:00:01. > :00:11.years ago. We are just seconds away from the sounding of the Great
:00:11. > :00:11.
:00:11. > :02:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:02:06. > :02:16.MUSIC: "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who by Captain Algernon Drummond
:02:16. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:04.MUSIC: "God Save The Queen" MUSIC: "London Calling"
:03:04. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:11.MUSIC: "Smile"by Lily Allen
:03:11. > :03:21.MUSIC: "Map Of The Problematique"by Muse
:03:21. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:48.CROWD COUNTS DOWN
:03:48. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:02.Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to London
:04:02. > :04:12.and the Games of the 30th Olympiad with a very special guest...
:04:12. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:15.Bradley
:04:15. > :04:24.Bradley Wiggins!
:04:24. > :04:24.HAZEL
:04:24. > :04:25.HAZEL IRVINE:
:04:25. > :04:26.HAZEL IRVINE: Congratulations,
:04:26. > :04:26.HAZEL IRVINE: Congratulations, Bradley.
:04:26. > :04:27.Bradley. A
:04:27. > :04:28.Bradley. A yellow
:04:28. > :04:32.Bradley. A yellow jersey
:04:32. > :04:37.Bradley. A yellow jersey winner. The first man from his isles to do
:04:37. > :04:47.so. Tour de France winner. In the best British tradition, Bradley,
:04:47. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:22.HUW EDWARDS: Flying into the mid- # On England's
:05:22. > :05:49.
:05:49. > :05:59.# Shine forth # But come ye back
:05:59. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:07.# 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
:06:07. > :06:17.# Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy I love you so... #
:06:17. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:27.# O Flower of Scotland When will we see your like again
:06:27. > :06:35.# That fought and died for your wee bit hill and glen
:06:35. > :06:41.# And stood against him Proud Edward's Army
:06:41. > :06:51.# And sent him homeward to think again... #
:06:51. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:02.# Guide me, O thou great redeemer Pilgrim through this barren land
:07:02. > :07:12.# I am weak, but thou art mighty Hold me with thy powerful hand
:07:12. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:22.# Bread of heaven, bread of heaven Feed me till I want no more
:07:22. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:32.# Feed me till I want no more... #
:07:32. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:44.# Bring me my arrows of desire
:07:44. > :07:51.# Bring me my spear! O clouds unfold
:07:51. > :07:58.# Bring me my chariot of fire
:07:58. > :08:05.# I will not cease from mental fight
:08:05. > :08:11.# Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
:08:11. > :08:17.# Till we have built Jerusalem
:08:18. > :08:27.# In England's green and pleasant land. #
:08:28. > :08:39.
:08:40. > :08:43.Be not afeared.
:08:43. > :08:48.Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
:08:48. > :08:53.Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
:08:53. > :08:59.Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
:08:59. > :09:03.Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
:09:03. > :09:07.That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
:09:07. > :09:12.Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
:09:12. > :09:18.The clouds me thought would open and show riches
:09:18. > :09:28.Ready to drop upon me that, when I waked, I cried to dream again.
:09:28. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:42.MUSIC: "Nimrod"by Sir Edward Elgar
:09:42. > :09:42.HUW
:09:42. > :09:44.HUW EDWARDS:
:09:44. > :09:49.HUW EDWARDS: Isambard
:09:49. > :09:59.HUW EDWARDS: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, played by Kenneth Branagh.
:09:59. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:13.The words from Shakespeare's The MUSIC: "Pandemonium"
:10:13. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:26.His words heralding the chaos and the noise of the Industrial
:10:26. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:47.Revolution. The brutal uprooting of MUSIC: "Pandemonium"
:10:47. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :11:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:11:47. > :11:51.A volunteer cast conveying the thrill and destruction of the fear
:11:51. > :12:01.of the Industrial Revolution when Britain became the workshop of the
:12:01. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :12:37.world. Dame Evelyn Glennie leading HAZEL IRVINE: Dame Evelyn Glennie
:12:37. > :12:42.feels the music and it vibrates through her feet, she says. Here in
:12:42. > :12:52.the stadium, 80,000 people can feel the pounding energy pulsating
:12:52. > :13:13.
:13:13. > :13:23.through this stadium right now from MUSIC: "Pandemonium"
:13:23. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :14:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:14:27. > :14:32.Rising dramatically from the ground the smoking stacks and the chimneys
:14:32. > :14:39.which produced a lot of wealth, but which disfigured many towns and
:14:39. > :14:45.cities and transformed society. TREVOR NELSON: It is my kind of
:14:45. > :14:48.history lesson, Huw. If you are at home watching on TV and you have a
:14:48. > :14:58.remote control, turn it up a little bit and you will get a sense of
:14:58. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :15:28.what we are feeling here in the This selection is called
:15:28. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:12.The suffragettes. Some of their descendants, as we've already seen,
:16:12. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:28.are in the Ceredigion tonight. -- In all of this fury and all of this
:16:28. > :16:33.tumult, there will be a sudden pause to remember the fallen of two
:16:33. > :16:43.world wars and all other conflicts. A moment of remembrance for all
:16:43. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :19:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:19:37. > :19:42.In stark contrast, a splash of vivid colour from the age of The
:19:42. > :19:50.Beatles, representing the social and cultural change of the 1960s, a
:19:50. > :20:00.theme we will return to later. The Windrush, the ship that brought the
:20:00. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:22.first West Indian immigrants to The grand site offers Chelsea
:20:22. > :20:32.Pensioners, another reminder of the debt owed to members of the armed
:20:32. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:10.Brunel surveys the scene and takes in the ever growing signs of wealth
:21:10. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:25.The pearly kings and queens of London, the other Royal Family, as
:21:25. > :21:25.
:21:25. > :23:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:23:13. > :23:16.Out of this seething tableau of people, the scale of it is
:23:16. > :23:21.breathtaking, organised chaos and in the midst of the heat and the
:23:21. > :23:26.effort and the smell, actual smell in the stadium, they are producing
:23:26. > :23:36.something very special. Forging a moment and an image that will live
:23:36. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:05.And against the backdrop of industrial turmoil, a cloud of
:24:05. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :25:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:25:02. > :25:06.sparks and steam, the Olympic rings Dazzling beauty, for five
:25:06. > :25:16.interlocking rings presenting the Union of five continents and the
:25:16. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:30.meeting of the world's athletes at Surely one of the most dynamic
:25:30. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:48.opening sequences we have ever seen MUSIC: "Arrival Of The Queen
:25:48. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :27:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:27:16. > :27:26.Good evening, Mr Bond. Good evening, MUSIC: "Music For The Royal
:27:26. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :28:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:28:43. > :28:53.MUSIC: "The Dambusters March" MUSIC: "The Dambusters March"
:28:53. > :28:53.
:28:53. > :29:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:29:52. > :30:02.The film, happy and glorious, specially made by the BBC. It
:30:02. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:19.suggests a royal arrival unlike any MUSIC: "James Bond Theme"
:30:19. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :30:53.pour l'arrivee de sa Majeste la reine et le Duc d'Edimbourg
:30:53. > :30:58.accompagne par le president du Comite International Olympique, Jacques Rogge.
:30:58. > :31:05.Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
:31:05. > :31:15.accompanied by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge.
:31:15. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:16.Her
:31:16. > :31:16.Her Majesty
:31:16. > :31:20.Her Majesty the
:31:20. > :31:25.Her Majesty the Queen in the Diamond Jubilee year proving that
:31:25. > :31:35.she certainly has a sense of humour and preparing to open these Games,
:31:35. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:52.as her father did back in 1948 and des representants des corps d'armee
:31:52. > :31:53.
:31:53. > :31:56.Ladies and gentlemen, the Union flag is raised by representatives
:31:56. > :32:06.from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.
:32:06. > :32:22.
:32:22. > :32:22.12
:32:22. > :32:23.12 servicemen
:32:23. > :32:25.12 servicemen and
:32:25. > :32:28.12 servicemen and women representing all members of the
:32:28. > :32:38.Armed Forces who are now making such an important contribution, of
:32:38. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :32:55.course, to these Olympic Games, Servicemen and women led by
:32:55. > :32:59.Squadron Leader Lambert of RAF Brize Norton. The Flag carried by
:32:59. > :33:05.Gunner Bateman, King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, by Flight
:33:05. > :33:15.Lieutenant Cadman, RAF Cranwell, Marine Edwards, Commando Logistic
:33:15. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:23.Regiment, Colour Sergeant Hiscock of RM Poole, Corporal Robbins of
:33:23. > :33:26.veuillez vous lever pour l'hymne chante en langage de signe
:33:26. > :33:29.pour les enfants sourds et entendants.
:33:29. > :33:32.Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the National Anthem of the United Kingdom,
:33:33. > :33:42.performed by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children.
:33:42. > :33:46.# God save our gracious Queen
:33:46. > :33:50.# Long live our noble Queen
:33:50. > :33:55.# God save the Queen
:33:55. > :34:00.# Send her victorious
:34:00. > :34:05.# Happy and glorious
:34:05. > :34:10.# Long to reign over us
:34:10. > :34:15.# God save the Queen
:34:15. > :34:20.# Thy choicest gifts in store
:34:20. > :34:24.# On her be pleased to pour
:34:24. > :34:29.# Long may she reign
:34:29. > :34:34.# May she defend our laws
:34:34. > :34:39.# And ever give us cause
:34:39. > :34:43.# To sing with heart and voice
:34:43. > :34:53.# God save the Queen. #
:34:53. > :34:57.
:34:57. > :34:57.The
:34:57. > :35:00.The National
:35:00. > :35:04.The National Anthem
:35:04. > :35:14.The National Anthem sung by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and
:35:14. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:34.MUSIC: "Tubular Bells" Mesdames et messieurs,
:35:34. > :35:38.Mike Oldfiield, le personnel des services de sante britanniques
:35:38. > :35:41.et nos invites honnores, les patients et le personnel de l'hopital de Great Ormond Street.
:35:41. > :35:45.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mike Oldfield, the staff of the National Health Service
:35:45. > :35:54.and our very special guests, the patients and staff of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
:35:54. > :35:54.Hearing Children. A
:35:54. > :35:58.Hearing Children. A big
:35:58. > :36:01.Hearing Children. A big cheer
:36:01. > :36:05.Hearing Children. A big cheer for the staff and some patients of the
:36:05. > :36:09.Health Service, just founded after the Second World War, regarded with
:36:09. > :36:19.great affection by so many British people. Mike Oldfield, whose first
:36:19. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:25.album sold more than 17 million HAZEL IRVINE: The name of this
:36:26. > :36:35.section Second to the right, and straight on till morning - they
:36:36. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :39:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:39:17. > :39:27.were the directions Peter Pan gave MUSIC: "Tubular Bells"
:39:27. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.Quietly to the land of dreams and into the magic of children's
:40:08. > :40:10.
