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48It's been great...vision...
0:44:48 > 0:44:50the lighting around the audience.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53I wish I had one in my hand, actually.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21And you'll see what Trevor was calling the pixels there -
0:45:21 > 0:45:23everyone in the stadium has got a handset.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25It's controlled by a computer,
0:45:25 > 0:45:29they're all connected by four miles of cabling
0:45:29 > 0:45:31and it took 40 days to install.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35As we go on, they're going to produce more and more magical effects.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37CHEERING
0:46:40 > 0:46:42CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:44 > 0:46:48The crowd here loved that tribute to the NHS,
0:46:48 > 0:46:53and to the stars, both jovial and sinister, of children's literature.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59The 600 members of NHS staff and of course 300 children,
0:46:59 > 0:47:03quite rightly, soaking up the applause.
0:47:03 > 0:47:08And it's worth saying that there are 7,500 volunteers in this cast,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12and they've all spent about 150 hours each in rehearsal.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16..ce soir en honneur de la cinematographie britannique
0:47:16 > 0:47:18il dirigera le London Symphony Orchestra
0:47:18 > 0:47:21qui interprete Les Chariots De Feu.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26Ladies and gentleman, please welcome Sir Simon Rattle.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Tonight, as a tribute to the British film industry,
0:47:29 > 0:47:32he is conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
0:47:32 > 0:47:35in a performance of Chariots Of Fire.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:47:58 > 0:48:01MUSIC: "Chariots Of Fire" by Vangelis
0:48:18 > 0:48:20WILD CHEERING
0:52:21 > 0:52:23TRUMPETING
0:52:32 > 0:52:35CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:35 > 0:52:38Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra,
0:52:38 > 0:52:41with a little...help, if I can call it that, from Rowan Atkinson.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45Yeah, Mr Bean has been shown in just about every territory in the world.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47And to quote the original Latin theme tune,
0:52:47 > 0:52:51"Vale homo qui est faba." Farewell to the man who is a bean.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53CHEERING
0:52:53 > 0:52:58If anyone is having any difficulty translating Danny Boyle's vision
0:52:58 > 0:53:01of British history, they'll have no problem understanding
0:53:01 > 0:53:03that little segment with Mr Bean.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07ENGINE REVS
0:53:16 > 0:53:20- RADIO:- This is the British Broadcasting Corporation.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27MUSIC: The Archers theme
0:53:51 > 0:53:53- MICHAEL FISH ON TV:- Today, apparently a woman rang the BBC
0:53:53 > 0:53:55and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00THUNDER RUMBLES
0:54:00 > 0:54:02MUSIC: Pot Black theme
0:54:10 > 0:54:12It's a typical Saturday night for millions in Britain.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14A soundtrack that spans four decades
0:54:14 > 0:54:16and it is, in effect, the story
0:54:16 > 0:54:20of the digital age - the digital messaging that connects
0:54:20 > 0:54:22people to each other.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26A catalyst for change, of course, right across the world.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29MUSIC: "Push The Button" by the Sugababes
0:54:29 > 0:54:34# Before I get the wrong idea and go
0:54:34 > 0:54:38# You're gonna miss the freak that I control... #
0:54:38 > 0:54:39MASS OF CAMERA CLICKS
0:54:39 > 0:54:41MUSIC: "Enola Gay" by OMD
0:54:41 > 0:54:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:55:07 > 0:55:09There you go, Anthony. Fish pie.
0:55:09 > 0:55:13- Put hairs on your chest.- What's in that?- Gorgeous tin of sardines.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16MUSIC: "Food, Glorious Food" by Lionel Bart
0:55:20 > 0:55:21I'm tired and hungry.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23- I want some more.- What?!
0:55:23 > 0:55:27Absolutely. Hooray!
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Everybody, gadgets down, now!
0:55:29 > 0:55:34- I told you to put that down, now. - It is so unfair.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39For what we are about to receive, let us be truly thankful.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46You are going nowhere dressed like that, young lady.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49- This is a proper skirt. - It is too short.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Wear it when I'm dead. Go and put on a proper skirt.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53LAUGHTER
0:55:53 > 0:55:57MUSIC: "When I Was A Youngster" by Rizzle Kicks
0:55:57 > 0:56:00# I wanted to fly around the world making a new life
0:56:00 > 0:56:05# I never thought today I'd be where I am now
0:56:05 > 0:56:08# Yo, wanted to be a fireman Then I lost the desire, man
0:56:08 > 0:56:11# The second I got old enough to buy myself a cider can
0:56:11 > 0:56:12# Yeah, I was a smart little kid... #
0:56:12 > 0:56:16I think we expected music to feature heavily tonight in the show.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20Danny Boyle's affiliation to great British music and British music,
0:56:20 > 0:56:22one of our greatest exports.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28I expect four decades of music in a montage now.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Try and name all of the songs, the artists, the films and programmes
0:56:34 > 0:56:38you're about to hear in those next few minutes. It's no mean feat.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41MUSIC: "Going Underground" by The Jam
0:56:41 > 0:56:44# Some people might say my life is in a rut
0:56:44 > 0:56:47# But I'm quite happy with what I got
0:56:47 > 0:56:49# People might say that I should strive for more
0:56:49 > 0:56:51# But I'm so happy I can't see the point
0:56:51 > 0:56:54# Something's happening here today
0:56:54 > 0:56:57# A show of strength with your Boys' Brigade
0:56:57 > 0:56:59# And I'm so happy and you're so kind
0:56:59 > 0:57:02# You want more money Of course, I don't mind
0:57:02 > 0:57:05# To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
0:57:05 > 0:57:07# And the public gets what the public wants
0:57:07 > 0:57:10# But I want nothing this society's got
0:57:10 > 0:57:13- # I'm going underground - Going underground
0:57:13 > 0:57:16# Well, the brass bands play and feet start to pound
0:57:16 > 0:57:18- # Going underground - Going underground
0:57:18 > 0:57:21# Well, the brass bands play and feet start to pound
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- # Going underground - Going underground
0:57:24 > 0:57:26# Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout
0:57:26 > 0:57:28- # Going underground - Going underground
0:57:28 > 0:57:31# Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout
0:57:31 > 0:57:33# For tomorrow. #
0:57:37 > 0:57:40MUSIC: "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton
0:57:50 > 0:57:52She's gorgeous.
0:57:52 > 0:57:57She is absolutely gorgeous!
0:58:07 > 0:58:12MUSIC: "My Generation" by The Who
0:58:12 > 0:58:14# People try to put us down
0:58:14 > 0:58:17# Talking 'bout my generation
0:58:17 > 0:58:19# Just because we get around
0:58:19 > 0:58:22# Talking 'bout my generation
0:58:22 > 0:58:24# My generation
0:58:24 > 0:58:27# My generation, baby... #
0:58:27 > 0:58:30MUSIC: "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
0:58:31 > 0:58:37# I can't get no satisfaction
0:58:37 > 0:58:40# Cos I tried and I tried
0:58:40 > 0:58:43# And I tried and I tried
0:58:43 > 0:58:45# I can't get no
0:58:47 > 0:58:48# No, no, no. #
0:58:50 > 0:58:53MUSIC: "My Boy Lollipop" by Millie
0:58:53 > 0:58:56# You make my heart go giddy-up
0:58:57 > 0:58:59# Oh, my boy Lollipop. #
0:59:06 > 0:59:09MUSIC: "All Day And All Of The Night" by The Kinks
0:59:09 > 0:59:12# Girl, I want to be with you
0:59:12 > 0:59:17# All of the time All day and all of the night
0:59:17 > 0:59:19MUSIC: "She Loves You" by The Beatles
0:59:19 > 0:59:22# She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
0:59:22 > 0:59:24# With a love like that
0:59:24 > 0:59:26# You know you should
0:59:26 > 0:59:30# Be glad
0:59:31 > 0:59:34# Yeah, yeah, yeah
0:59:35 > 0:59:37# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. #
0:59:37 > 0:59:41Not the first time you will hear from a Beatle on the show tonight.
0:59:41 > 0:59:44- Are you pretty?- Not bad.
0:59:44 > 0:59:47MUSIC: "Tiger Feet" by Mud
0:59:47 > 0:59:49# That's right, that's right That's right, that's right
0:59:49 > 0:59:51# I really love your tiger light. #
0:59:51 > 0:59:54How are you doing so far, Hazel, with naming every song?
0:59:55 > 0:59:59Well, I had the advantage of having seen this a couple of times,
0:59:59 > 1:00:02so I'm cheating a bit. I didn't get them the first time.
1:00:02 > 1:00:06I think it's easier to work out what's missing.
1:00:06 > 1:00:09Can't please all of the people, I suppose.
1:00:09 > 1:00:12Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
1:00:12 > 1:00:15MUSIC: "Trampled Underfoot" by Led Zeppelin
1:00:21 > 1:00:24MUSIC: "A Message To You, Rudy" by The Specials
1:00:26 > 1:00:28# Better think of your future. #
1:00:30 > 1:00:33# MUSIC: "Starman" by David Bowie
1:00:33 > 1:00:35# Waiting in the sky
1:00:35 > 1:00:40# He's told us not to blow it cos he knows it's all worthwhile
1:00:40 > 1:00:43# He told me Let the children lose it
1:00:43 > 1:00:49# Let the children use it Let all the children boogie. #
1:00:49 > 1:00:52MUSIC: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
1:00:52 > 1:00:55# Is this just fantasy?
1:00:55 > 1:00:58# Caught in a landslide
1:00:58 > 1:01:02# No escape from reality
1:01:02 > 1:01:08# So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
1:01:10 > 1:01:14# So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
1:01:14 > 1:01:17# Oh, baby
1:01:18 > 1:01:21# Can't do this to me, baby
1:01:21 > 1:01:23# Just got to get out
1:01:23 > 1:01:26# Just got to get right out of here. #
1:01:43 > 1:01:46MUSIC: "Pretty Vacant" by Sex Pistols
1:01:59 > 1:02:00# Oh, we're so pretty
1:02:00 > 1:02:02# Oh, so pretty
1:02:04 > 1:02:06# We're vacant!
1:02:06 > 1:02:07# Oh, we're so pretty
1:02:07 > 1:02:09# Oh, so pretty
1:02:10 > 1:02:13# Vacant!