:40:10. > :40:20.the Neverland is the snuggest with tedious distances
:40:20. > :40:26.When you play at it by day with the but in the two minutes
:40:26. > :40:36.MUSIC: "Tubular Bells"by Mike Oldfield
:40:36. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :40:39.JK
:40:39. > :40:40.JK Rowling,
:40:40. > :40:44.JK Rowling, arguably
:40:44. > :40:54.JK Rowling, arguably the most successful British writer in
:40:54. > :40:54.
:40:54. > :41:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:41:44. > :41:48.Here comes Voldemort, from the Harry Potter stories. That is one
:41:48. > :41:58.baddy you don't want to introduce your kids to too early. This is
:41:58. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:08.another, the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - surely
:42:08. > :42:35.
:42:35. > :42:41.TREVOR NELSON: I like the use of children in the show so far. Going
:42:41. > :42:47.to a hospital can be quite scary for kids. There is a quite a dark
:42:47. > :42:52.side to the ceremony. But the light around the hospital beds is like a
:42:52. > :42:57.big contradiction, you know. My cousin is in this scene somewhere.
:42:58. > :43:03.Most of the dancers are health workers - doctors, nurses - from
:43:03. > :43:13.the NHS. They have done very well to choreograph this with people who
:43:13. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :44:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:44:00. > :44:10.Here comes Mary Poppins to save the MUSIC: "In Dulci Jubilo"
:44:10. > :44:25.
:44:25. > :44:30.The audience are part of this ceremony. If you look at the light
:44:30. > :44:36.movement behind the performers, the audience are having a great time
:44:36. > :44:42.waving their pixels in their hands and taking part in the whole
:44:42. > :44:52.ceremony so far. There's been great vision. I wish I had one in my
:44:52. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :45:20.You will see what Trevor was calling "the pixels" there -
:45:20. > :45:28.everyone has a handset. They are controlled by a computer and they
:45:28. > :45:38.are connected by 40 miles of cabling. And they are going to
:45:38. > :45:38.
:45:38. > :46:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:46:42. > :46:50.The crowd here loved that tribute to the NHS and to the stars, both
:46:50. > :46:54.jovial and sinister, of children's literature. The 600 members of NHS
:46:54. > :47:00.staff and 300 children, quite rightly, soaking up the applause.
:47:00. > :47:09.It is worth saying that there are 7,500 volunteers in this cast. They
:47:09. > :47:13.have all spent about 150 hours each ce soir en hommage
:47:13. > :47:15.Ladies and gentleman, tonight, as a tribute to the British Film Industry,
:47:15. > :47:20.please welcome the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Chariots Of Fire.
:47:20. > :47:30.Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Simon Rattle.
:47:30. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :48:01.MUSIC: "Chariots Of Fire"by Vangelis
:48:01. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :50:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:50:21. > :50:31.MUSIC: "Chariots Of Fire"by Vangelis
:50:31. > :50:31.
:50:31. > :52:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:52:28. > :52:28.Sir Simon Rattle
:52:28. > :52:28.Sir Simon Rattle with
:52:28. > :52:30.Sir Simon Rattle with the
:52:30. > :52:35.Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra with a little
:52:35. > :52:45.help, if I can call it that, from Rowan Atkinson. Mr Bean has been
:52:45. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:53.shown in just about every territory If anyone is having any difficulty
:52:53. > :53:03.translating Danny Boyle's vision of British history, they will have no
:53:03. > :53:42.
:53:42. > :53:52.difficulty understanding that and said she heard
:53:52. > :54:07.
:54:07. > :54:12.Well, if you're watching, It is a soundtrack that spans four
:54:12. > :54:17.decades and it is in effect the story of the digital age. The
:54:17. > :54:27.digital messaging that connect people to each other. Right across
:54:27. > :54:32.
:54:32. > :54:42.# You're gonna miss the freak MUSIC: "Enola Gay"
:54:42. > :54:56.
:54:56. > :55:06.MUSIC: "Food, Glorious Food"by Lionel Bart
:55:06. > :55:30.
:55:30. > :55:36.MUSIC: "When I Was A Youngster"by Rizzle Kicks
:55:36. > :55:36.You
:55:36. > :55:36.You are
:55:36. > :55:46.You are going
:55:46. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:56.You are going nowhere dressed like # I never thought today
:55:56. > :55:59.# The second I got old enough to buy myself a cider can
:55:59. > :56:09.# Yeah, I was a smart little kid That side's departed me since
:56:09. > :56:11.
:56:11. > :56:13.I
:56:13. > :56:13.I think
:56:13. > :56:18.I think we
:56:18. > :56:24.I think we expected music to feature heavily in this show. The
:56:24. > :56:34.next four decades of music in a montage now. Try and name all of
:56:34. > :56:34.
:56:34. > :56:44.the song's! It is known in mean MUSIC: "Going Underground"
:56:44. > :56:45.
:56:45. > :56:48.# A show of strength # And I'm so happy
:56:48. > :56:50.# You want more money Of course I don't mind
:56:50. > :56:52.# To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
:56:52. > :56:55.# And the public gets what the public wants
:56:55. > :56:58.# But I want nothing this society's got
:56:58. > :57:01.# I'm going underground Going underground
:57:01. > :57:03.# Well, the brass bands play and feet start to pound
:57:03. > :57:09.# Going underground Going underground
:57:09. > :57:13.# Going underground Going underground
:57:13. > :57:16.# Well, let the boys all sing and the boys all shout
:57:16. > :57:20.# Going underground Going underground
:57:20. > :57:22.# Going underground Going underground
:57:22. > :57:28.# For tomorrow. #
:57:28. > :57:38.MUSIC: "Wonderful Tonight"by Eric Clapton
:57:38. > :57:38.
:57:39. > :57:48.She's gorgeous. She's absolutely gorgeous!
:57:49. > :57:56.
:57:56. > :58:06.MUSIC: "My Generation"by The Who
:58:06. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:25.MUSIC: "Satisfaction"by The Rolling Stones
:58:25. > :58:38.
:58:38. > :58:48.MUSIC: "My Boy Lollipop"by Millie
:58:48. > :58:55.
:58:55. > :59:05.MUSIC: "All DayAnd All Of The Night" by The Kinks
:59:05. > :59:05.
:59:05. > :59:15.MUSIC: "She Loves You"by The Beatles
:59:15. > :59:30.
:59:30. > :59:31.Not
:59:31. > :59:31.Not the
:59:31. > :59:34.Not the first
:59:34. > :59:44.Not the first time you will hear from The Beatles in the show
:59:44. > :59:52.
:59:52. > :59:59.How you doing with naming every song? I have the advantage of
:59:59. > :00:03.seeing the rehearsals. It is easier to work out what is missing!
:00:03. > :00:11.can't please all of the people. Damned if you do, damned if you
:00:11. > :00:19.MUSIC: "Trampled Underfoot" MUSIC: "A Message To You, Rudy"
:00:19. > :00:29.MUSIC: "Starman"by David Bowie
:00:29. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:46.MUSIC: "Bohemian Rhapsody"by Queen
:00:46. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :00:55.MUSIC: "Pretty Vacant"by The Sex Pistols
:00:55. > :01:05.MUSIC: "Bohemian Rhapsody"by Queen
:01:05. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:48.MUSIC: "Pretty Vacant"by The Sex Pistols
:01:48. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:56.# Oh, we're so pretty Oh so pretty, we're vacant
:01:56. > :02:06.# Oh, we're so pretty Oh so pretty, we're vacant
:02:06. > :02:24.
:02:25. > :02:34.# Oh, we're so pretty Oh so pretty, we're vacant
:02:35. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:42.The
:02:42. > :02:42.The punk
:02:42. > :02:43.The punk era
:02:43. > :02:49.MUSIC: "Blue Monday" The punk era represented by the Sex
:02:49. > :02:55.Pistols there. There is a mosh pit. I don't see too much moshing going
:02:55. > :02:58.on over there! Danny Boyle worked very closely with the boys from The
:02:58. > :03:08.Underworld on the musical soundtrack on this show tonight. We
:03:08. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:24.MUSIC: "Relax" MUSIC: "Back To Life"
:03:24. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:37.MUSIC: "Step On"by The Happy Mondays
:03:37. > :03:47.MUSIC: "Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)" by Eurythmics
:03:47. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :03:58.They
:03:58. > :03:59.They are
:03:59. > :04:09.They are taking
:04:09. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:22.They are taking us on a trip from MUSIC: "Firestarter"
:04:22. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :05:03.MUSIC: "Born Slippy" The soundtrack to the film that
:05:03. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:07.Danny Boyle is famously known for, by Jaan Kenbrovin
:05:07. > :05:09.# They fly so high Nearly reach the sky
:05:09. > :05:13.# Then like my dreams they fade and die
:05:13. > :05:20.# Fortune's always hiding I've looked everywhere
:05:20. > :05:30.# I'm forever blowing bubbles Pretty bubbles in the air... #
:05:30. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:31.A
:05:32. > :05:32.A famous
:05:32. > :05:42.A famous West
:05:42. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:54.in fact while he was still with MUSIC: "Song 2"
:05:54. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:12.This is Danny Boyle's eight-time Oscar-winning feel good movie,
:06:12. > :06:15.# I wake up every day # Everythin' in my life
:06:15. > :06:16.# I act real shallow # And all I care about
:06:16. > :06:17.# A heavy bass line is my kind of silence
:06:17. > :06:18.# Everybody says that I gotta get a grip
:06:18. > :06:20.# But I let sanity give me the slip
:06:20. > :06:23.# Some people think I'm bonkers but I just think I'm free
:06:23. > :06:27.# Man, I'm just livin' my life There's nothin' crazy about me
:06:27. > :06:31.# Some people pay for thrills But I get mine for free
:06:31. > :06:41.# Man, I'm just livin' my life There's nothin' crazy about me... #
:06:41. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:53.MUSIC: "Nimma Nimma"by AR Rahman
:06:53. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :06:59.# I wake up every day It's a daydream
:06:59. > :07:00.# Everythin' in my life ain't what it seems
:07:01. > :07:02.# I wake up just to go back to sleep
:07:02. > :07:04.# I act real shallow but I'm in too deep
:07:04. > :07:06.# And all I care about is sex and violence
:07:06. > :07:08.# A heavy bass line is my kind of silence
:07:08. > :07:10.# Everybody says that I gotta get a grip
:07:10. > :07:17.# But I let sanity give me the slip
:07:17. > :07:17.Dizzee
:07:17. > :07:18.Dizzee Rascal,
:07:18. > :07:21.Dizzee Rascal, a
:07:21. > :07:31.Dizzee Rascal, a local boy. Arguably, the biggest moment of his
:07:31. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:48.MUSIC: "Valerie" MUSIC: "Uprising"
:07:48. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:17.MUSIC: "Random Antics"by Kano and Mikey J
:08:17. > :08:26.MUSIC: "Pass Out"by Tinie Tempah
:08:26. > :08:28.# Man, I'm just livin' my life There's nothin' crazy about me
:08:28. > :08:30.# Some people pay for thrills but I get mine for free
:08:30. > :08:38.# Man, I'm just livin' my life There's nothin' crazy about me. #
:08:38. > :08:39.It
:08:39. > :08:39.It is
:08:39. > :08:42.It is important
:08:42. > :08:47.It is important to note that grime music was born in East London. I
:08:47. > :08:57.suppose that is why he has had such a big part in the musical montage
:08:57. > :09:00.