1:02:13 > 1:02:16# Don't ask us to attend Cos we're not all there
1:02:16 > 1:02:19# I don't pretend Cos I don't care
1:02:19 > 1:02:22# I don't believe illusions Cos too much is real
1:02:22 > 1:02:24# So stop your cheap comment
1:02:26 > 1:02:29# Cos we know what we feel
1:02:30 > 1:02:32# Oh, we're so pretty
1:02:32 > 1:02:34# Oh, so pretty
1:02:36 > 1:02:37# We're vacant!
1:02:37 > 1:02:39# Oh, we're so pretty
1:02:39 > 1:02:41# Oh, so pretty
1:02:45 > 1:02:46# And now
1:02:46 > 1:02:49# And we don't care! #
1:02:49 > 1:02:53The mid-1970s punk era represented by the Sex Pistols there.
1:02:53 > 1:02:58There is a mosh pit. I don't see too much moshing going on there!
1:02:58 > 1:02:59But there is one here.
1:02:59 > 1:03:03Danny Boyle worked very closely with the boys from the Underworld
1:03:03 > 1:03:06on the musical soundtrack on the show tonight.
1:03:06 > 1:03:08MUSIC: "Blue Monday" by New Order
1:03:08 > 1:03:10Now we have some New Order.
1:03:10 > 1:03:14# And told me who you are. #
1:03:15 > 1:03:17MUSIC: "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1:03:17 > 1:03:19# When you want to go to it
1:03:19 > 1:03:21# Relax, don't do it
1:03:22 > 1:03:24# When you want to come. #
1:03:24 > 1:03:28MUSIC: "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul
1:03:28 > 1:03:32# However do you want me? However do you need me?
1:03:32 > 1:03:36# However do you want me? However do you need me?
1:03:36 > 1:03:40# However do you want me? However do you need me?
1:03:40 > 1:03:43# However do you want me? #
1:03:43 > 1:03:46MUSIC: "Step On" by Happy Mondays
1:03:46 > 1:03:48The whole stadium looks like a graphic equaliser now.
1:03:48 > 1:03:51MUSIC: "Sweet Dreams" by The Eurythmics
1:03:51 > 1:03:54# Who am I to disagree?
1:03:54 > 1:03:58# I travel the world and the seven seas
1:03:58 > 1:04:02# Everybody's looking for something
1:04:02 > 1:04:08# Something, something, something something, something, something... #
1:04:08 > 1:04:11So, they're taking us on a trip from the '60s and, apparently,
1:04:11 > 1:04:13right up to the present day.
1:04:15 > 1:04:18So, they're going from ska and we'll end up at rave, I believe.
1:04:18 > 1:04:21MUSIC: "Firestarter" by The Prodigy
1:04:25 > 1:04:28# I'm a firestarter Twisted firestarter
1:04:31 > 1:04:34# You're the firestarter Twisted firestarter
1:04:38 > 1:04:41# I'm a firestarter Twisted firestarter. #
1:04:44 > 1:04:48MUSIC: "Born Slippy" by Underworld
1:04:48 > 1:04:51# Shouting lager, lager, lager, lager
1:04:51 > 1:04:54# Shouting lager, lager, lager, lager
1:04:54 > 1:04:59# Shouting lager, lager lager, lager... #
1:04:59 > 1:05:03And the soundtrack to the film that Danny Boyle is famously known for -
1:05:03 > 1:05:06Trainspotting.
1:05:06 > 1:05:09# I'm for ever blowing bubbles
1:05:09 > 1:05:14# Pretty bubbles in the air
1:05:14 > 1:05:20# They fly so high Nearly reach the sky
1:05:20 > 1:05:24# And like my dreams they fade and die
1:05:24 > 1:05:28# Fortune's always hiding
1:05:28 > 1:05:32# I've looked everywhere
1:05:32 > 1:05:36# I'm for ever blowing bubbles
1:05:36 > 1:05:39# Pretty bubbles in the air... #
1:05:39 > 1:05:43Famous West Ham song. And, surprisingly,
1:05:43 > 1:05:46most of the people in the stadium were singing it.
1:05:46 > 1:05:48'..he was still with the Partridge Family, I Think I Love You.'
1:05:48 > 1:05:52MUSIC: "Song 2" by Blur
1:05:52 > 1:05:53# Wo-hoo!
1:05:56 > 1:05:58# Wo-hoo!
1:05:58 > 1:06:00# Cos I need you. #
1:06:04 > 1:06:06We mentioned Trainspotting earlier.
1:06:06 > 1:06:10This is Danny Boyle's eight-time Oscar-winning feel-good movie,
1:06:10 > 1:06:14Slumdog Millionaire, UK-style. It's got the romance, it's got the music
1:06:14 > 1:06:16and it's got a whole lot to say about life
1:06:16 > 1:06:19in a particular part of the world. Ours.
1:06:19 > 1:06:20# I wake up just to go back to sleep
1:06:20 > 1:06:22# I act real shallow but I'm in too deep
1:06:22 > 1:06:24# And all I care about is sex and violence
1:06:24 > 1:06:26# A heavy bass line is my kind of silence
1:06:26 > 1:06:28# Everybody says that I've got to get a grip
1:06:28 > 1:06:30# But I let sanity give me the slip
1:06:30 > 1:06:34# Some people think I'm bonkers but I just think I'm free
1:06:34 > 1:06:38# Man, I'm just living my life There's nothing crazy 'bout me
1:06:38 > 1:06:42# Some people pay for thrills but I get mine for free
1:06:42 > 1:06:46# Man, I'm just living my life There's nothing crazy 'bout me
1:06:53 > 1:06:55# Bonkers
1:07:08 > 1:07:10# I wake up, every day is a daydream
1:07:10 > 1:07:12# Everything in my life ain't what it seems
1:07:12 > 1:07:14# I wake up just to go back to sleep
1:07:14 > 1:07:16# I act real shallow but I'm in too deep
1:07:16 > 1:07:18# And all I care about is sex and violence
1:07:18 > 1:07:19# A heavy bass line is my kind of silence
1:07:19 > 1:07:22# Everybody says that I've got to get a grip... #
1:07:22 > 1:07:25Local boy, Dizzee Rascal, from Bow,
1:07:25 > 1:07:27a stone's throw from here.
1:07:27 > 1:07:31Arguably, the biggest moment of his performing life.
1:07:34 > 1:07:38# Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
1:07:40 > 1:07:42# Valerie. #
1:07:45 > 1:07:49MUSIC: "Uprising" by Muse
1:07:49 > 1:07:54# They will not force us
1:07:54 > 1:08:02# And they will stop degrading us
1:08:02 > 1:08:09# They will not control us
1:08:09 > 1:08:17# We will be victorious. #
1:08:17 > 1:08:20MUSIC: "Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah
1:08:20 > 1:08:22# Yeah, we bring the stars out
1:08:22 > 1:08:24# We bring the women and the cars and the cards out
1:08:24 > 1:08:27# Let's have a toast, a celebration Get a glass out
1:08:27 > 1:08:30# And we can do this until we pass out. #
1:08:30 > 1:08:33# Some people think I'm bonkers but I just think I'm free
1:08:33 > 1:08:38# Man, I'm just living my life There's nothing crazy 'bout me
1:08:38 > 1:08:41# Some people pay for thrills but I get mine for free
1:08:41 > 1:08:46# Man, I'm just living my life There's nothing crazy 'bout me. #
1:08:46 > 1:08:49Musically, it's important to note that grime music,
1:08:49 > 1:08:52that Dizzee Rascal represents, was born in East London,
1:08:52 > 1:08:55and I suppose that's why he's had such a big part
1:08:55 > 1:08:57in the musical montage tonight.
1:09:05 > 1:09:08And here's the culmination of this sequence.
1:09:08 > 1:09:111,400 volunteer cast paying tribute to this man, really,
1:09:11 > 1:09:15because he's the one who changed the way we all communicate today.
1:09:15 > 1:09:18Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British scientist
1:09:18 > 1:09:20who invented the World Wide Web
1:09:20 > 1:09:24and created the first website in the world, in 1990.
1:09:24 > 1:09:26This Is For Everyone -
1:09:26 > 1:09:31his famous gift to the world and Danny Boyle was determined
1:09:31 > 1:09:35to give Tim Berners-Lee a very prominent place tonight.
1:09:46 > 1:09:50MUSIC FADES
1:09:50 > 1:09:53APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
1:09:53 > 1:09:58It really is like the soundtrack to many of our lives.
1:09:58 > 1:10:01Mesdames et messieurs, Sir Tim Berners-Lee
1:10:01 > 1:10:03inventeur du World Wide Web.
1:10:03 > 1:10:05Ladies and gentlemen,
1:10:05 > 1:10:10the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
1:10:10 > 1:10:13APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
1:10:25 > 1:10:27MUSIC: "I Heard Wonders" by David Holmes
1:10:59 > 1:11:03THEY CHEER
1:11:22 > 1:11:26# Here she comes again
1:11:27 > 1:11:32# Not satisfied with the state I'm in
1:11:33 > 1:11:39# She's a breath of life tearing me inside
1:11:39 > 1:11:45# My arms are open but my soul is tired
1:11:45 > 1:11:47# Morning comes but still at night
1:11:47 > 1:11:50# I see your face when I close my eyes
1:11:50 > 1:11:53# In my dreams coming back to me
1:11:53 > 1:11:56# I see you walking in my sleep
1:11:56 > 1:11:58# I see your teardrops in the streets
1:11:58 > 1:12:02# I hear you saying you'll wait
1:12:02 > 1:12:06# I feel you lying next to me
1:12:06 > 1:12:08# I hear you whisper, come and see
1:12:19 > 1:12:25# Here she comes again
1:12:25 > 1:12:31# Standing by my side Breathing on my skin
1:12:31 > 1:12:37# She's a breath of life I've nothing left to hide
1:12:37 > 1:12:42# My arms are open but my soul is tired
1:12:42 > 1:12:45# Morning comes but still at night
1:12:45 > 1:12:49# I see your face when I close my eyes
1:12:49 > 1:12:52# In my dreams, coming back to me
1:12:52 > 1:12:54# I see you walking in my sleep
1:12:54 > 1:12:58# I see your teardrops in the streets
1:12:58 > 1:13:03# I hear you saying you'll wait I feel you lying next to me
1:13:03 > 1:13:05# I hear you whispering come and see... #
1:13:42 > 1:13:43The torch relay.
1:13:43 > 1:13:4670 days, 8,000 miles.
1:13:46 > 1:13:49And here's a clue as to what's happening tonight.
1:13:49 > 1:13:54The very familiar figure of David Beckham on the Thames.
1:13:54 > 1:13:57Joined by Jade Bailey, a young footballer
1:13:57 > 1:14:00tipped to become one of the sporting stars of the future.
1:14:00 > 1:14:02This answers one of the great mysteries about this ceremony.
1:14:02 > 1:14:07How would the flame make its way from City Hall
1:14:07 > 1:14:11to the Olympic Stadium in East London?
1:14:11 > 1:14:12Yes, David played a major part in the bid
1:14:12 > 1:14:14to bring these Games to London,
1:14:14 > 1:14:17or, as he called it back at the IOC vote seven years ago,
1:14:17 > 1:14:20"his manor". It certainly is tonight.
1:14:25 > 1:14:28# I feel you breathing on my cheek
1:14:28 > 1:14:31# I see you dreaming in deep... #
1:14:31 > 1:14:35Very few people as well qualified to perform this task.
1:14:35 > 1:14:40As Hazel said, not just one of the world's most famous sportsmen,
1:14:40 > 1:14:43but the former England football captain and Eastender,
1:14:43 > 1:14:49born in Leytonstone, just a few miles from the stadium in Stratford.
1:14:51 > 1:14:55He also played his part at the handover ceremony in Beijing
1:14:55 > 1:14:56aboard the big red bus.
1:14:56 > 1:14:58And he's on his way now.
1:14:58 > 1:15:01..un moment de reflexion en respect de notre mur de la memoire
1:15:01 > 1:15:03pour les amis et les familles de ceux present dans le stade
1:15:03 > 1:15:06qui n'ont pu pas etre ici ce soir.
1:15:06 > 1:15:10Ladies and gentlemen, please pause to respect our memorial wall,
1:15:10 > 1:15:13for friends and family of those in the stadium
1:15:13 > 1:15:15that cannot be here tonight. Thank you.
1:16:02 > 1:16:05BELL CHIMES
1:16:05 > 1:16:06APPLAUSE
1:16:12 > 1:16:16Yes, the excitement of that moment in Singapore seven years ago when London
1:16:16 > 1:16:19won the Games was tempered with great sorrow the very next day,
1:16:19 > 1:16:21with events on the 7th of July that year.
1:16:21 > 1:16:25A moving wall of memories remembering those who are no longer here
1:16:25 > 1:16:26to share in this wonderful event.
1:16:26 > 1:16:28And this is a calming and reflective pause
1:16:28 > 1:16:31after the exuberance of the last hour and a quarter.
1:16:31 > 1:16:34HEARTBEAT PULSES
1:16:49 > 1:16:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:17:10 > 1:17:14# Abide with me
1:17:14 > 1:17:20# Fast falls the eventide
1:17:20 > 1:17:26# The darkness deepens
1:17:26 > 1:17:31# Lord, with me abide
1:17:31 > 1:17:38# When other helpers fail
1:17:38 > 1:17:42# And comforts flee
1:17:42 > 1:17:46# Help of the helpless
1:17:46 > 1:17:52# Oh, abide with me
1:17:55 > 1:18:00# Swift to its close
1:18:00 > 1:18:05# Ebbs out life's little day
1:18:06 > 1:18:10# Earth's joys grow dim
1:18:10 > 1:18:16# Its glories pass away
1:18:16 > 1:18:22# Change and decay
1:18:22 > 1:18:27# In all around I see
1:18:27 > 1:18:32# Oh, Thou who changest not
1:18:32 > 1:18:38# Abide with me
1:18:40 > 1:18:46# I need Thy presence
1:18:46 > 1:18:51# Every passing hour
1:18:51 > 1:18:55# What but Thy grace
1:18:55 > 1:19:01# Can foil the tempter's power?
1:19:02 > 1:19:06# Who like Thyself
1:19:06 > 1:19:13# My guide and stay can be?
1:19:13 > 1:19:17# Through cloud and sunshine
1:19:17 > 1:19:23# Lord, abide with me
1:19:26 > 1:19:30# I fear no foe
1:19:30 > 1:19:36# With Thee at hand to bless
1:19:36 > 1:19:40# Ills have no weight
1:19:40 > 1:19:47# And tears no bitterness
1:19:47 > 1:19:51# Where is death's sting?
1:19:51 > 1:19:58# Where, grave, thy victory?
1:19:58 > 1:20:02# I triumph still
1:20:02 > 1:20:08# If Thou abide with me
1:20:14 > 1:20:18# Hold Thou Thy cross
1:20:18 > 1:20:25# Before my closing eyes
1:20:25 > 1:20:29# Shine through the gloom
1:20:29 > 1:20:36# And point me to the skies
1:20:36 > 1:20:40# Heaven's morning breaks
1:20:40 > 1:20:46# And Earth's vain shadows flee
1:20:48 > 1:20:52# In life, in death
1:20:52 > 1:20:54# O, Lord
1:20:54 > 1:21:01# Abide with me. #
1:21:03 > 1:21:04Wonderful rendition there
1:21:04 > 1:21:07of Abide With Me by Scotland's Emeli Sande
1:21:07 > 1:21:10and choreographer Akram Khan.
1:21:10 > 1:21:13A song, a hymn that's been sung at every FA Cup final
1:21:13 > 1:21:19since 1927 and every Rugby League Challenge Cup final since 1929.
1:21:19 > 1:21:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:00:02 > 2:00:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:00:06 > 2:00:08Mesdames et messieurs,
2:00:08 > 2:00:13nous acceuillons les athletes des Jeux olympiques 2012.
2:00:13 > 2:00:15Ladies and gentlemen,
2:00:15 > 2:00:19please welcome the athletes of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
2:00:19 > 2:00:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:00:24 > 2:00:26A resounding cheer,
2:00:26 > 2:00:28because this brings us to the prime purpose
2:00:28 > 2:00:31of this grand Opening Ceremony, to welcome the athletes,
2:00:31 > 2:00:37of course, representing more than 10,000 competitors in London 2012.
2:00:37 > 2:00:41Yep, 204 nations - more than the UN -
2:00:41 > 2:00:44will compete in 302 events in 26 sports.
2:00:44 > 2:00:48And the place where it all began - Greece.
2:00:48 > 2:00:53This sporting extravaganza came to be in 776 BC.
2:00:53 > 2:00:54It's only fitting and only right
2:00:54 > 2:00:56that they get to march first in that case.
2:00:58 > 2:01:02106 members of the Greek team. And there,
2:01:02 > 2:01:05we have one of the first sightings of what we call a petal.
2:01:05 > 2:01:07A copper petal.
2:01:07 > 2:01:08I'm not going to spoil the surprise,
2:01:08 > 2:01:11because we'll see lots of these in this parade,
2:01:11 > 2:01:14and they will play a very important part later on in this ceremony.
2:01:14 > 2:01:17410 members of the Australian team.
2:01:17 > 2:01:21They had 632, by the way, back in Sydney in 2000,
2:01:21 > 2:01:24and Australia can boast, at least, one of only six countries
2:01:24 > 2:01:27to have hosted the Olympics more than once.
2:01:27 > 2:01:28Bresil!
2:01:28 > 2:01:30Brazil!
2:01:30 > 2:01:33The giant presence of Brazil,
2:01:33 > 2:01:37the most influential country, probably, in South America,
2:01:37 > 2:01:40an economic giant, and the world's biggest democracy.
2:01:40 > 2:01:41Rodrigo Pessoa
2:01:41 > 2:01:43is the flag bearer.
2:01:43 > 2:01:45Brunei Darussalam.
2:01:47 > 2:01:51The flag bearer is Maziah Mahusin, runs in the 400 metres.
2:01:51 > 2:01:54And this is such a significant moment.
2:01:54 > 2:01:57They're including women in their Olympic team for the very first time,
2:01:57 > 2:02:01and along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, it's a major first,
2:02:01 > 2:02:04and the IOC has achieved one of its long and central aims
2:02:04 > 2:02:06of the Olympic ideal.
2:02:06 > 2:02:07Bulgaria!
2:02:11 > 2:02:13Carrying their flag, the AMAZING Iordan Iovtchev,
2:02:13 > 2:02:16four-time Olympic medallist, he's already held the record
2:02:16 > 2:02:18as the first male gymnast to go to five Games,
2:02:18 > 2:02:22and now he's back for a sixth at the tender age of 39.
2:02:22 > 2:02:24He is lord of the rings.
2:02:26 > 2:02:30Still with glowing hearts from their most successful Olympic
2:02:30 > 2:02:34performance in history in Vancouver, they staged the Winter Games there,
2:02:34 > 2:02:38came out with 14 medals of the golden variety,
2:02:38 > 2:02:42setting the record for most golds won at a single Winter Games.
2:02:42 > 2:02:44People's Republic of China.
2:02:44 > 2:02:46Here we have the Chinese,
2:02:46 > 2:02:48getting a huge cheer
2:02:48 > 2:02:50in the Olympic Stadium.
2:02:50 > 2:02:53Of course, staged a magnificent Games
2:02:53 > 2:02:57and a magnificent Opening Ceremony, back in 2008.
2:02:57 > 2:02:59Yes, the Bird's Nest, the Water Cube, the Games in Beijing,
2:02:59 > 2:03:02and of Hope and Phelps and Hoy and Steph Rice.
2:03:02 > 2:03:04What will we remember of London and London's Games
2:03:04 > 2:03:08four years hence? The flag bearer, well, they were teasing us about it,
2:03:08 > 2:03:10but look, you can't miss him!
2:03:10 > 2:03:13At seven feet tall, Yi Jianlian,
2:03:13 > 2:03:16he's a professional basketball player in the NBA,
2:03:16 > 2:03:18and this continues the Chinese tradition of having
2:03:18 > 2:03:23a basketball player bear the flag at every Games since 1984.
2:03:23 > 2:03:26I wonder what they made of our ceremony,
2:03:26 > 2:03:28our opening ceremony, compared to Beijing?
2:03:28 > 2:03:31Well, time will tell, Trevor, but look out for
2:03:31 > 2:03:33the Chinese in so many sports.
2:03:33 > 2:03:36In diving, they won seven out of eight titles.
2:03:36 > 2:03:39Badminton, they've got superstars there.
2:03:39 > 2:03:40Super Dan Lin defending his title.