:09:01. > :09:05.Here is the culmination of this sequence, the cast paying tribute
:09:05. > :09:12.to this man. He's the one who changed the way we all communicate
:09:12. > :09:18.today, Tim Berners-Lee, the British scientist who invented the
:09:18. > :09:24.worldwide web and created the first website in the world in 1990. This
:09:24. > :09:34.is for everyone. Danny Boyle was determined to give Tim Berners-Lee
:09:34. > :09:50.
:09:50. > :10:00.It is like the soundtrack to many of our lives. The soundtrack is
:10:00. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :12:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:12:15. > :12:18.available to download from midnight # I hear you saying you'll wait
:12:18. > :12:28.# I feel you lying next to me # I hear you whisper come and see
:12:28. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :13:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:13:37. > :13:42.# Here she comes again The Torch relay, 70 days, 8,000
:13:42. > :13:48.miles. Here is a clue as to what is happening tonight. A very familiar
:13:48. > :13:53.figure of David Beckham on the Thames. Joined by a young
:13:53. > :13:59.footballer, tipped to become one of the sporting stars of the future.
:13:59. > :14:04.How would the Flame make its way from City Hall to the Olympic
:14:04. > :14:14.Stadium? This answers that. David played a major part in the bid to
:14:14. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:33.Very few people as well qualified to perform this task. Not just one
:14:33. > :14:38.of the world's most famous sportsmen, but the former England
:14:38. > :14:44.football captain and EastEnder, born just a few miles from the
:14:44. > :14:54.stadium in Stratford. He also played his part at the handover
:14:54. > :15:02.
:15:02. > :15:12.ceremony in Beijing, aboard the Big Ladies and gentlemen, please pause
:15:12. > :15:12.
:15:12. > :16:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:16:07. > :16:10.for friends and family The excitement of that moment and
:16:11. > :16:17.Singapore seven years ago when England won against was tempered
:16:17. > :16:22.the next day from the offensive July 7th that year. A war if
:16:22. > :16:32.remembrance for those no longer here to share in this event. -- a
:16:32. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :17:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:17:21. > :17:30.# The darkness deepens # When other helpers fail
:17:31. > :17:40.# Help of the helpless O abide with me
:17:41. > :17:46.
:17:46. > :17:54.# Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day
:17:55. > :18:04.# Earth's joys grow dim Its glories pass away
:18:05. > :18:13.
:18:13. > :18:17.# Change and decay in all around I see
:18:17. > :18:27.# O thou who changest not Abide with me
:18:27. > :18:31.
:18:31. > :18:41.# I need thy presence every passing hour
:18:41. > :18:41.
:18:42. > :18:51.# What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
:18:52. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :19:02.# Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
:19:02. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:19:59. > :19:59.# Abide With
:19:59. > :20:09.# Abide With Me.
:20:09. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:29.#
:20:29. > :20:29.# Hold
:20:29. > :20:32.# Hold Thou
:20:32. > :20:37.# Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the
:20:37. > :20:47.gloom and point me to the skies. # Heaven's morning breaks, and
:20:47. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:05.earth's vain shadows flee; In life, A wonderful rendition of abide With
:21:05. > :21:10.Me by Scotland's Emili Sande. A hint that has been sung at every FA
:21:10. > :21:20.Cup final since 1927. And every rugby league Challenge Cup final
:21:20. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:31.nous acceuillons les athletes please welcome the athletes
:21:31. > :21:36.MUSIC: "Galvanize"by The Chemical Brothers
:21:36. > :21:37.A
:21:37. > :21:37.A resounding
:21:37. > :21:41.A resounding cheer
:21:41. > :21:47.A resounding cheer because this brings us to the prime purpose of
:21:47. > :21:52.this grand Opening Ceremony, to welcome the athletes representing
:21:52. > :21:59.more than 10,000 competitors in London 2012. 200 four-nations, more
:21:59. > :22:06.than the UN, will compete in 26 sports and the place where it all
:22:06. > :22:13.began, Greece, this sporting extravaganza came to be in 776 BC.
:22:13. > :22:17.It is only fitting that they get a much first. 106 members of the
:22:17. > :22:22.Greek team and there we have one of the first sightings of what we call
:22:22. > :22:25.a petal, a copper petal. I'm not going to spoil the surprise because
:22:25. > :22:34.we will see a lot of these in this parade and they will play a very
:22:34. > :22:44.important part later on. A great Games in Athens in 2004. They won
:22:44. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:55.six, a best ever. No gold medals in Beijing. Afghanistan. For flag-
:22:55. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:09.bearer won Afghanistan's first ever The squad has been based in Welwyn
:23:09. > :23:12.
:23:12. > :23:18.The flag-bearer is a weightlifter. European silver medallist. Just
:23:18. > :23:23.wondering whether she will become an Olympic medallist. Albania, the
:23:23. > :23:26.land of the Eagle, marking their 40th anniversary of their first
:23:26. > :23:33.appearance at the Games. 11 athletes equals the largest team
:23:33. > :23:39.they have ever sent to the Olympics. 39 members of the Algerian team.
:23:39. > :23:49.Both have their medals back in Beijing came in judo. They won four
:23:49. > :23:59.gold medals since their first appearance in 1964. They won the
:23:59. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:29.Five main islands and American You'll notice that the music is
:24:29. > :24:35.thumping through this stadium. They tried to speed up this parade of
:24:35. > :24:40.Nations and the music will help keep up the pace. Tiny, but
:24:40. > :24:50.attracting 10 million visitors every year. They first appeared at
:24:50. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:02.the Olympics, and Dora, in 1976. And the Angola, one of the major
:25:02. > :25:07.oil producers of Africa. But it also suffers terrible poverty.
:25:07. > :25:11.Never won a medal, this is the 8th attempt. A few years ago in 1992,
:25:11. > :25:21.their men's basketball team came against the Dream Team of America.
:25:21. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:34.Play was held up as they took One of the Caribbean's most
:25:34. > :25:44.prosperous nations. Most famous sportsman ever is probably Sir
:25:44. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:52.One of the biggest economies in South America. The flag-bearer is a
:25:52. > :25:56.hockey player. No ordinary hockey player, she is the magician. Seven-
:25:56. > :26:01.times world player of the year and she is hoping to win gold on her
:26:01. > :26:08.35th birthday, the day of the women's final. She leads up the
:26:08. > :26:13.Lionesses. A good view of the copper petals I was talking about.
:26:13. > :26:18.They will be collected in a certain fashion when this parade is over
:26:18. > :26:26.and used in a certain fashion. Lionel Messi and company were gold-
:26:26. > :26:30.medallist four years ago, but they have not qualified this time.
:26:30. > :26:35.bronze medals from Beijing, it was announced on Monday there would be
:26:35. > :26:40.cash incentives for upgrades. The Olympic chiefs over Armenia, who is
:26:40. > :26:50.either very wealthy on not very confident, said he would pay
:26:50. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:07.$700,000 to every Armenian gold Quiz question. Capital of a rude?
:27:07. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:12.You can't find a friend. Around Caribbean island north of Venezuela.
:27:12. > :27:19.What do you guys think about athletes that are not here for this
:27:19. > :27:25.parade? It is pretty late. You'll see when the British team comes in
:27:25. > :27:29.that about half of the team will be marching. The lateness of the hour
:27:29. > :27:35.here is unprecedented in an Olympic Opening Ceremony. Many people have
:27:35. > :27:41.an excuse, but I bet everyone is watching! 410 members of the
:27:41. > :27:45.Australian team. Faye had 632 in Sydney in 2000. Australia can boast
:27:45. > :27:49.at least one of only six countries to have hosted the Olympics more
:27:49. > :27:54.than once. They were stung by British success in Beijing, they
:27:54. > :27:57.would love to put a spanner in hour works here. Another bet between the
:27:57. > :28:04.nation's sports ministers about who will finish higher in the medals
:28:04. > :28:10.table. So many chances throughout this of the team. Sally Pearson,
:28:10. > :28:14.their tracks start at the hurdles. Anna Meares in Track Cycling could
:28:14. > :28:21.be a thorn in Victoria Pendleton's side. Her terrific rivalry between
:28:21. > :28:27.those two in the Velodrome. The men's four in rowing, lookout for
:28:27. > :28:34.Aussie success in the pool. Stir- fries, the female athlete of 2008
:28:34. > :28:42.in China. -- Steph rice. We have one of the first copper petals
:28:42. > :28:47.arriving on Glastonbury Tor. Flags will be set up, as we will see
:28:47. > :28:52.later, there will be a mass of flags on there later on.
:28:52. > :28:56.Austrians, land of mountains, we did not hear their national anthem
:28:56. > :28:59.in Beijing, but it was heard four times in Vancouver during the
:28:59. > :29:07.winter Games. Most of their greatest Olympians are winter
:29:07. > :29:17.Olympians. Franz Klammer! Amongst many others. Another one has just
:29:17. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:32.cycled from Austria to raise money Azerbaijan. Oil-rich, of course,
:29:32. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:46.There flag-bearer is the defending Olympic judo champion. He looks
:29:46. > :29:56.Officials and government leaders a welcoming their own teams into the
:29:56. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:04.Beautiful Bahamas have excelled in the Olympics for its population
:30:04. > :30:09.size. Only 347,000 people and it has 10 medals, four of them gold,
:30:09. > :30:13.one of them, Pauline Davis, was promoted to 200m gold in Sydney
:30:13. > :30:17.after Marion Jones was caught -- disqualified. She did end up
:30:17. > :30:23.winning that race all those years ago. I will have a question for you
:30:23. > :30:30.very soon. Which country has the most gold medals per-capita?
:30:30. > :30:36.think it is New Zealand. OK. I can't get you, can I? Somebody will
:30:36. > :30:46.correct me, I'm sure. Wonderful scene unfolding in the Olympic
:30:46. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :30:59.Stadium, full of colour, full of The flag-bearer for Bahrain, their
:30:59. > :31:03.first female Olympian in shooting. Just a dozen members of the team
:31:03. > :31:08.from Bahrain. They are seeking their first medal, or seeking to
:31:08. > :31:11.keep their first medal. You might remember them winning gold in the
:31:11. > :31:20.men's 1,500m in Beijing, but was later stripped of that medal after
:31:20. > :31:25.a drugs test. They have chances Bangladesh. The team size is five,
:31:25. > :31:29.representing a population of 164 million people. The largest country,
:31:29. > :31:37.the most populus never to have won an Olympic medal. That is a
:31:37. > :31:43.flipside to the question I gave you about the most medals per capita!
:31:43. > :31:53.LAUGHTER Join in if you know the song! I think we all remember it,
:31:53. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:14.Barbados means "bearded one". Several of the most heralded
:32:14. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:28.gymnasts in the Soviet era were from Belarus. Their flag bearer is
:32:28. > :32:31.