2:03:40 > 2:03:42Nine out of 14 golds in gymnastics last time.
2:03:42 > 2:03:44And watch out for Liu Xiang.
2:03:44 > 2:03:48Do you remember that rather theatrical pulling out
2:03:48 > 2:03:52of the 110 metres hurdles? Well, he's back
2:03:52 > 2:03:54to try and do himself and his country proud this time.
2:04:03 > 2:04:07As we see the Colombians coming in, there's one man waiting,
2:04:07 > 2:04:11there he is, the biggest sports star on the planet.
2:04:11 > 2:04:15It's Usain, and he's going to have a very special part to play
2:04:15 > 2:04:17in a few moments' time. Making his way.
2:04:18 > 2:04:2315 volcanic islands, they make up the Cook Islands,
2:04:23 > 2:04:25a population of just 18,000,
2:04:25 > 2:04:30they first appeared at the Olympics back in 1988.
2:04:30 > 2:04:33A self-governing dependency of New Zealand since 1965 -
2:04:33 > 2:04:35if they do strike gold,
2:04:35 > 2:04:38God Defend New Zealand will therefore be played.
2:04:47 > 2:04:51The flags making their way up this replica of Glastonbury Tor,
2:04:51 > 2:04:53and once again, we are intrigued and teased
2:04:53 > 2:04:55by the sight of those copper petals.
2:04:57 > 2:05:00We might have been in Paris tonight.
2:05:00 > 2:05:03Came down to a choice between London and Paris to host these Games,
2:05:03 > 2:05:06and the rest is history.
2:05:06 > 2:05:09But we welcome this BIG French team,
2:05:09 > 2:05:11and that's a big man, that's Teddy Riner.
2:05:11 > 2:05:14Five-time world champion in judo,
2:05:14 > 2:05:16he's a men's heavyweight division -
2:05:16 > 2:05:20Teddy by name, cuddly he's not. Although maybe to some, perhaps.
2:05:20 > 2:05:23Representing 82 million Germans.
2:05:26 > 2:05:29Europe's most industrialised and populous country.
2:05:29 > 2:05:33Natascha Keller, hockey player, the flag bearer.
2:05:35 > 2:05:38Independent Olympic Athletes.
2:05:41 > 2:05:45Well, we have a stateless refugee from South Sudan
2:05:45 > 2:05:47and three athletes from the Dutch Antilles
2:05:47 > 2:05:51competing as independent athletes under the Olympic flag.
2:05:51 > 2:05:53There is a precedent for this -
2:05:53 > 2:05:57Yugoslavia competed under the Olympic flag in 1992 in Barcelona,
2:05:57 > 2:06:01as indeed did athletes from East Timor.
2:06:07 > 2:06:10The Queen looking on with great interest,
2:06:10 > 2:06:14as we have the Indian team arriving in the stadium.
2:06:14 > 2:06:16The Archbishop of Canterbury too, Dr Rowan Williams,
2:06:16 > 2:06:18just a few months away from retirement.
2:06:18 > 2:06:21The Indians arriving - of course, the world's biggest democracy,
2:06:21 > 2:06:231.2 billion people,
2:06:23 > 2:06:27and the flag bearer is the wrestler Sushil Kumar.
2:06:29 > 2:06:33One of the most populous nations on Earth,
2:06:33 > 2:06:37and badminton is one of the national sports there.
2:06:38 > 2:06:42Two of their athletes won men's and women's singles titles in '92
2:06:42 > 2:06:47in Barcelona when the sport was first introduced into the Olympics.
2:06:47 > 2:06:52A huge cheer for the Irish, led by flag bearer Katie Taylor,
2:06:52 > 2:06:54four-time world boxing champion.
2:06:54 > 2:06:57Yes, good evening to all of our friends in Ireland,
2:06:57 > 2:07:01and we're wishing you and your 66 men and women well here in London.
2:07:01 > 2:07:05Katie Taylor a strong favourite in the lightweight division in boxing,
2:07:05 > 2:07:09as boxing makes its debut for women here.
2:07:09 > 2:07:13As ever, Irish sports fans will be as welcome here as they are anywhere
2:07:13 > 2:07:14and everywhere else in the world.
2:07:14 > 2:07:16The Israeli team.
2:07:16 > 2:07:192012 marking
2:07:19 > 2:07:20the 40th anniversary
2:07:20 > 2:07:23of the death of 11 members of the Israeli team,
2:07:23 > 2:07:26following the terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics.
2:07:28 > 2:07:29The Italians.
2:07:31 > 2:07:34Very popular entrants, as usual,
2:07:34 > 2:07:39and a very long and rich Olympic tradition going back to 1896.
2:07:41 > 2:07:43Jamaica.
2:07:43 > 2:07:45Here we go...
2:07:45 > 2:07:48Here he is. The biggest and most
2:07:48 > 2:07:51charismatic sports star in the world!
2:07:52 > 2:07:55Usain St Leo Bolt,
2:07:55 > 2:07:58of Sherwood Content, Trelawny.
2:08:00 > 2:08:04Listen to the applause for the three-time gold medallist,
2:08:04 > 2:08:07the man who set three world records with his team-mates
2:08:07 > 2:08:08last time around in Beijing.
2:08:08 > 2:08:12196 members of the New Zealand team.
2:08:12 > 2:08:14Nick Willis, who won silver
2:08:14 > 2:08:18in the men's 1500 metres in Beijing is the flag bearer.
2:08:20 > 2:08:22Well, Palestine has been
2:08:22 > 2:08:25a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee
2:08:25 > 2:08:26since 1995,
2:08:26 > 2:08:29although there is no independent state of Palestine.
2:08:30 > 2:08:33Fresh from their exploits hosting a major sporting event -
2:08:33 > 2:08:34the European Football Championships -
2:08:34 > 2:08:37alongside Ukraine.
2:08:38 > 2:08:41Well, this is a significant moment for Qatar.
2:08:41 > 2:08:43The shooter Bahya al-Hamad
2:08:43 > 2:08:45carries the flag in what she says is a truly historic moment
2:08:45 > 2:08:48as the Qatar team includes women for the very first time.
2:08:48 > 2:08:50Romania.
2:08:52 > 2:08:53Bumper presence from Russia -
2:08:53 > 2:08:55436 competitors.
2:08:55 > 2:08:58And, of course, they are looking ahead
2:08:58 > 2:09:00to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, as well.
2:09:00 > 2:09:05They are. And right at the front of the delegation Maria Sharapova,
2:09:05 > 2:09:07as the President looks on.
2:09:07 > 2:09:11The tennis star completed a career grand slam by winning the French Open
2:09:11 > 2:09:12a few weeks ago.
2:09:18 > 2:09:2019 members of the Saudi team.
2:09:20 > 2:09:23The experts say that Saudi Arabia
2:09:23 > 2:09:26is in fact a bit of an enigma.
2:09:26 > 2:09:31The world's biggest oil producer and exporter and, so far,
2:09:31 > 2:09:35well, resisting the kind of winds of change of the Arab Spring.
2:09:35 > 2:09:38And Sarah Attar will become the first Saudi Arabian woman
2:09:38 > 2:09:40to compete in the Olympic Games.
2:09:40 > 2:09:43The teenager born and raised in California
2:09:43 > 2:09:45and has dual nationality due to her father.
2:09:45 > 2:09:48The Saudis have selected women for the first time.
2:09:48 > 2:09:49There is also a female judoka
2:09:49 > 2:09:52who will compete in these Games. An historic moment.
2:09:52 > 2:09:5535 team members from Senegal.
2:09:55 > 2:09:57Serbia.
2:10:00 > 2:10:05There is Novak Djokovic. Last year's Wimbledon champion, of course.
2:10:05 > 2:10:09He won three out of four grand slam titles last year.
2:10:09 > 2:10:12Knocked out by Roger Federer in an epic semi-final at Wimbledon.
2:10:12 > 2:10:15Now seeded number two in the singles event.
2:10:15 > 2:10:19Fourth Olympics for the Republic of Serbia - yet to win a medal.
2:10:19 > 2:10:21Could he be the man?
2:10:21 > 2:10:24He looks like a lot of fun, Novak Djokovic, doesn't he?
2:10:24 > 2:10:25He's a charming man.
2:10:25 > 2:10:29He must be very popular with the team, for sure.
2:10:35 > 2:10:38Already a superb summer of sport for South Africa, with Ernie Els
2:10:38 > 2:10:41winning the Open last weekend.
2:10:41 > 2:10:44And a significant statement made as Caster Semenya carries the flag -
2:10:44 > 2:10:46former 800 metres world champion,
2:10:46 > 2:10:48at the centre of a pretty disgraceful
2:10:48 > 2:10:5111-month investigation into her gender,
2:10:51 > 2:10:53played out in soap-opera fashion to the public.
2:10:53 > 2:10:57Now she has real chances of adding an Olympic gold to that world title.
2:10:57 > 2:10:59And, of course, Oscar Pistorius,
2:10:59 > 2:11:04the first double amputee to take part in the Olympic Games.
2:11:04 > 2:11:06290 members
2:11:06 > 2:11:09of the Spanish Olympic team here in London.
2:11:09 > 2:11:13Pau Gasol is the basketball silver medallist, 2008.
2:11:13 > 2:11:16And replacing, I think, Rafael Nadal
2:11:16 > 2:11:19who was originally chosen to be the flag bearer.
2:11:19 > 2:11:21He was, yes. Knee injury,
2:11:21 > 2:11:23unfortunately, so everybody hoping that
2:11:23 > 2:11:26the men's football team can go on to win,
2:11:26 > 2:11:29but - shock, horror - their under-23 team lost to Japan
2:11:29 > 2:11:321-0 at Hampden last night.
2:11:32 > 2:11:35They had a man sent of, so perhaps their luck will change
2:11:35 > 2:11:37when the Olympic flame is lit.
2:11:39 > 2:11:42By the way, the Olympic motto - "faster, higher, stronger" -
2:11:42 > 2:11:47mas rapido, mas alto, mas fuerte. Sounds great in Spanish, doesn't it?
2:11:55 > 2:11:57The United Arab Emirates.
2:11:57 > 2:11:59Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum -
2:11:59 > 2:12:03a member of the Dubai royal family - is the flag bearer.
2:12:04 > 2:12:05He's a trap shooter.
2:12:07 > 2:12:10And he is indeed a member of the Dubai royal family,
2:12:10 > 2:12:11so Great Britain and Zara Phillips
2:12:11 > 2:12:14not the only team with royal connections, as we welcome
2:12:14 > 2:12:17the United States of America.
2:12:17 > 2:12:19The most successful nation ever
2:12:19 > 2:12:22in swimming, athletics, basketball, tennis, boxing and diving.
2:12:23 > 2:12:25530 of them in London.
2:12:29 > 2:12:31The First Lady, Michelle Obama, welcoming them.
2:12:31 > 2:12:35She's been leading the delegation here,
2:12:35 > 2:12:38speaking yesterday about how humbled she felt.
2:12:38 > 2:12:41And also reminiscing about the way that she'd been inspired
2:12:41 > 2:12:45by the Olympics back in the 1970s, when she was growing up.
2:12:47 > 2:12:50Ralph Lauren uniforms they're wearing tonight.
2:12:50 > 2:12:52And in this big, big team,
2:12:52 > 2:12:55some Olympic giants like Michael Phelps,
2:12:55 > 2:12:59returning for his fourth Games, with his 14 gold medals already.
2:12:59 > 2:13:02And he's only going to try for seven this time.
2:13:02 > 2:13:06Ryan Lochte, his team-mate, could be nailed on for a few of those.
2:13:06 > 2:13:09He has a possibility of winning six this time.
2:13:09 > 2:13:12And look out for Missy "The Missile" Franklin.
2:13:12 > 2:13:16She's only 17. She's qualified for seven swimming events as well,
2:13:16 > 2:13:19and she could be the new star of this US swim team -
2:13:19 > 2:13:21indeed the US team generally.
2:13:23 > 2:13:24How are you doing?
2:13:30 > 2:13:35Well, the exuberant entry of the Americans, more than 500 of them,
2:13:35 > 2:13:37tells us that we really are in the final stages,
2:13:37 > 2:13:39now, of this athletes' parade.
2:13:41 > 2:13:44And there's Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic legend,
2:13:44 > 2:13:48a seven-strong team, she's won seven of Zimbabwe's eight medals
2:13:48 > 2:13:51in their history - two of them gold.
2:13:51 > 2:13:54She's a swimmer. She dislocated her knee,
2:13:54 > 2:13:57so being here is a very real achievement for her.
2:13:57 > 2:13:58And the noise builds.
2:14:01 > 2:14:02You can guess why.
2:14:02 > 2:14:04Grand Bretagne.
2:14:04 > 2:14:06Great Britain.
2:14:06 > 2:14:09MUSIC: "Heroes" by David Bowie
2:14:09 > 2:14:10Sir Chris Hoy.
2:14:10 > 2:14:13They've been waiting patiently,
2:14:13 > 2:14:16but that's the reward, isn't it? Thunderous applause.
2:14:18 > 2:14:21And how appropriate. David Bowie's Heroes
2:14:21 > 2:14:25blasts out around this Olympic Stadium.
2:14:30 > 2:14:37It's a 541-strong team. Only about half of them marching tonight.
2:14:37 > 2:14:41The others saving their energies for events early in the Games.
2:14:41 > 2:14:44There's Tim Brabants. He's back to defend his Olympic title.
2:14:51 > 2:14:53What a moment for David and Carol Hoy.
2:14:57 > 2:15:02Chris - Britain's most successful cycling athlete in history.
2:15:02 > 2:15:03The Flying Scotsman.
2:15:03 > 2:15:07The first ever cyclist to carry the flag at the opening ceremony.
2:15:07 > 2:15:10And who can forget his triple gold from Beijing?
2:15:12 > 2:15:15The Queen looks on proudly, I'm sure.
2:15:15 > 2:15:19Seven billion little bits of paper - biodegradable paper -
2:15:19 > 2:15:23to represent every single human being on the planet.
2:15:25 > 2:15:27I'm up with the crowd taking a picture...
2:15:27 > 2:15:30- TREVOR LAUGHS - ..filming this. It's so historic.
2:15:30 > 2:15:34The moment we've been waiting for for seven years.
2:15:34 > 2:15:38Tom Daley here at the age of 18 for his second Olympic Games.
2:15:38 > 2:15:40He was only 14 when he took part
2:15:40 > 2:15:43and made the final in the 10-metre platform in Beijing.
2:15:43 > 2:15:48And what a picture, what a scene and what a moment for these athletes.
2:15:48 > 2:15:52# ..We can be heroes just for one day... #
2:15:52 > 2:15:55And Sir Keith Mills, what a moment for him and the rest of the team
2:15:55 > 2:15:58who plotted and schemed to bring these Games to London
2:15:58 > 2:15:59all these years ago.
2:15:59 > 2:16:03I'm sure they cannot believe what they're seeing at the moment.
2:16:03 > 2:16:05A moment of great emotion for Chris Hoy, clearly,
2:16:05 > 2:16:10and for all of his team members - 540 of them.
2:16:11 > 2:16:14Tom Daley looks ecstatic.
2:16:14 > 2:16:17- I can't quite believe the moment's arrived, Hazel.- Indeed.
2:16:17 > 2:16:20As we watch Pete Waterfield just behind Tom Daley there.
2:16:20 > 2:16:24Pete already has a silver medal from the synchro-diving in Athens.
2:16:24 > 2:16:28But the sense of joy and celebration...
2:16:38 > 2:16:41The Prime Minister applauding enthusiastically.
2:16:41 > 2:16:43Members of the Royal Family,
2:16:43 > 2:16:45Archbishop of Canterbury too, enjoying.
2:16:45 > 2:16:47The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen
2:16:47 > 2:16:49surveying the scene, taking it all in.
2:16:51 > 2:16:54Well, everywhere throughout this team... We see Alison Williams
2:16:54 > 2:16:57just go past there, six times an Olympian -
2:16:57 > 2:17:00has a bronze medal.
2:17:00 > 2:17:01Hah! I couldn't agree more.
2:17:03 > 2:17:06This team trying to surpass the 19 gold medals,
2:17:06 > 2:17:11and 47 in total, that they brought back from the last Games.
2:17:15 > 2:17:20Round they go, taking in the energy and the atmosphere,
2:17:20 > 2:17:23the enthusiasm, the welcome.
2:17:23 > 2:17:26It's as warm and it's as lively as you can imagine.
2:17:26 > 2:17:30Don't forget, this is the first time that Great Britain has entered teams
2:17:30 > 2:17:34in ALL 26 summer Olympic sports, from beach volleyball to handball,
2:17:34 > 2:17:36to basketball and football.
2:17:36 > 2:17:39And you're going to be seeing an awful lot of
2:17:39 > 2:17:42these young men and women over the next 16 days or so.
2:17:45 > 2:17:48And obviously you're going to be able to see them all on the BBC,
2:17:48 > 2:17:50on so many different channels.
2:17:52 > 2:17:54And I hope to be following a sport
2:17:54 > 2:17:56that I never thought I'd enjoy or like.
2:17:56 > 2:17:58That's the whole joy of the Olympic Games.
2:18:00 > 2:18:02Well, these are the athletes lucky enough to be parading.
2:18:02 > 2:18:06Spare a thought for the swimmers - Becky Adlington, Kerri-Anne Payne,
2:18:06 > 2:18:10Hannah Miley, Gemma Spofforth, Fran Halsall, Ellen Gandy, Liam Tancock.
2:18:10 > 2:18:12They all took the decision collectively, as a team,
2:18:12 > 2:18:15to save their energies because they're in the pool,
2:18:15 > 2:18:17many of them, at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
2:18:17 > 2:18:18And I'm sure that they're staying up
2:18:18 > 2:18:20to see the lighting of the flame before that.
2:18:23 > 2:18:26CONTINUOUS CHEERING
2:18:49 > 2:18:51That is a magnificent sight, isn't it, really?
2:18:51 > 2:18:54The stadium looks wonderful at night. And you can see why
2:18:54 > 2:18:57Danny Boyle really wanted to start a little later -
2:18:57 > 2:19:00to get the full effect of the lighting and these pixels.
2:19:02 > 2:19:05And as we watch these pictures,
2:19:05 > 2:19:06spare a thought for our rowers as well -
2:19:06 > 2:19:08Kath Grainger, Anna Watkins...
2:19:10 > 2:19:15..Greg Searle, Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter, amongst a huge rowing team
2:19:15 > 2:19:17that are watching this at Eton Dorney
2:19:17 > 2:19:19ahead of their events that start tomorrow.
2:19:19 > 2:19:23And down in Weymouth our sailors, including Ben Ainslie,
2:19:23 > 2:19:26are also, I'm sure, enjoying this and are having their own party.
2:19:28 > 2:19:31You may be wondering, now, what's going to happen next?
2:19:31 > 2:19:33Because we have Team GB with us,
2:19:33 > 2:19:37we have all 204 nations here.
2:19:38 > 2:19:40My word, we're enjoying the atmosphere.
2:19:40 > 2:19:43What's going to happen next?
2:19:43 > 2:19:46Well, we'll have a representation of the doves of peace and then...
2:19:46 > 2:19:50we'll be moving towards the climax of the ceremony itself.
2:19:50 > 2:19:53We'll have the Queen declaring the Games open
2:19:53 > 2:19:57and we'll have the flame itself, the cauldron being lit.
2:19:59 > 2:20:02And as the home team makes its way up onto
2:20:02 > 2:20:06what was a medal at the start of this opening ceremony,
2:20:06 > 2:20:10we're preparing for the moment that we're here for.
2:20:12 > 2:20:15But not before we've heard from these guys.
2:20:15 > 2:20:16They look good on the dance floor.
2:20:16 > 2:20:20Arctic Monkeys - back to the music.
2:20:20 > 2:20:24MUSIC: "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Arctic Monkeys
2:20:36 > 2:20:41# Stop making the eyes at me I'll stop making the eyes at you
2:20:41 > 2:20:45# And what it is that surprises me Is that I don't really want you to
2:20:45 > 2:20:47- # And your shoulders are frozen - Cold as the night
2:20:47 > 2:20:50- # Oh, you're an explosion - You're dynamite
2:20:50 > 2:20:52# Your name isn't Rio But I don't like the sand
2:20:52 > 2:20:55# Lighting a fuse might result in a bang, with a bang-go!