:32:31. > :32:41.Max Mirnyi, a tennis player. Belgium just entering the stadium
:32:41. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:47.now. The flag bearer is Tia Hellebaut. She retired - we see
:32:47. > :32:51.Jacques Rogge watching on. She gave up, she retired to have some
:32:51. > :33:00.children, came back after one of them, then decided to go back and
:33:00. > :33:05.have another one and she is back to defend her Olympic title. Belize's
:33:05. > :33:10.rainy season is May to November, rather like our own! Ours is
:33:10. > :33:20.something like January to November! At least it is staying off for the
:33:20. > :33:24.
:33:24. > :33:31.time being. A lot of snazzy outfits. Benin's National Anthem is The Dawn
:33:31. > :33:41.Of A New Day - it has not been played yet on an Olympic podium.
:33:41. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:48.First appeared at the Olympics in 1972. Bermuda - no Opening Ceremony
:33:48. > :33:58.is complete without the Bermuda shorts! A handful of competitors
:33:58. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :34:12.once again. LAUGHTER He is having fun. Bermuda shorts and shiny
:34:12. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:23.shoes! Bhutan, a remote kingdom nestling in the Himalayas between
:34:23. > :34:35.
:34:35. > :34:45.India and China. Known as The Land Bolivia, the most isolated country
:34:45. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:55.in South America. Bolivia a member of the IOC since 1936. They have
:34:55. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:07.never won a medal. Their flag bearer is Claudia Balderrama. Takes
:35:07. > :35:16.us back to 1984 when Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics then.
:35:16. > :35:22.What resilience that city and its people have shown since then.
:35:22. > :35:27.are planting the flags in the Mound which is a new thing for the
:35:27. > :35:37.Olympic ceremony. By the end of the Parade there will be a couple of
:35:37. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:51.hundred flags up there. Botswana - the team has a gem in Amantle
:35:51. > :36:02.
:36:02. > :36:12.The giant presence of Brazil. The most influential country, probably,
:36:12. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:19.in South America. Rodrigo Pessoa is the flag bearer. You know for a
:36:19. > :36:28.nation mad about football and brilliant at volleyball, it is
:36:28. > :36:38.sailing that has been their most successful sport and their most
:36:38. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:49.successful goes for his third gold in Weymouth. Look out for their
:36:49. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :36:58.women's football team. British Virgin Islands joining us in the
:36:58. > :37:02.stadium. One of 40 Caribbean islands. Population just over
:37:02. > :37:10.22,000. They were the first team to arrive in the Athletes' Village.
:37:10. > :37:20.Lord Coe gave them a personal welcome. They are keen! Flag bearer
:37:20. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:25.is Maziah Mahusin. Runs in the 400m. They are including women in their
:37:25. > :37:35.Olympic team for the very first time. The IOC has achieved one of
:37:35. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:55.its long aims of the Olympic ideal. Bulgaria - Yordan Yovchev is
:37:55. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :38:15.carrying their flag. There are 62 members in this team. First
:38:15. > :38:30.
:38:30. > :38:35.competed in 1972. Burkina Faso here. I have to say this is my favourite
:38:35. > :38:39.part of the ceremony. Most people love the razzmatazz, but I love
:38:39. > :38:42.seeing the teams - the smallest team, the largest team. This is
:38:42. > :38:46.what it is all about. This is what these young men and women have
:38:46. > :38:51.trained to do and they have trained to be here for this moment. When
:38:51. > :39:00.you are having your morning cup of tea, there is a chance you are
:39:00. > :39:09.savouring the flavours of Burundi. A great splash of colour from
:39:09. > :39:19.Burundi. Now the athletes of Cambodia joining us. It has the
:39:19. > :39:24.
:39:24. > :39:34.longest alphabet of any language in the world - 74 letters!
:39:34. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:47.Welcome to the Cambodians. Flag bearer of Cameroon is
:39:47. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :39:58.Annabelle Ali, a freestyle wrestler. Great excitement about the women's
:39:59. > :40:01.football team. Still with glowing hearts from
:40:01. > :40:11.their most successful Olympic performance in history in Vancouver.
:40:11. > :40:21.
:40:21. > :40:26.They staged the Winter Games there and came out with 14 medals. That's
:40:26. > :40:32.Simon Whitfield, and he will compete in the triathlon. Montreal
:40:32. > :40:42.was the first Games I watched. Canada - I have a soft spot for
:40:42. > :40:54.
:40:54. > :41:04.them. Former Portuguese colony of Cape Verde. First Olympic Games -
:41:04. > :41:06.
:41:06. > :41:16.1996. Flag very distinction for the Cayman Islands. -- very distinctive
:41:16. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:29.for the Cayman Islands. This team includes the athlete with the
:41:29. > :41:36.
:41:36. > :41:46.longest name in the Games - she is a wrestler! Good luck to the
:41:46. > :41:52.
:41:52. > :42:02.Chad - three athletes this time. They sent two, including a 15-year-
:42:02. > :42:08.
:42:08. > :42:18.old. Chile - one of South America's most wealthy, most prosperous
:42:18. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:24.nations. Denisse van Lamoen is the flag bearer. She won the popular
:42:24. > :42:34.vote back home to choose the flag bearer so she has the approval of
:42:34. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:15.most of Chile's 17.3 million people The flag bearer is Jianlian Yi - he
:43:15. > :43:25.is a professional basketball player in the NBA. I wonder what they made
:43:25. > :43:33.
:43:33. > :43:43.of our Opening Ceremony compared to They won nine out of 14 golds in
:43:43. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:02.As we see the Colombians coming in - there is one man waiting - the
:44:02. > :44:09.biggest sports star on the planet - it is Usain. He will have a very
:44:09. > :44:19.special part to play in a few moments' time. Colombians making
:44:19. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:37.their way in. Mariana Pajon is their flag bearer. A genuine threat
:44:37. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:50.in the BMX. Three volcanic islands between Mozambique and the island
:44:50. > :45:00.of Madagascar. The team includes two athletes and a swimmer - that's
:45:00. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:19.Comoros. From Congo - a handful of athletes. 15 volcanic islands and
:45:19. > :45:29.they make up the Cook Islands. A population of just 18,000. They
:45:29. > :45:31.
:45:31. > :45:41.first appeared at the Olympics in If they do strike gold, God defend
:45:41. > :45:44.
:45:44. > :45:53.New Zealand will therefore be The flags making their way up this
:45:53. > :46:03.replica of Glastonbury Tor. We are intrigued by the sight of those
:46:03. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :46:16.copper petals. Gabriela Trana - there she is - she will be taking
:46:16. > :46:43.
:46:43. > :46:49.The flag-bearer for the Ivory Coast 110 athletes for Croatia, their
:46:49. > :46:56.biggest ever team. A sports mad nation, home of Goran Ivanisevic,
:46:56. > :47:01.the former Wimbledon champion. Watch out for their quad scullers,
:47:01. > :47:11.red hot favourites for the gold at Dorney Lake. 4.5 million people
:47:11. > :47:12.
:47:12. > :47:22.will be glued to their televisions for the handball. I am so upset
:47:22. > :47:25.
:47:25. > :47:31.Blanca will not be here. She is my Lopez is carrying the flag. He is a
:47:31. > :47:39.big boy! Defending champion in the 120 kg Group, the biggest one.
:47:39. > :47:45.Obviously! Fare star man is Dayron Robles, 110 Beatles hurdles
:47:45. > :47:50.champion at that Olympic Games and a great race in prospect with Liu
:47:50. > :47:55.Xiang. -- 110 metres hurdles. Great boxing strength in Cuba, they are
:47:55. > :48:00.keen to make up for two hut -- 2008 when they did not win a single goal
:48:00. > :48:07.but will for the first time since 1968. Cyprus first sent a team to
:48:07. > :48:13.the Winter Olympics in 1980. A team of 14 to Moscow. You might
:48:13. > :48:19.recognise their flag-bearer, it is tennis player Marcus Baghdatis,
:48:19. > :48:28.runner-up in the 2006 Australian Open. He lost to Andy Murray at
:48:28. > :48:36.Wimbledon this year. Another big lad for the Czech Republic, a
:48:36. > :48:40.badminton player. Check out the Wellington boots! They were
:48:40. > :48:45.expecting rain. Either that or they have taken the wrong turn to
:48:45. > :48:55.Glastonbury. The Czech Republic has produced some of the most legendary
:48:55. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:10.Proudly marching behind their flak, the athletes from North Korea. 61
:49:10. > :49:15.of them. One of the world's most secretive states. I think we have
:49:15. > :49:19.got the right flag tonight! Pretty unmistakable. This will be the
:49:19. > :49:25.first Olympics for the north under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, said
:49:25. > :49:32.to be a keen follower of basketball. His father was a world-class golfer,
:49:32. > :49:42.we are told. 11 holes-in-one in his first round. Democratic Republic of
:49:42. > :49:42.
:49:42. > :49:48.Congo, a big exporter of diamonds and coffee. The flag-bearer is the
:49:49. > :49:53.marathon runner. This is formally known as Zaire, Congo. You might
:49:53. > :50:03.remember a certain rumble in the jungle there in 1974. Denmark are
:50:03. > :50:03.
:50:03. > :50:10.with us. They have a team of 115 athletes. The flag-bearer is a
:50:10. > :50:15.sprint canoeist, a 35-year-old. Lookout for Caroline Wozniacki, the
:50:15. > :50:23.tennis player, looking to go at a few rounds better than at Wimbledon.
:50:23. > :50:33.Rory McIlroy will Noga be cheering her on! -- no doubt be cheering her
:50:33. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:45.Djibouti first competed as an independent country in 1984. They
:50:45. > :50:49.won a bronze in the marathon in 1988. Their first and only medal so
:50:49. > :50:59.far. I love beauty, Isle of splendour, so as their national
:50:59. > :51:00.
:51:00. > :51:10.anthem. Lou and Gabriel is a 200m runner. Only 15 Dominican Olympians
:51:10. > :51:21.
:51:21. > :51:28.They share the same island with Haiti in the Caribbean Sea. Gabriel
:51:28. > :51:31.Mercedes won silver in taekwondo in Beijing. He returns. As does Felix
:51:31. > :51:41.Sanchez, he of the flashing wristband, he became their first
:51:41. > :51:45.
:51:45. > :51:49.Olympic champion over the barriers In the summer that repaid farewell
:51:49. > :51:53.to Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of its kind in the
:51:53. > :51:59.Galapagos Islands, so great was his loss that the President addressed
:51:59. > :52:09.the nation. Here is hoping for it is six athletes can raise their
:52:09. > :52:13.
:52:13. > :52:16.spirits once again. -- Ver 36 The Egyptians are here. A nation of
:52:16. > :52:23.82 million and after all the turmoil of the past 18 months, they
:52:23. > :52:29.have a new President and they have hoped for more stability. For flag-
:52:29. > :52:37.bearer won Egypt only medal at the Beijing Olympics, a bronze in judo.
:52:37. > :52:42.Ramadan falls during the Games. They have been told they don't have
:52:42. > :52:49.to fast and can make a fast days later. Some will choose to and some
:52:49. > :52:56.will not. Bell's Salvador, the most densely populated state on the
:52:56. > :53:06.mainland of the Americas. -- El Salvador. Their first Games was in
:53:06. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:31.Mexico City in 86. -- 1968. Eritrea's on the Red Sea. First
:53:31. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:45.competed in 2000. They won their Estonia has hosted part of an
:53:45. > :53:54.Olympic Games with the sailing events in 1980 when Moscow was the
:53:54. > :53:59.main venue. Tallinn was our Weymouth. Home of some of the best
:53:59. > :54:02.names of all time in distance running. All 38 of Ethiopia's
:54:02. > :54:08.medals have come in middle and long-distance running and expect
:54:08. > :54:15.more this time. Maybe from Bekele, one of the most dangerous threats
:54:15. > :54:23.to Mo Farah in the 10,000m. No one has won three 10,000m titles at the
:54:23. > :54:30.Olympics. Bekele could. Fiji is my favourite. My favourite flag.
:54:30. > :54:36.my favourite outfit! The best outfits so far. I wonder if Fiji's
:54:36. > :54:40.greatest ever sportsman, Vijay Singh, will still be competitive
:54:40. > :54:47.when golf makes its competitive debut in Rio in four years' time.
:54:47. > :54:56.He is one of the fittest golfers on tour so you never know. Finland are
:54:56. > :55:01.here. The flag-bearer is the former world champion at a 100m freestyle.
:55:01. > :55:11.The first woman ever to carry the Finnish flag at the Summer Olympics.
:55:11. > :55:14.
:55:14. > :55:18.Watch up for the javelin thrower. The flag-bearer is a 19-year-old, a
:55:18. > :55:28.swimmer. He carries one of the most colourful and cheerful of all the
:55:28. > :55:38.
:55:38. > :55:42.The Bee Gees thump out, everybody is rocking in the stadium. We might
:55:42. > :55:48.have been in Paris tonight. It came down to a choice between London and
:55:48. > :55:53.Paris to host these Games. For rest is history, but we welcome this big
:55:53. > :56:03.French team and that is a big man, Teddy Renate, five-time world
:56:03. > :56:08.
:56:08. > :56:17.champion in judo. He is not cuddly! For flag-bearer won two goals in
:56:17. > :56:22.1996, has five medals in all. -- two gold medals. David and Carol
:56:22. > :56:27.Hoy it will be even more proud than they have been of their son, Chris.
:56:27. > :56:37.Sir Chris Hoy! He will carry the Union flag into the stadium in a
:56:37. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:45.few moments. We are only at G! You're ahead of yourself. We have
:56:45. > :56:50.had Gabbidon and a Gambia. One of the smallest countries in Africa. A
:56:50. > :56:53.coastline of the Atlantic, first competed in 1984. The blue stripe
:56:54. > :57:03.on their flag represents the Gambia river that flows through the
:57:04. > :57:05.
:57:05. > :57:10.country. Beautiful outfit tonight. The flag-bearer is a 43-year-old
:57:10. > :57:16.pistol shooter appearing in her 7th Olympic Games. You may remember for
:57:16. > :57:20.years ago on this very night that Georgia was involved in a vicious
:57:20. > :57:25.confrontation with Russia over the disputed self-assertive region in
:57:25. > :57:33.the country. -- self-assertive. Their parents is tinged with
:57:33. > :57:38.sadness. Representing 82 million Germans, Europe's most
:57:38. > :57:43.industrialised and populous country. Natasha Keller, hockey player,
:57:43. > :57:48.flag-bearer. Always one of the largest teams, always strong in the
:57:48. > :57:52.team sports. The men of the defending hockey champions, their
:57:52. > :58:02.best sport in 2008 was the equestrian events, where they won
:58:02. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:18.Look out for Maxwells, sprint canoeing world champion. He will be
:58:18. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:31.I quite like the displays in formality -- displays of
:58:31. > :58:41.informality among people who are normally quite formal! Ghana have
:58:41. > :58:44.nine athletes here. Some very interested onlookers. The Duke and
:58:44. > :58:50.Duchess of Cambridge. And we have the Prime Minister and Mrs Cameron,
:58:50. > :58:55.too. A bit of a wait before they can raise the roof for the Great
:58:55. > :59:00.Britain team. A great hope for the Spice Island, Kirani James, the
:59:00. > :59:05.youngest ever sprint world champion in day do last year. Two days
:59:05. > :59:10.before his 19th birthday. He is the reigning world 400m champion. A
:59:10. > :59:20.giant of the sport and a giant in life, hoping to bring a first
:59:20. > :59:35.
:59:35. > :59:43.A team of eight fog lamp, led by a I think we can safely say they are
:59:43. > :59:52.having fun! Aren't we all! Guatemala's in Central America,
:59:53. > :59:57.famed for its natural beauty. The flag-bearer follows in his dad's
:59:57. > :00:07.footsteps, a three-times Olympian sailor. Inspire a generation, the
:00:07. > :00:10.
:00:10. > :00:15.We are still on cheap and by the vagaries of the Mandarin alphabet
:00:15. > :00:25.in Mandarin last time, Guinea came out second and had a long wait at
:00:25. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:43.the centre of the stage. Four They first appeared at the 1996
:00:43. > :00:53.Olympics. They send a team of two athletes and a wrestler. Near the
:00:53. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:59.top of South America, Diana. It means, land of many waters. They
:00:59. > :01:09.won a gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase in the colours of
:01:09. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:16.Great Britain! Three men, two women, representing Haiti, and doing so
:01:16. > :01:21.with so much pride, for a nation which has decimated by that
:01:21. > :01:24.catastrophic earthquake in 2010 - 3 million people affected, more than
:01:25. > :01:31.300,000 killed. Oxfam this year said that half-a-million people
:01:31. > :01:34.remain homeless in the country. TREVOR NELSON: That's the joy of
:01:34. > :01:44.the Olympics, to see these countries' represented on a level
:01:44. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :02:00.playing field with everyone else. 42 athletes from Hong Kong. The
:02:00. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:11.flagbearer, Lee Wai Sze, has a busy programme of road and track cycling.
:02:11. > :02:21.Hong Kong, one of the most life- affirming places you can go.
:02:21. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:34.flagbearer for the Hungarians Peter Biros. They are considered the
:02:34. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:43.greatest ever power in water polo. They also have an athlete who will
:02:43. > :02:49.be a major competition for Louis Smith in the gymnastics. Apparently
:02:49. > :02:59.we're getting a lot of tweets from athletes saying they are loving it.
:02:59. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:05.HAZEL IRVINE: Wish you were Here, guys, but I am glad you're watching.
:03:05. > :03:15.Iceland, no delays caused by their volcanoes this time, thank you very
:03:15. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:23.much! We have a stateless refugee from South Sudan, and three
:03:23. > :03:27.athletes from the Dutch Antilles competing as independent athletes
:03:27. > :03:33.under the Olympic flag. There is a precedent for this, with Yugoslavia
:03:33. > :03:40.athletes competing under this flag in Barcelona, as did some athletes
:03:40. > :03:45.from East Timor. HUW EDWARDS: The Queen, looking on
:03:45. > :03:48.with great interest, as we have the Indian team arriving in the stadium.
:03:48. > :03:52.The Archbishop of Canterbury as well, just a few months away from
:03:52. > :03:56.retirement. The Indians are arriving, of course, the world's
:03:56. > :04:06.biggest democracy, 1.2 billion people. The flagbearer is a
:04:06. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:42.wrestler, Sushil Kumar. Badminton 75 million people will be
:04:42. > :04:46.transfixed by the efforts of the new Iranian weightlifter. The he is
:04:47. > :04:53.a super heavy, a will champion for the last two years, and he is
:04:54. > :04:57.trying to lift a total of 472 kilos. That's a lot! A big round of
:04:57. > :05:02.applause for the members of the Iraqi team, a country emerging of
:05:02. > :05:07.course from a traumatic decade. of the great Olympic stories of
:05:07. > :05:16.recent years was the Iraqi football team's path to the semi-final in
:05:16. > :05:20.2004, at the height of the troubles there. A huge cheer for the I rich,
:05:20. > :05:26.led by a world boxing champion Katie Taylor. Yes, good evening to
:05:26. > :05:28.our friends in Ireland. We wish you all well. Katie Taylor, a strong
:05:28. > :05:34.favourite in the lightweight division in boxing, as boxing makes
:05:34. > :05:43.its debut for women here. As ever, Irish sports fans will be as
:05:43. > :05:51.welcome here as they are everywhere else in the world. The Israeli team
:05:52. > :06:01.- 2012 marking the 40th anniversary of the death of 12 members of the
:06:01. > :06:05.Israeli team following the Munich The last chance for windsurfers to
:06:05. > :06:11.get gold, because when serving will be making way for kite surfing in
:06:11. > :06:21.the next Games. The Italians, a very long and rich Olympic
:06:21. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:31.tradition, going back to 1896. And out in front, 38-year-old Valentina
:06:31. > :06:36.Vezzali, who has won five gold medals in fencing. One of the most
:06:36. > :06:44.successful in history in that sport. They are dressed in Armani - aren't
:06:44. > :06:52.we all, darling? I was going to ask you! A rival for Rebecca Adlington
:06:52. > :07:02.there. Most famously, on the front cover of Vanity Fair, covered only
:07:02. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:16.in gold paint. Here we go, it's Jamaica. Here he is, the biggest
:07:16. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:23.and most charismatic sports star in the world, Usain Bolt! Listen to
:07:23. > :07:30.the applause for the three-term gold-medallist, the man who set
:07:30. > :07:35.three world records with his teammates last time out in Beijing.
:07:35. > :07:42.He said just a few days ago that he is 95% fit, probably enough for a
:07:42. > :07:45.gold? Well, he has got his teammate Yohan Blake to beat this time,
:07:45. > :07:49.which will not be easy. TREVOR NELSON: they are looking for
:07:49. > :07:59.a big party this year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their
:07:59. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:21.independence. Japan, led by the Women's double gold medal wrestler.
:08:21. > :08:31.Nine athletes representing Jordan. Jordan's team includes a 16-year-
:08:31. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:46.old who will be swimming up against Fran Halsall. Next, Kazakhstan. He
:08:46. > :08:51.has not quite done the Lightning Bolt yet, he has got his hands to
:08:51. > :09:01.full, I think. Perhaps we will see it in the coming days. Kazakhstan
:09:01. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.coming in, led by Nurmakhan Tinaliyev. He is a 24-year-old
:09:15. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:32.wrestler. This is a star team, led by a swim them, but it is David
:09:32. > :09:42.Rudish who should be striking gold on the track. He is looking to be
:09:42. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:49.the first person from the Masai tribe to do so. The flag that sees
:09:49. > :09:53.the sun rising above the waves. These atolls were the first places
:09:53. > :10:00.on earth to see in the new millennium. It sits right on the
:10:00. > :10:04.date line. HUW EDWARDS: South Korea, now one
:10:05. > :10:14.of Asia's most affluent countries, since partition back in 1948. The
:10:15. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:33.flagbearer, a 39-year-old flak -- In the archery, a remarkable
:10:33. > :10:40.athlete has broken his own record this afternoon, a man who are
:10:40. > :10:50.technically blind in one eye. This team includes two women, one, a
:10:50. > :10:55.