2:20:55 > 2:20:58# I bet that you look good On the dance floor
2:20:58 > 2:21:00# I don't know if you're looking for romance or
2:21:00 > 2:21:04# I don't know what you're looking for
2:21:04 > 2:21:07# I said, "I bet that you look good on the dance floor
2:21:07 > 2:21:12# "Dancing to electro-pop Like a robot from 1984
2:21:12 > 2:21:14# "From 1984!"
2:21:23 > 2:21:27# I wish you'd stop ignoring me Because you're sending me to despair
2:21:27 > 2:21:29# Without a sound Yeah, you're calling me
2:21:29 > 2:21:31# And I don't think it's very fair
2:21:31 > 2:21:33- # That your shoulders are frozen - Cold as the night
2:21:33 > 2:21:36- # You're an explosion - You're dynamite
2:21:36 > 2:21:38# Your name isn't Rio But I don't like the sand
2:21:38 > 2:21:40# Lighting a fuse might result in a bang,
2:21:40 > 2:21:41# With a bang-go!
2:21:41 > 2:21:44# I knew that you looked good on the dance floor
2:21:44 > 2:21:46# I don't know what you're looking for romance or
2:21:46 > 2:21:49# I don't know what you're looking for
2:21:49 > 2:21:52# "I bet that you look good on the dance floor
2:21:54 > 2:21:57# "Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
2:21:57 > 2:22:00# "From 1984"
2:22:00 > 2:22:02# Oh, there ain't no love
2:22:02 > 2:22:04# No Montagues or Capulets
2:22:06 > 2:22:08# Just banging tunes in DJ sets
2:22:08 > 2:22:11# And the dirty dance floor
2:22:11 > 2:22:14# And dreams of naughtiness
2:22:14 > 2:22:15# All right!
2:22:31 > 2:22:33# Well, I bet that you look good on the dance floor
2:22:33 > 2:22:36# I don't know if you're looking for romance or
2:22:36 > 2:22:40# I don't know what ya looking for
2:22:40 > 2:22:43# I said, "I bet that you look good on the dance floor
2:22:43 > 2:22:45# "Dancing to electro-pop
2:22:45 > 2:22:48# "Like a robot from 1984
2:22:48 > 2:22:53# "From 1984." #
2:22:53 > 2:22:56CHEERING
2:23:00 > 2:23:05MUSIC: "Come Together" by The Beatles Performed by Arctic Monkeys
2:23:12 > 2:23:13# Here come old flat top
2:23:13 > 2:23:16# He come groovin' up slowly
2:23:16 > 2:23:18# He's got joo joo eyeballs
2:23:18 > 2:23:21# He's one holy roller
2:23:21 > 2:23:27# He's got hair down to his knee
2:23:27 > 2:23:29# Got to be a joker
2:23:29 > 2:23:32# He just do what he please
2:23:45 > 2:23:47# He wear no shoeshine
2:23:47 > 2:23:49# He got toe jam football
2:23:49 > 2:23:51# He got monkey finger
2:23:51 > 2:23:54# He shoot Coca-Cola
2:23:54 > 2:24:00# He say I know you, you know me
2:24:00 > 2:24:03# One thing I can tell you is
2:24:03 > 2:24:05# You got to be free
2:24:05 > 2:24:10# Come together, right now
2:24:10 > 2:24:12# Over me
2:24:44 > 2:24:46# He roller coaster
2:24:46 > 2:24:48# He got early warning
2:24:48 > 2:24:50# He got muddy water
2:24:50 > 2:24:53# He one Mojo filter
2:24:53 > 2:24:59# He say one and one and one is three
2:24:59 > 2:25:01# Got to be good-looking
2:25:01 > 2:25:04# Cos he's so hard to see
2:25:04 > 2:25:09# Come together right now
2:25:09 > 2:25:11# Over me
2:25:21 > 2:25:24# Come together, yeah
2:25:26 > 2:25:30# Come together, yeah
2:25:32 > 2:25:35# Come together, yeah
2:25:37 > 2:25:40# Come together, yeah
2:25:42 > 2:25:45# Come together, yeah
2:25:46 > 2:25:50# Come together, yeah
2:25:52 > 2:25:56# Come together, yeah. #
2:25:58 > 2:26:00APPLAUSE
2:26:00 > 2:26:05Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, the Arctic Monkeys.
2:26:07 > 2:26:09Mesdames et messieurs,
2:26:09 > 2:26:11veuillez accueillir le president
2:26:11 > 2:26:15du Comite d'organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques,
2:26:15 > 2:26:17Sebastian Coe,
2:26:17 > 2:26:20et le president du Comite international olympique,
2:26:20 > 2:26:22Jacques Rogge.
2:26:22 > 2:26:24Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
2:26:24 > 2:26:29the Chairman of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
2:26:29 > 2:26:30Sebastian Coe,
2:26:30 > 2:26:33and the President of the International Olympic Committee,
2:26:33 > 2:26:35Jacques Rogge.
2:26:35 > 2:26:38CHEERING
2:26:45 > 2:26:49Your Majesty, Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses,
2:26:49 > 2:26:54President Rogge, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.
2:26:54 > 2:26:59To everyone in this stadium attending our Opening Ceremony,
2:26:59 > 2:27:04to every athlete waiting, ready, prepared to take part in these Games,
2:27:04 > 2:27:10to everyone in every city and village in the world watching as we begin,
2:27:10 > 2:27:12welcome to London.
2:27:12 > 2:27:15CHEERING
2:27:21 > 2:27:26Welcome. Welcome to the 2012 Olympic Games.
2:27:26 > 2:27:29Welcome from every one of us.
2:27:29 > 2:27:33I have never been so proud to be British
2:27:33 > 2:27:36and to have been a part of the Olympic movement...
2:27:36 > 2:27:39CHEERING
2:27:43 > 2:27:45..as I am on this day,
2:27:45 > 2:27:47at this moment.
2:27:47 > 2:27:50The Olympics brings together the people of the world
2:27:50 > 2:27:52in harmony and friendship and peace,
2:27:52 > 2:27:57to celebrate what is best about mankind.
2:27:57 > 2:27:59All my life, I have loved sport.
2:27:59 > 2:28:02You have to love sport to compete at it.
2:28:02 > 2:28:05There is a truth to sport,
2:28:05 > 2:28:07a purity, a drama,
2:28:07 > 2:28:09an intensity.
2:28:09 > 2:28:12A spirit that makes it irresistible to take part in
2:28:12 > 2:28:15and irresistible to watch.
2:28:15 > 2:28:19London 2012 seeks to capture all of this.
2:28:19 > 2:28:23London 2012 will inspire a generation.
2:28:23 > 2:28:29In every Olympic sport, there is all that matters in life.
2:28:29 > 2:28:32Humans stretched to the limit of their abilities,
2:28:32 > 2:28:34inspired by what they can achieve,
2:28:34 > 2:28:38driven by their talent to work harder than they can believe possible.
2:28:38 > 2:28:44Living for the moment, but making an indelible mark upon history.
2:28:44 > 2:28:48To the athletes gathered here on the eve of this great endeavour,
2:28:48 > 2:28:53I say that to you is given something precious and irreplaceable.
2:28:53 > 2:28:58To run faster, to jump higher, to be stronger.
2:28:58 > 2:29:02To my fellow countrymen, I say thank you.
2:29:02 > 2:29:04Thank you for making all this possible.
2:29:04 > 2:29:06CHEERING
2:29:17 > 2:29:20In the next two weeks, we will show all that has made London
2:29:20 > 2:29:23one of the greatest cities in the world.
2:29:23 > 2:29:26CHEERING
2:29:30 > 2:29:35The only city to have welcomed the Games three times.
2:29:35 > 2:29:38CHEERING
2:29:40 > 2:29:44Each time we have done it, the world faced turbulence and trouble,
2:29:44 > 2:29:48and each time, the Games have been a triumph.
2:29:48 > 2:29:51Our history as a thriving commercial centre,
2:29:51 > 2:29:55as a place where the people of all nations have, for centuries,
2:29:55 > 2:29:59come to meet as a city which never stands still.
2:29:59 > 2:30:03This history has prepared us for today.
2:30:03 > 2:30:07For us, too, for every Briton, just as the competitors,
2:30:07 > 2:30:10this is our time.
2:30:10 > 2:30:12CHEERING
2:30:19 > 2:30:24And one day, we will tell our children and our grandchildren
2:30:24 > 2:30:28that when our time came, we did it right.
2:30:28 > 2:30:30CHEERING
2:30:36 > 2:30:39Let us determine, all of us, all over the world,
2:30:39 > 2:30:44that London 2012 will see the very best of us.
2:30:50 > 2:30:51It now gives me great pleasure
2:30:51 > 2:30:55to introduce the President of the International Olympic Committee,
2:30:55 > 2:30:58Dr Jacques Rogge.
2:30:58 > 2:31:02APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:31:08 > 2:31:15Your Majesty, Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses,
2:31:15 > 2:31:19distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.
2:31:19 > 2:31:23In just a few moments,
2:31:23 > 2:31:29the Olympic Games will officially return to London for the third time,
2:31:29 > 2:31:32setting an unmatched record for hosting the Games
2:31:32 > 2:31:35that spans more than a century.
2:31:37 > 2:31:39CHEERING
2:31:42 > 2:31:46Thank you. Thank you, London, for welcoming the world
2:31:46 > 2:31:51to this diverse, vibrant, cosmopolitan city yet again.
2:31:51 > 2:31:54CHEERING
2:31:56 > 2:32:00It has taken a lot of hard work by many people
2:32:00 > 2:32:02to get us to this point.
2:32:02 > 2:32:08I want to thank the entire team at the London Organising Committee,
2:32:08 > 2:32:13superbly led by Lord Coe, for their excellent and hard work.
2:32:13 > 2:32:16APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:32:22 > 2:32:27I also want to thank all the public authorities who have helped ensure
2:32:27 > 2:32:32that these Games will leave a lasting positive legacy
2:32:32 > 2:32:35long after the Closing Ceremony.
2:32:35 > 2:32:39And, of course, we are all grateful
2:32:39 > 2:32:42to the thousands of dedicated volunteers
2:32:42 > 2:32:46who have been so generous...
2:32:46 > 2:32:48CHEERING
2:33:01 > 2:33:04CHEERING CONTINUES
2:33:10 > 2:33:15..who have been so generous with their time, their energy
2:33:15 > 2:33:17and their welcoming smiles.