:10:56. > :11:05.Chuter, and a swimmer. KO Distin, one of only four countries whose
:11:06. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:16.name contains a single vowel. competed as an independent country
:11:16. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:25.in 1996. This, one of the poorest nations in Asia. There have been 40
:11:25. > :11:35.Olympians from this country, half of them competing in athletics.
:11:35. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:52.Just three in their team this time. The delegation from that fear of
:11:52. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:05.being led by -- from Latvia being led by Martins Plavins, the beach
:12:05. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:21.volleyball player. 10 athletes Tom Daley, getting ready to come in.
:12:21. > :12:24.Great sense of anticipation, and we are roughly half way in this parade.
:12:24. > :12:34.Lesotho, three Marathon runners. They have been training in Wrexham
:12:34. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:39.in North Wales. Africa's oldest republic, known in the news for a
:12:39. > :12:49.long-running and deeply damaging civil war, which saw many people
:12:49. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:57.killed. The flagbearer, Phobay Kutu-Akoi, who runs in the 100m.
:12:57. > :13:02.Libya, still plagued by violence and lots of armed militias
:13:02. > :13:06.disrupting that country after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. But the
:13:06. > :13:14.long-term prospects are looking good. Let's hope that their
:13:14. > :13:24.sporting prospects are looking good here, too. Liechtenstein's only
:13:24. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:38.tennis player to hold a ranking on the WTA Tour. Virgilijus Alekna For
:13:38. > :13:42.Lithuania, now 40 years old, chasing his third Olympic gold. He
:13:43. > :13:52.is a table tennis player. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, just nine
:13:53. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:01.athletes. The flagbearer is Marie Muller, who will be competing in
:14:01. > :14:11.judo. Madagascar, the beloved island, beloved of David
:14:11. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:33.Malawi, a nation of 15.5 million people. A pretty rural,
:14:33. > :14:38.agricultural country. They first competed in 1972. Just three in
:14:38. > :14:43.their team. Malaysia, of course, a much bigger, richer country, one of
:14:43. > :14:47.the most vibrant economies in Asia. Sir Chris Hoy just gearing up,
:14:47. > :14:55.getting his muscles warmed up to Kerry in the Union flag, signing
:14:55. > :14:59.some autographs on the way! The Maldives, celebrated their
:14:59. > :15:03.independence day yesterday. I think when all of this is over, in a few
:15:03. > :15:13.weeks' time, we would love to join them for a beautiful holiday on the
:15:13. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :15:28.beautiful beaches! This, a small team, of just six. Carrying the
:15:28. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:46.flag, Rahamatou Drame, a 100m hurdler. 27-year-old William
:15:46. > :15:56.Chetcuti has been named his country's Sportsperson of the Year
:15:56. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:05.seven times, which has got to be a record. The Marshall Islands, named
:16:05. > :16:08.after a Briton who went there in 1788.
:16:08. > :16:11.TREVOR NELSON: Team GB should be coming into the stadium at
:16:11. > :16:14.approximately 12 o'clock, apparently.
:16:14. > :16:24.HUW EDWARDS: It all depends on the beat, and the beat is pretty vapid
:16:24. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:39.at the moment, so we might make it Flag bearer is Natacha Rigobert,
:16:39. > :16:44.competing in the beach volleyball. She's 32.
:16:44. > :16:52.It's an island framed by such gorgeous beaches in the Indian
:16:52. > :16:57.Ocean, you'd think volleyball would be an obvious attraction.
:16:57. > :17:06.Another of the copper petals being put into place. In the distance
:17:06. > :17:15.there, the Tor is filling up with flags. The Mexicans arriving Maria
:17:15. > :17:22.del Rosario Espinoza the flag bearer. Mexico in '68 hosted the
:17:22. > :17:32.Games. Mexico men's football team has the Porto striker Hulk in it.
:17:32. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :17:41.I'm told he's incredible. Hez a very good player.
:17:41. > :17:51.The flag bearer is Manuel Minginfel. He's been in the team since the
:17:51. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:15.Olympic debut in 2000. He's the Moldova, which is just between
:18:15. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:21.Romania and Ukraine, sandwiched you'd say, flag bearer, Kristina, a
:18:21. > :18:26.weightlifter. Second smallest independent state in the world
:18:26. > :18:32.Monaco. Plenty of wealth, a playground. There he is, Prince
:18:32. > :18:39.Albert. He will now have to cheer on South Africa's athletes too
:18:39. > :18:49.after marrying a South African last year.
:18:49. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:08.Moll goala, the -- Mongola, the 29 members of the Mongolian squad
:19:08. > :19:15.arriving in the stadium. We welcome Montenegro. It emerged as a
:19:15. > :19:19.sovereign state just a few years ago in 2006, after a ref DM. --
:19:19. > :19:29.referendum and the end of the former union of Serbia and
:19:29. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:36.Great sense now of how this stadium is filling up. We can really start
:19:36. > :19:42.to look ahead to the lighting of that cauldron which will happen
:19:42. > :19:49.after this parade is done. That's the taekwondo player from
:19:49. > :19:59.Morocco, leading out their team of 72. Still a national hero, one of
:19:59. > :20:17.
:20:17. > :20:22.the greatest ever sportsmen Garuj It is a fantastic sight to actually
:20:22. > :20:27.be here, watching this and not just watching it on TV. I know everybody
:20:27. > :20:29.listening is watching on television, but it's amazing to see the colour.
:20:29. > :20:36.Mexico have my favourite outfits on now.
:20:36. > :20:43.This is the team from Mozambique, six of them. Kurt Couto, a 400
:20:43. > :20:48.metres hurdler leading them out. Once known as Burma, Myanmar
:20:48. > :20:54.represented by just six people, a nation of 50 million people, bit
:20:54. > :21:04.way. It's beginning to change since their last appearance at the
:21:04. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.Olympic Games since the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
:21:15. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:25.Namibia, that's Gaby Diana Ahrens. Nauru, a tiny island in the Pacific
:21:25. > :21:30.named pleasant islands by the first European visitors. Just a couple in
:21:30. > :21:40.the team. Only 10,000 people on the island.
:21:40. > :21:41.
:21:41. > :21:51.It's only eight miles square. Prasiddha Jung Shah, flag bearer
:21:51. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:09.That's Dorian van Rijsselberge the 2011 wind surfing champion. He won
:22:10. > :22:13.the test event in Weymouth too. He will be high tailing it there after
:22:13. > :22:22.the ceremony. Great Britain's sailors are watching in Weymouth
:22:23. > :22:30.with the crowd. Good evening to you. I hope you are soaking this up.
:22:30. > :22:33.196 members of the New Zealand team. Nick Willis who won silver in
:22:33. > :22:37.Beijing is the flag bearer. He was presented with the team cloak
:22:37. > :22:42.yesterday and all of you watching and listening from Stewart islands,
:22:42. > :22:45.two weeks on the night shift and very early mornings, your some 12
:22:46. > :22:55.hours ahead and we hope you're enjoying the Opening Ceremony over
:22:55. > :22:59.your breakfast. What I do notice about the athletes
:22:59. > :23:07.is lack of tension, you know, this is the one time they can actually
:23:07. > :23:11.enjoy the crowds with no pressure of performance. It's good to see.
:23:11. > :23:16.Nicaragua arrives. Now the team from Niger, the country grappling
:23:16. > :23:26.with drought and refugee problems has sent a small team here.
:23:26. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:37.includes a 14-year-old girl in swimming. Africa's most populace
:23:37. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:51.country, 162 million people. Medal hopes also in the women's 100m.
:23:51. > :23:57.Just loving the outfits as well. Tyson Gay there taking pictures.
:23:57. > :24:00.The Americans waiting to come in. Wearing berets. Very smart. Norway
:24:00. > :24:04.better known for the Winter Olympics. They are the most
:24:04. > :24:14.successful nation in history at the winter Games. They have hosted two
:24:14. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:31.Games. The oldest independent state in the Arab world Oman. Just a
:24:31. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:42.four-member team. Three track and Just a reminder, if you want to see
:24:42. > :24:48.this in glorious HD, you can do in 3-D as well. It's all available for
:24:48. > :24:58.you. Go to the HD channel for 3-D coverage of this ceremony, if you
:24:58. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:09.have the right gear, of course! Pakistan. 23 in the team. 33
:25:09. > :25:17.representing, some of the discrepancies in the figures
:25:17. > :25:21.representing the people. It's extraordinary. Going back to the 3-
:25:21. > :25:27.D, have any of you got 3-D? I don't need it. I'm sitting here watching
:25:28. > :25:32.it, soaking it all up. Good answer, Hazel. I'm thinking long jump or
:25:32. > :25:39.triple jump could be interesting in 3-D. Can't be bothered with the
:25:39. > :25:43.specs. Palestine has been a recognised member of the
:25:43. > :25:53.International Olympic Committee since 1995, though there is no
:25:53. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :25:58.independent state of Palestine Their flag bearer trains in a small
:25:58. > :26:02.gym in Jerusalem. He works in his dad's scarf shop too. Ten
:26:02. > :26:12.Palestinians have competed in the Olympics since their flag first
:26:12. > :26:18.
:26:18. > :26:23.flew in Atlanta. Panama's first Gold Medallist Irving Saladino.
:26:23. > :26:32.Papua New Guinea. They say it is the world's most diverse country in
:26:32. > :26:36.terms of language, 700 native tongues. Ryan Pinne finished eighth
:26:36. > :26:42.in the men's butterfly. He's a Commonwealth champion and the man
:26:42. > :26:52.nicknamed rowdy is back for more in London.
:26:52. > :26:53.
:26:54. > :26:59.This is an interesting story, that's Benjamin Hockney -- Hockin.
:26:59. > :27:09.He flies the flag. This is the only flag in the world where the front
:27:09. > :27:17.
:27:17. > :27:25.and back are different. The flag bearer glad yis Tejkowski completes
:27:25. > :27:35.the women's -- Gladys Tejeda couldn't afford running shoes, but
:27:35. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:48.she'll be competing in the marathon. Flag bearer of the Philippines is a
:27:48. > :27:54.weightlifter, just 17 when she made her Olympic debut in Beijing.
:27:54. > :27:57.medals for the fill beans, still to strike the big G though --
:27:57. > :28:00.Philippines, still to strike the big G though.
:28:01. > :28:10.Danny Boyle talking about the digital age and trying to show us
:28:11. > :28:11.
:28:11. > :28:14.exactly what that means. Look at this, incredible. Fresh from their
:28:14. > :28:22.skphroilts hosting the European football championships alongside
:28:22. > :28:26.Ukraine that's Agnieszka Radwanska, very high profile personality after
:28:26. > :28:35.reaching the Wimbledon final. She'd love to turn the tables at SW19 in
:28:35. > :28:45.a few days' time. Took a set off Miss Williams though. She's back to
:28:45. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :28:55.Flag bearer for the Portuguese is Telma Monteiro current European
:28:55. > :29:05.judo champion, three times world Silver Medalist. In the absence of
:29:05. > :29:11.Nelson Agora in the triple jump it's Nonteiro shows the best chance.
:29:11. > :29:15.She's ranked number two in the judo competition.
:29:16. > :29:20.That is Javier Culson, real danger man. He's beaten Great Britain's
:29:20. > :29:24.Dai Greene in the last two diamond league meetings over the 400 m
:29:24. > :29:29.hurdles. He's still the favourite for that event. A nation of 3.9
:29:29. > :29:31.million would love him to become their first ever Gold Medallist.
:29:32. > :29:36.No-one's beating Dai Greene in these Games - it's official!
:29:37. > :29:46.sure he appreciates that. This is a significant moment for
:29:47. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:05.Qatar. Shooter Bahya AlHamad Tennis player Horia Tecau is the
:30:05. > :30:15.flag bearer. Double specialist, beaten in this year's Wimbledon
:30:15. > :30:15.
:30:15. > :30:22.final. They are boosted by the return of triple Gold Medallist
:30:22. > :30:27.gymnast. Bumper presence from Russia, 436 competitors. Of course,
:30:27. > :30:37.they are looking ahead to the 2014 Winter Olympics as well. They are.
:30:37. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:58.At the front Maria Sharapova. She Qataris have joined us as well in
:30:58. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:11.Adrien Niyonshuti says his aim is to put Rwanda on the map as a
:31:11. > :31:18.country of skilled cyclists, and not just as a country of genocide.
:31:18. > :31:27.It is remarkable, when you realise he lost six brothers in the
:31:27. > :31:35.genocide in 1994, when just nine years old.
:31:35. > :31:41.HUW EDWARDS: The Great British team, preparing to coming, and I think we
:31:41. > :31:49.are about three-quarters of the way through the parade, so not that
:31:49. > :31:59.long to wait. When Team GB comes in, we will then be moving towards the
:31:59. > :32:09.
:32:09. > :32:14.lighting of the cauldron. Welcome to Levern Spencer. There's my
:32:14. > :32:18.sister at the very back. And my other sister told me to say, make
:32:19. > :32:28.sure you tell them that we're hosting the Commonwealth youth
:32:29. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:46.Games in a few years' time. Back for another Games in weightlifting,
:32:46. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :32:53.Ele Opeloge, one of five siblings to have competed internationally.
:32:53. > :32:59.San Marino, one of the world's smallest countries. The oldest
:32:59. > :33:07.surviving Republic, they say. The first Olympics for them, 1960. Just
:33:07. > :33:12.four in their squad. One of Africa's smallest countries, just a
:33:12. > :33:18.couple of violence, of volcanic origin. And just a couple of team
:33:18. > :33:23.members as well. Just north of the equator. It is like a lesson being
:33:23. > :33:27.here, it really is, so many countries you have never heard of.
:33:27. > :33:32.HAZEL IRVINE: That's the beauty of the tournament.
:33:32. > :33:37.HUW EDWARDS: 19 members of the Saudi Arabia team. Experts say it
:33:37. > :33:47.is in fact a bit of an enigma, the world's biggest oil producer and
:33:47. > :33:52.exporter, and so far resisting the winds of change of the Arab Spring.
:33:52. > :33:57.And this young lady will become the first female to compete in the
:33:57. > :34:05.Olympic Games for her country. Saudi Arabia have selected women
:34:05. > :34:12.for the first time, an historic moment. Senegal's footballers drew
:34:12. > :34:22.with Great Britain last night of course at Old Trafford. Notably,
:34:22. > :34:27.
:34:27. > :34:37.they are all over 6mm tall. -- 6ft tall. It is so colourful out there
:34:37. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:45.now. It really is. And Novak Djokovic, last year's Wimbledon
:34:45. > :34:52.champion, of course. He won three out of four Grand Slam titles last
:34:52. > :34:56.year, beaten by Roger Federer in the semi-final at Wimbledon, now
:34:56. > :35:00.seeded number two in the Singles event for the Olympics. Serbia yet
:35:00. > :35:04.to win a medal - could he be the man?
:35:04. > :35:09.TREVOR NELSON: He looks like he's having a lot of fun. He is a
:35:09. > :35:19.charming man. He must be a lot of fun to have around the team, for
:35:19. > :35:29.sure. The Seychelles, a group of 86 islands in the Indian Ocean, 1,500
:35:29. > :35:38.
:35:38. > :35:48.kilometres east of can you. -- east of Kenya. Interesting just to note
:35:48. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:11.It has been a remarkable feat to bring all of these themes together
:36:11. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:18.by Danny Boyle and his team. There we can see, a representation of
:36:18. > :36:21.what we are talking about, proof of what Danny Boyle was wanting to
:36:21. > :36:25.underline, the spirit of the volunteers, whose faces we see
:36:25. > :36:31.there, thousands of them, who have helped to put this together. For
:36:31. > :36:35.him, it epitomises the spirit of the Olympic Games. Slovakia, all
:36:35. > :36:40.seven of their Olympic medals have come in the canoe slalom, they are
:36:40. > :36:47.crazy about the sport. Watch out for the boys from Bratislava, the
:36:47. > :36:52.twins, once again, they are favourites in the whitewater event.
:36:52. > :37:02.The flagbearer for Slovenia is the world champion slalom canoeist
:37:02. > :37:15.
:37:15. > :37:20.Peter Kauzer, one of 65 members of The Solomon Islands, got their name
:37:20. > :37:30.when a Spanish explorer discovered gold in the 1,500s, and thought he
:37:30. > :37:32.
:37:32. > :37:37.had found the source of King Solomon's great wealth. The experts
:37:37. > :37:40.say Somalia is finally on the road to recovery, after renewed
:37:40. > :37:48.international efforts to restore peace and to defeat the piracy
:37:49. > :37:56.problems there. A very small team, just two competitors, from Somalia.
:37:56. > :38:01.Both of them are athletes. Already a superb summer of sport for South
:38:01. > :38:11.Africa, with Ernie Els winning the Open last weekend, and a
:38:11. > :38:11.
:38:11. > :38:15.significant statement made, with the flag being carried by Caster
:38:15. > :38:19.Semenya she was at the centre of a pretty disgraceful investigation
:38:19. > :38:25.into her gender, carried out in public. And of course, Oscar
:38:25. > :38:35.Pistorius, the first double amputee to take part in the Olympic Games.
:38:35. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:43.290 members of the Spanish Olympic team. Rafa Nadal was originally
:38:43. > :38:47.chosen to be the flagbearer, but he has a knee injury. Yes, so,
:38:47. > :38:52.everybody hoping that the Men's football team can go on to win. But
:38:52. > :38:57.surprisingly, they lost to Japan at Hampden Park last night, Spain
:38:57. > :39:07.having a man sent off. Perhaps their luck will change once the
:39:07. > :39:08.
:39:08. > :39:17.Olympic flame is lit. Either way, the Olympic motto, faster, Higher,
:39:17. > :39:21.stronger, it sounds great in Spanish.
:39:21. > :39:31.TREVOR NELSON: It is nice to see people from these countries that
:39:31. > :39:42.
:39:42. > :39:51.HAZEL IRVINE: I am loving the hair. That's what it is all about! The
:39:51. > :39:54.That's what it is all about! The rain has stayed away. Sri Lanka,
:39:54. > :40:04.meaning resplendent islands. Marco Polo said it was the most beautiful
:40:04. > :40:11.place he had ever seen. The Sri Lankans fielding a team of seven.
:40:11. > :40:18.Sudan, a team of six, and once again, very smartly turned-out.
:40:18. > :40:22.2008, they had a breakthrough, their first ever medal, a silver in
:40:22. > :40:32.the 800m. And now, they have got a real chance of gold, although he
:40:32. > :40:36.will have his work cut out to beat the athlete from Kenya. Sudan split
:40:36. > :40:45.into two countries, which is why we had the other athlete earlier,
:40:45. > :40:52.representing South Sudan. Surinam, a country of 500,000-odd people.
:40:52. > :40:56.They have won two medals, from 1988 and 1992. And I think they are
:40:56. > :41:06.still using the stamps and coins minted in honour of those
:41:06. > :41:08.
:41:09. > :41:18.achievements. Swaziland, a team of three, including a swimmer and two
:41:19. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:29.track athletes. 140 members of the Swedish team. Their most successful
:41:29. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:38.Games came a century ago, when they hosted the Games in Stockholm.
:41:38. > :41:48.flagbearer, a showjumper, Folf- Goran Bengtsson. But it will be in
:41:48. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :41:58.the pool that they will look for real success. The next flagbearer,
:41:58. > :42:05.tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka. Roger Federer is in the team. Let's
:42:05. > :42:09.see if we can spot him... Roger Federer said that taking part at
:42:09. > :42:15.Wimbledon for a gold medal would be one of the most special occasions
:42:15. > :42:25.in Olympic history. He is actually playing tomorrow, so he may not be
:42:25. > :42:25.
:42:25. > :42:35.down there. He is the third match on Centre court, we have been told.
:42:35. > :42:36.
:42:37. > :42:40.Good knowledge, Trevor! The Syrian team of 10 has prepared for these
:42:40. > :42:45.Olympic Games against a backdrop of increasingly violent times in their
:42:46. > :42:51.country. 44 athletes from Chinese Taipei. First entered the Olympic
:42:51. > :43:01.Games in 1956. They have won two gold medals since that time, in
:43:01. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:24.A country of 23 million people. Next, the former Soviet republic,
:43:24. > :43:28.the poorest nation, economically, in Central Asia. 16 team members.
:43:28. > :43:33.Sadly, civil unrest at the moment in the mountains in their country,
:43:33. > :43:40.we can only hope that the Olympic truce may bring some respite.
:43:40. > :43:50.HUW EDWARDS: A real sense now of the Tor being packed with these
:43:50. > :43:52.
:43:52. > :43:57.flags. All 224 will be on the Tor after Team GB have come in.
:43:57. > :44:02.Everyone was gearing themselves up in the Thai squad for the
:44:03. > :44:06.reappearance of their of gold-medal winning weightlifter, but she was
:44:06. > :44:11.recently axed from the squad because of poor form in the build-
:44:11. > :44:21.up. Every commentator breathed a sigh of relief. Can you say that
:44:21. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:33.again?! I don't think I can do that! This country, some 400 miles
:44:33. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:44.north-west of Australia. This is a remarkable story, the flagbearer,
:44:44. > :44:49.Augusto Soares. He said, if it is cold in London, do not worry, I
:44:49. > :44:59.will bring a jumper. Togo won their first medal last turn around in
:44:59. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:11.Beijing, in the canoe slalom. He snapped his paddle in celebration,
:45:11. > :45:18.