2:33:19 > 2:33:22For the first time in Olympic history,
2:33:22 > 2:33:27all the participating teams will have had female athletes,
2:33:27 > 2:33:32and this is a major boost for gender equality.
2:33:32 > 2:33:35CHEERING
2:33:49 > 2:33:55In a sense, the Olympic Games are coming home tonight.
2:33:55 > 2:33:58CHEERING
2:34:01 > 2:34:04This great sports-loving country
2:34:04 > 2:34:09is widely recognised as the birthplace of modern sport.
2:34:11 > 2:34:13APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:34:14 > 2:34:20It was here that the concept of sportsmanship and fair play
2:34:20 > 2:34:24were first codified into clear rules and regulations.
2:34:25 > 2:34:30It was here that sport was included as an educational tool
2:34:30 > 2:34:33in the school curriculum.
2:34:33 > 2:34:37The British app... CHEERING
2:34:37 > 2:34:39The British approach to sport
2:34:39 > 2:34:44had a profound influence on Pierre de Coubertin, our founder,
2:34:44 > 2:34:47as he developed the framework for the modern Olympic movement
2:34:47 > 2:34:50at the close of the 19th century.
2:34:51 > 2:34:54The values that inspired de Coubertin
2:34:54 > 2:34:57will come to life over the next 17 days
2:34:57 > 2:35:00as the world's best athletes compete
2:35:00 > 2:35:03in a spirit of friendship, respect and fair play.
2:35:05 > 2:35:08APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:35:13 > 2:35:16I congratulate all of the athletes
2:35:16 > 2:35:19who have earned a place at these Games.
2:35:19 > 2:35:23CHEERING
2:35:28 > 2:35:31And to the athletes,
2:35:31 > 2:35:34I offer this thought.
2:35:34 > 2:35:39Your talent, your dedication and commitment brought you here,
2:35:39 > 2:35:45now you have a chance to become true Olympians.
2:35:45 > 2:35:49That honour is determined not by whether you win,
2:35:49 > 2:35:51but by how you compete.
2:35:53 > 2:35:55CHEERING
2:36:02 > 2:36:06Character counts far more than medals.
2:36:06 > 2:36:12Reject doping, respect your opponents,
2:36:12 > 2:36:15remember that you're all role models.
2:36:15 > 2:36:19If you do that, you will inspire a generation.
2:36:19 > 2:36:23APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:36:30 > 2:36:36Ces Jeux sont porteurs de beaucoup d'espoirs.
2:36:36 > 2:36:43Espoir d'entente et de paix entre les 204 Comites Nationaux Olympiques.
2:36:43 > 2:36:49Espoir de voir les jeunes generations s'inspirer des valeurs du sport.
2:36:49 > 2:36:54Espoir que ces Jeux puissent contribuer au developpement durable.
2:36:54 > 2:36:59Chers athletes, faites-nous rever.
2:36:59 > 2:37:01Dear athletes, make us dream.
2:37:03 > 2:37:08I now have the honour to ask Her Majesty the Queen
2:37:08 > 2:37:11to open the Games of the 30th Olympiad. Thank you.
2:37:11 > 2:37:15APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:37:26 > 2:37:29I declare open the Games of London,
2:37:29 > 2:37:34celebrating the 30th Olympiad of the modern era.
2:37:35 > 2:37:38FANFARE
2:37:54 > 2:37:58Mesdames et messieurs, le drapeau olympique.
2:37:58 > 2:38:01Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic flag.
2:38:08 > 2:38:11The flag is carried by...
2:38:11 > 2:38:16Doreen Lawrence. We salute her tireless thirst for justice.
2:38:21 > 2:38:25UN Goodwill Ambassador Haile Gebrselassie.
2:38:25 > 2:38:28We applaud his fight against poverty.
2:38:34 > 2:38:39Sally Becker, Goodwill Ambassador for Children of Peace.
2:38:39 > 2:38:40We salute her courage.
2:38:45 > 2:38:50Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.
2:38:56 > 2:39:01Winner of the Nobel Prize, Leymah Gbowee, a great peacemaker.
2:39:08 > 2:39:14Shami Chakrabati, the founder of Liberty. We salute her integrity.
2:39:25 > 2:39:31Daniel Barenboim, who brings harmony in place of discord.
2:39:43 > 2:39:48Marina Silva, United Nations Champion of the Earth.
2:40:34 > 2:40:37The discipline of a great athlete demands respect, confidence,
2:40:37 > 2:40:42conviction, dedication, generosity and spiritual strength.
2:40:42 > 2:40:49These virtues are represented here for us tonight by Mr Muhammad Ali.
2:40:49 > 2:40:54CHEERING
2:41:17 > 2:41:22The greatest, Muhammad Ali, leading the nine flag bearers,
2:41:22 > 2:41:27representing our common aspiration to be the best we can be.
2:41:27 > 2:41:31Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the Olympic Anthem.
2:41:31 > 2:41:34MUSIC: The Olympic Anthem
2:43:23 > 2:43:26APPLAUSE
2:43:36 > 2:43:41Earlier, we saw David Beckham, football legend,
2:43:41 > 2:43:45bringing the torch past Tower Bridge.
2:43:45 > 2:43:51Now they've turned into Limehouse Cut, the oldest canal in London.
2:43:51 > 2:43:53And they're approaching rapidly.
2:43:56 > 2:43:59The big question is, of course,
2:43:59 > 2:44:04who will take possession of this torch
2:44:04 > 2:44:06when it gets to the Olympic Park itself?
2:44:06 > 2:44:08That's the next great mystery,
2:44:08 > 2:44:11and we can see that lone figure there.
2:44:11 > 2:44:14That's a remarkable silhouette for us.
2:44:14 > 2:44:16But now we know exactly who it is.
2:44:16 > 2:44:20We do. Our greatest Olympian of all time,
2:44:20 > 2:44:23Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave.
2:44:36 > 2:44:38The beautiful torches, of course,
2:44:38 > 2:44:41are now very familiar features on our television screens,
2:44:41 > 2:44:43having seen that 70-day relay.
2:44:43 > 2:44:50Steve Redgrave takes possession of this torch and will bring it
2:44:50 > 2:44:55into the stadium, ready for the lighting of the cauldron.
2:44:55 > 2:44:58But the location of the cauldron is also a mystery.
2:45:03 > 2:45:05He needs to cross the canal.
2:45:15 > 2:45:17In the name of all the competitors,
2:45:17 > 2:45:21I promise that we shall take part in the Olympic Games,
2:45:21 > 2:45:25respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them,
2:45:25 > 2:45:30committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs,
2:45:30 > 2:45:34in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of the sport
2:45:34 > 2:45:37and the honour of our teams.
2:45:37 > 2:45:40APPLAUSE
2:45:40 > 2:45:44Mesdames et messieurs, Mik Basi, arbitre de jeux de box
2:45:44 > 2:45:47va preter le sermon olympique au nom de tous les judges.
2:45:47 > 2:45:51Ladies and gentlemen, to take the Olympic oath on behalf
2:45:51 > 2:45:58of all judges, Mik Basi, Olympic boxing referee and judge.
2:45:58 > 2:46:00In the name of all the judges and officials,
2:46:00 > 2:46:03I promise that we shall officiate in these Olympic Games
2:46:03 > 2:46:07with complete impartiality, respecting and abiding by the rules
2:46:07 > 2:46:11which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship.
2:46:11 > 2:46:15Mik was born in the Olympic host borough of Newham.
2:46:15 > 2:46:18Eric Farrell, entraineur de canoe-kayak,
2:46:18 > 2:46:23course en ligne, va preter le sermon olympique au nom de tous les entraineurs.
2:46:23 > 2:46:27Ladies and gentlemen, to take the Olympic oath on behalf
2:46:27 > 2:46:30of all coaches, Eric Farrell, MBE,
2:46:30 > 2:46:33Olympic canoe sprint coach.
2:46:36 > 2:46:38In the name of all the coaches
2:46:38 > 2:46:41and other members of the athletes' entourage,
2:46:41 > 2:46:46I promise that we shall commit ourselves to ensuring
2:46:46 > 2:46:51that the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play is fully adhered to
2:46:51 > 2:46:58and upheld in accordance with the fundamental principles of Olympism.
2:46:58 > 2:47:00APPLAUSE
2:47:23 > 2:47:28Mesdames et messieurs, apres 20,600 kilometres,
2:47:28 > 2:47:33la torche olympique est sur le point d'entrer dans le stade
2:47:33 > 2:47:39encadree par une garde d'honneur des hommes et des femmes qui ont construit le parc olympique.
2:47:39 > 2:47:44Ladies and gentlemen, after travelling 12,800 miles,
2:47:44 > 2:47:48the Olympic torch is about to enter the stadium,
2:47:48 > 2:47:53witnessed by an honour guard of 500 of the men and women
2:47:53 > 2:47:55who built the Olympic Park.
2:47:55 > 2:47:59APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
2:48:02 > 2:48:06Mesdames et messieurs, la flamme olympique!
2:48:06 > 2:48:10Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic flame!
2:48:10 > 2:48:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:48:12 > 2:48:14The moment has arrived,
2:48:14 > 2:48:20Sir Steve Redgrave is the man chosen to bring the flame into the park.
2:48:20 > 2:48:24Fitting that the construction workers are here
2:48:24 > 2:48:26to share in this joyful moment.
2:48:34 > 2:48:38Portant la flamme jusqu'au stade, Sir Steve Redgrave!
2:48:38 > 2:48:42Carrying the Olympic flame to the stadium, Sir Steve Redgrave!
2:48:49 > 2:48:51Waiting for Sir Steve,
2:48:51 > 2:48:56a group of young athletes, promising young athletes,
2:48:56 > 2:49:00the next generation, been nominated for this very special role tonight.
2:49:02 > 2:49:07London is making good on its promise to inspire a generation.
2:49:07 > 2:49:09And what better way than this?
2:49:09 > 2:49:14MUSIC: "Caliban's Dream" by Rick Smith
2:49:37 > 2:49:45# And the rain tossed about us in the garden of the world
2:49:45 > 2:49:49# But a flame arrives to guide us
2:49:49 > 2:49:55# Cast in gold between the anvils of the stars
2:49:55 > 2:50:01# Watching over all your children in the rain
2:50:01 > 2:50:05# And the streets where I remember
2:50:05 > 2:50:11# Where the fire lights are candle souls again
2:50:13 > 2:50:17# Affirming flame
2:50:17 > 2:50:20# Hear me call
2:50:22 > 2:50:27# Through the darkness Hear it call to us all
2:50:29 > 2:50:33# And stir again
2:50:33 > 2:50:37# This beating heart
2:50:37 > 2:50:39# Come to care
2:51:26 > 2:51:30Seven great British Olympic heroes.
2:51:30 > 2:51:32The symbolic act,
2:51:32 > 2:51:34presenting torches.
2:51:34 > 2:51:38Mesdames et messieurs, representant les olympians britaniques,
2:51:38 > 2:51:43260 des medallieurs d'or, d'argent et de bronze britaniques
2:51:43 > 2:51:46d'ete et d'hiver depuis 1948.
2:51:46 > 2:51:51Ladies and gentlemen, representing Britain's Olympians,
2:51:51 > 2:51:56260 of Britain's gold, silver and bronze medallists
2:51:56 > 2:52:02from Summer and Winter Olympic Games since 1948.
2:52:02 > 2:52:05APPLAUSE
2:52:08 > 2:52:11Some of our finest Olympians
2:52:11 > 2:52:15saluting the new generation on their sporting journey.
2:52:15 > 2:52:20# Always lead us from the dark though we may fall
2:52:25 > 2:52:30# We will fly
2:52:34 > 2:52:38# And with love
2:52:41 > 2:52:47# Ever call. #
2:52:47 > 2:52:51And this is what they meant by "inspire a generation".
2:52:51 > 2:52:57The transfer of the privilege and the honour of lighting the cauldron.
2:52:57 > 2:53:00Seven Great British Olympic heroes
2:53:00 > 2:53:04offering that honour to these young athletes.
2:53:04 > 2:53:07Literally passing the torch.
2:53:07 > 2:53:10Our first glimpse of the cauldron.
2:53:23 > 2:53:27Designed by Thomas Heatherwick,
2:53:27 > 2:53:29it really is a stunning work of art.
2:53:34 > 2:53:38One of the most closely guarded secrets of this whole ceremony.
2:53:40 > 2:53:45The young athletes touch the cauldron with the torches.
2:53:47 > 2:53:49And the flames spread.
2:53:59 > 2:54:02Now we see what the copper petals were all about.
2:54:07 > 2:54:09More than 200 of them...
2:54:11 > 2:54:13..now burning brightly.
2:54:25 > 2:54:27The long, elegant stems...
2:54:29 > 2:54:33..gently rising, converging...
2:54:35 > 2:54:38..to form one great flame of unity.
2:54:38 > 2:54:39It really is beautiful.
2:54:41 > 2:54:45A symbol of the peaceful coming together of nations
2:54:45 > 2:54:47at the Olympic Games.
2:55:11 > 2:55:14CHEERING
2:55:14 > 2:55:15That really is a triumph.
2:55:18 > 2:55:22Breathtaking in its beauty and its ambition.
2:55:36 > 2:55:40So the Olympic flame entrusted to a new generation.
2:55:46 > 2:55:51MUSIC: "Eclipse" by Pink Floyd
2:55:51 > 2:55:53# All that you touch
2:55:54 > 2:55:56# And all that you see
2:55:56 > 2:55:59# All that you taste
2:55:59 > 2:56:01# All you feel
2:56:01 > 2:56:04# And all that you love
2:56:04 > 2:56:06# And all that you hate
2:56:06 > 2:56:09# All you distrust
2:56:10 > 2:56:12# All you save
2:56:12 > 2:56:14# And all that you give
2:56:14 > 2:56:17# And all that you deal
2:56:17 > 2:56:19# All that you buy
2:56:19 > 2:56:22# Beg, borrow or steal
2:56:22 > 2:56:25# And all you create
2:56:25 > 2:56:27# And all you destroy
2:56:27 > 2:56:30# And all that you do
2:56:30 > 2:56:33# And all that you say
2:56:33 > 2:56:36# And all that you eat
2:56:36 > 2:56:38- # And everyone you meet - Everyone you meet
2:56:38 > 2:56:41# And all that you slight
2:56:41 > 2:56:43# And everyone you fight
2:56:43 > 2:56:46# And all that is now
2:56:46 > 2:56:48# And all that is gone
2:56:48 > 2:56:51# And all that's to come
2:56:51 > 2:56:56# And everything under the sun is in tune
2:56:56 > 2:57:00# But the sun is eclipsed by the moon... #
2:57:16 > 2:57:19MUSIC: "The End" by The Beatles
2:57:21 > 2:57:24# And in the end
2:57:25 > 2:57:28# The love you take
2:57:28 > 2:57:31# Is equal to
2:57:31 > 2:57:37# The love you make
2:57:39 > 2:57:42# Ah-ha
2:57:43 > 2:57:45# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
2:57:45 > 2:57:51# Yeah, yeah, yeah!
2:57:53 > 2:57:56# Woo! #
2:57:56 > 2:57:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:58:01 > 2:58:04BELL TOLLS
2:58:06 > 2:58:09Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen,
2:58:09 > 2:58:11Paul McCartney!
2:58:11 > 2:58:14MUSIC: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
2:58:14 > 2:58:20# Hey Jude, don't make it bad
2:58:21 > 2:58:27# Take a sad song and make it better
2:58:28 > 2:58:33# Remember to let her into your heart
2:58:33 > 2:58:39# Then you can start to make it better
2:58:40 > 2:58:43# Hey Jude
2:58:43 > 2:58:46# Don't be afraid
2:58:47 > 2:58:52# You were made to go out and get her
2:58:54 > 2:58:58# The minute you let her under your skin
2:58:58 > 2:59:04# Then you begin to make it better
2:59:07 > 2:59:10# And any time you feel the pain
2:59:10 > 2:59:13# Hey Jude, refrain
2:59:13 > 2:59:20# Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
2:59:22 > 2:59:29# For, well, you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
2:59:29 > 2:59:35# By making his world a little colder
2:59:37 > 2:59:40# Na na na na na
2:59:40 > 2:59:42# Na na na na na
2:59:45 > 2:59:46# Hey Jude
2:59:48 > 2:59:50# Don't let me down
2:59:51 > 2:59:54# You have found her
2:59:54 > 2:59:57# Now go and get her
2:59:58 > 3:00:03# Remember to let her into your heart
3:00:03 > 3:00:08# Then you can start to make it better
3:00:11 > 3:00:14# So let it out and let it in
3:00:14 > 3:00:17# Hey Jude, begin
3:00:19 > 3:00:25# You're waiting for someone to perform with
3:00:27 > 3:00:30# And don't you know that it's just you
3:00:30 > 3:00:34# Hey Jude, you'll do
3:00:34 > 3:00:37# The movement you need
3:00:37 > 3:00:40# Is on your shoulder
3:00:42 > 3:00:44# Na na na na
3:00:44 > 3:00:46# Na na na na
3:00:50 > 3:00:52# Hey Jude
3:00:52 > 3:00:55# Don't make it bad
3:00:56 > 3:01:02# Take a sad song and make it better
3:01:03 > 3:01:07# Remember to let her under your skin
3:01:07 > 3:01:13# Then you begin to make it better
3:01:13 > 3:01:16# Better, better, better
3:01:16 > 3:01:21# Better, better, wow!
3:01:21 > 3:01:25# Na na na na-na na-na
3:01:25 > 3:01:29# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:01:32 > 3:01:38# Na na na na-na na-na
3:01:38 > 3:01:42# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:01:42 > 3:01:44# Judy, Judy, don't let me down!
3:01:44 > 3:01:50# Na na na na-na na-na
3:01:50 > 3:01:54# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:01:54 > 3:01:57# Sing a sad song, make it better
3:01:57 > 3:01:59# Yeah, yeah, yeah
3:01:59 > 3:02:02# Na na na na-na na-na
3:02:02 > 3:02:07# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:02:07 > 3:02:09# Oh, yeah, let the people sing. #
3:02:11 > 3:02:15- CROWD:- # Na na na na-na na-na
3:02:15 > 3:02:19# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:02:19 > 3:02:23Come on, sing it! You sound so good tonight!
3:02:23 > 3:02:27# Na na na na-na na-na
3:02:27 > 3:02:32# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:02:32 > 3:02:37OK, now just the men, just the fellas, come on, men.
3:02:37 > 3:02:40# Na na na na-na na-na
3:02:40 > 3:02:45# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:02:45 > 3:02:48One more time, just the men, come on, boys.
3:02:48 > 3:02:53# Na na na na-na na-na
3:02:53 > 3:02:58# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:02:58 > 3:03:01OK, now just the women, just the girls, come on.
3:03:01 > 3:03:06# Na na na na-na na-na
3:03:06 > 3:03:11# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:03:11 > 3:03:13One more time, just the girls.
3:03:13 > 3:03:19# Na na na na-na na-na
3:03:19 > 3:03:23# Na-na na-na, hey Jude. #
3:03:23 > 3:03:25Everybody all together, come on!
3:03:25 > 3:03:31# Na na na na-na na-na
3:03:31 > 3:03:35# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:03:35 > 3:03:39# Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, come on!
3:03:39 > 3:03:44# Na na na na-na na-na
3:03:44 > 3:03:48# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:03:51 > 3:03:56# Na na na na-na na-na
3:03:56 > 3:04:00# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:04:00 > 3:04:04# Everybody, all around the world!
3:04:04 > 3:04:06# Oh, yeah!
3:04:06 > 3:04:09# Na na na na-na na-na
3:04:09 > 3:04:13# Na-na na-na, hey Jude
3:04:13 > 3:04:15# I can't stop it!
3:04:15 > 3:04:17# Keep on rolling!
3:04:17 > 3:04:22# Keep on rolling, oh yeah!
3:04:22 > 3:04:27# Na-na na-na, hey Jude, yeah!
3:04:27 > 3:04:31# Everybody, all around the world
3:04:31 > 3:04:34# Na na na na-na na-na
3:04:34 > 3:04:36# Na-na na-na
3:04:36 > 3:04:42# Hey Jude. #
3:04:42 > 3:04:47You were great, you were great, you were all great.
3:04:47 > 3:04:50Welcome to London!
3:05:00 > 3:05:04Nous esperons que vous avez passe une soiree formidable
3:05:04 > 3:05:06et vous souhaitons un bon retour.
3:05:06 > 3:05:14Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you enjoy the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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