:45:18. > :45:25.I remember. The Tongan flagbearer, is further from that country, his
:45:25. > :45:35.mother English, and he grew up in New Zealand! This flagbearer, from
:45:35. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:41.Trinidad and Tobago, a 200m sprinter. Many stars in sprinting
:45:41. > :45:47.from Trinidad and Tobago. Some rivals for Dai Greene in amongst
:45:47. > :45:52.that team. We have just 15 minutes to go until Team GB come into the
:45:52. > :45:57.stadium. It is building up nicely, as we welcome the Tunisian team.
:45:57. > :46:00.You will notice around the stadium, what we were talking about earlier,
:46:00. > :46:10.everybody using these pixels to great effect, and they will be
:46:10. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:28.creating even more magic with it as Another landmark moment, this time
:46:28. > :46:32.for Turkey, this is Neslihan Darnel carrying the flag. She's the face
:46:32. > :46:40.of volleyball, 28-year-old mum, known as the Iron Lady. We know how
:46:40. > :46:45.formidable they can be. First match for her and her team is tomorrow
:46:45. > :46:55.night actually against the defending champions Brazil.
:46:55. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:18.Ten athletes in five sports for Turkmenistan, 80% of the country
:47:18. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:33.made up by the great Garaboun Nine tiny islands in the South
:47:33. > :47:40.Pacific, which gained independence from the UK in 1978. We've had a
:47:40. > :47:46.tweet from Zoe Smith and the British team who stuck out saying,
:47:46. > :47:56."Getting impatient, let us in. I'm so excited." Don't worry, not long
:47:56. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :48:08.The 16 members of the Ugandan team representing 33 million people of
:48:08. > :48:14.Uganda. Ganzi Mugula is the swimmer and the flag bearer. Uganda's only
:48:14. > :48:18.Olympic champion won gold in the 400 metres hurdles trained by
:48:18. > :48:24.Englishman Malcom Arnold. He now trains Dai Greene.
:48:25. > :48:34.Ukrainians, as we mention, recently co-hosted Euro 2012 with Poland.
:48:35. > :48:35.
:48:35. > :48:41.Roman Gontiuk is the two time judo medallist and the flag bearer.
:48:41. > :48:44.There's Sergei Bubka, legendary pole vaulter.
:48:44. > :48:46.Of course, Ukrainians against England at the European football
:48:46. > :48:56.champions, they think it was over the line.
:48:56. > :49:06.Perhaps they'll maybe get their own back here with the Dobrynska
:49:06. > :49:06.
:49:06. > :49:11.against Jessica Ennis in the heptathlon. United Arab Emirates.
:49:12. > :49:17.Saeed Almaktoum the flag bearer. is a trap shooter and a member of
:49:17. > :49:23.the Royal Family. We welcome the United States of America, the most
:49:23. > :49:33.successful nation ever in swimming, athletics, basketball, tennis,
:49:33. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:38.boxing and diving. 530 of them in London. The First Lady Michelle
:49:38. > :49:41.Obama welcoming them. She'd been leading the delegation here.
:49:41. > :49:45.Speaking yesterday about how humble she felt and reminiscing about the
:49:45. > :49:55.way she'd been inspired by the Olympics in the 1970s when she was
:49:55. > :49:59.growing up. Raffle Lauren uniforms they --
:49:59. > :50:04.Ralph Lauren uniforms they wear tonight. Michael Phelps is
:50:04. > :50:08.returning to the Games with his 14 gold medals already. He's trying
:50:08. > :50:12.for just seven this time. Ryan Lochte his team-mate has a
:50:13. > :50:16.possibility of winning six this time. Look out for missy the
:50:16. > :50:20.missile Franklin. She's just 17. She has qualified for seven events
:50:20. > :50:29.as well. She could be the new star of this US swim team, indeed the US
:50:29. > :50:39.team generally. In athletics Justin gat Lynn and Tyson Gay will try to
:50:39. > :50:43.stop Bolt and Blake in the 100m. There is Tyson Gay. Usain Bolt, I
:50:43. > :50:53.don't think he's going to get round of track. It's the slowest he's
:50:53. > :50:53.
:50:53. > :50:58.negotiated the 200 m. The exuberant entry of the
:50:58. > :51:02.Americans, more than 500 of them tells us that we really are in the
:51:02. > :51:07.final stages of the athletes' parade. Not too long to wait. Just
:51:07. > :51:13.going to guess around ten minutes, maybe a little less.
:51:13. > :51:17.David Cameron and Lord Coe, who's Master Minded these Games really,
:51:17. > :51:22.sitting next to Prince Charles. Prince Harry, William and Katherine,
:51:22. > :51:32.all waiting, knowing within ten minutes or so Team GB will be here.
:51:32. > :51:33.
:51:33. > :51:37.Just spotted KobiBryant, LA Lakers basketball player. The USA are
:51:37. > :51:47.favourites for the Gold Medal once again. It will be a shock if they
:51:47. > :51:55.
:51:55. > :52:05.win. That It always is. Rod offalo Colley -- Rodolfo Collazo is the
:52:05. > :52:05.
:52:05. > :52:08.A good shot of the drummers there. They're not actually banging real
:52:08. > :52:12.drums. They're plastic buckets. Let's hear it for the drummers,
:52:12. > :52:22.because they've been at it now for hours. Really, they deserve a round
:52:22. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:31.of applause too. That is a real star, if you're a
:52:31. > :52:40.fan you'll know why. He's looking for his fourth consecutive Gold
:52:40. > :52:50.Medal. Incredible talent. Lulu is carrying their flag, not our one,
:52:50. > :53:00.
:53:00. > :53:10.but their one, Anolyn Lulu, 33- Fabiola Ramos table tennis player
:53:10. > :53:20.
:53:20. > :53:30.in her fifth Games. She's flag Five countries to go! Then the home
:53:30. > :53:30.
:53:30. > :53:40.team makes its entrance. 18 members of the Vietnamese team.
:53:40. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:10.22-year-old fencer Tien Nhat Nguyen The United States bought of Virgin
:54:10. > :54:21.
:54:21. > :54:31.Islands for $25 million. That's tab This marks the 20th year of Yemen's
:54:31. > :54:38.
:54:39. > :54:43.Welcome Prince Mumba with their flag. He's not, by the way. He'll
:54:43. > :54:51.run in the men's 800 metres at years after last appearing in that
:54:51. > :54:55.events in Athens. Seven in their team. Wild celebrations and all
:54:55. > :55:01.around when Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations. But their team
:55:01. > :55:06.didn't qualify for the Olympics. There's Kirsty Coventry an Olympic
:55:06. > :55:10.legend, seven-strong team. She's won seven of Zimbabwe's eight
:55:10. > :55:13.medals in their history, two of them gold. She's a swimmer. She
:55:14. > :55:23.recently dislocated her knee. This is a real achievement for her. The
:55:24. > :55:27.
:55:27. > :55:34.noise builds. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Chris Hoy,
:55:34. > :55:40.he's waited patiently. That's the reward, thunderous applause.
:55:41. > :55:50.How appropriate, David Bowie's Heros blasts out around the Olympic
:55:51. > :55:53.
:55:53. > :56:00.It's a 541-strong team. Only about half of them marching tonight. The
:56:00. > :56:08.others saving their energy for events early in the Games. There's
:56:08. > :56:16.Tim Brabbants back to defend his title.
:56:16. > :56:19.What a moment for David and Carol Hoy! Chris, Britain's most
:56:20. > :56:23.successful cycling athlete in history. The flying Scotsman. The
:56:23. > :56:28.first ever cyclist to carry the flag at the Opening Ceremony and
:56:28. > :56:34.who can forget his triple gold from Beijing.
:56:34. > :56:38.The Queen looks on proudly, I'm sure. Seven billion little bits of
:56:38. > :56:44.paper, biodegradable paper to represent every single human being
:56:44. > :56:48.on the planet. I'm up with the crowd taking a
:56:48. > :56:53.picture. I'm filming this. It's so historic, the moment we've been
:56:53. > :56:58.waiting for for seven years. Daley, here at the age of 18, for
:56:58. > :57:02.his second Olympic Games. He was just 14 when he made the final in
:57:02. > :57:12.the 10m platform in Beijing. What a picture, what a scene and what a
:57:12. > :57:26.
:57:26. > :57:33.moment for these athletes. For all of team members, 540 of
:57:33. > :57:42.them, Tom Daley looks ecstatic, I can't quite believe the moment's
:57:42. > :57:52.arrived. Tom Daley there, Pete has a Silver Medal from the sink row
:57:52. > :57:58.
:57:58. > :58:00.diving in Athens. The sense of joy and celebration! Prime Minister
:58:00. > :58:04.applauding enthusiastically, members of the Royal Family,
:58:04. > :58:09.Archbishop of Canterbury too enjoying. The Duke of Edinburgh and
:58:09. > :58:19.the Queen, surveying the scene and taking it all in.
:58:19. > :58:21.
:58:21. > :58:31.We see Alison Williams, six times Olympian. Yeah! I couldn't agree
:58:31. > :58:34.
:58:34. > :58:41.more. This team trying to surpass the 19 gold medals and seven silver
:58:41. > :58:45.they brought back from the last Games. The enthusiasm, the welcome,
:58:45. > :58:52.it's as warm and lively as you can imagine. This is the first time
:58:52. > :58:55.that Great Britain has entertained all 26 summer Olympic sports, from
:58:55. > :58:58.beach volleyball, handball, basketball and football. You're
:58:58. > :59:06.going to be seeing a lot of these men and women over the next 16 days
:59:06. > :59:11.or so. Obviously, you'll be able to see them on the BBC, on so many
:59:11. > :59:16.different channels. I hope to be following a sport that I never
:59:16. > :59:22.thought I'd enjoy or like, that's the whole joy of the Olympic Games.
:59:22. > :59:27.These athletes lucky enough to be parading, spare a thought for the
:59:27. > :59:31.swimmers, Rebecca Adlington, Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock, they took the
:59:31. > :59:35.decision as a team to save their energy because they're in the pool,
:59:35. > :59:45.many of them 10am tomorrow. I'm sure that they're staying up to
:59:45. > :59:54.
:59:55. > :00:00.seat lighting of the flame before Will he be wearing a medal when we
:00:00. > :00:09.come back in a few weeks' time for the closing ceremony? Let's hope.
:00:09. > :00:13.That is a magnificent sight, really. The stadium looks wonderful at
:00:13. > :00:21.night. You can see why Danny Boyle wanted to start a little later, to
:00:21. > :00:31.get the full effect of the lighting and these pixels. As we watch these
:00:31. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:36.pictures spare a thought for our rowers, a huge rowing team, that
:00:36. > :00:41.are watching this ahead of their event which starts tomorrow. Down
:00:41. > :00:43.in Weymouth our sailors including Ben Ainslie, are also I'm sure
:00:43. > :00:47.enjoying this and having their own party.
:00:47. > :00:55.You may be wondering now what's going to happen next, because we
:00:55. > :01:00.have Team GB with us. We have all 204 nations here. They're enjoying
:01:00. > :01:04.the atmosphere. What's happening next? Well, we have a
:01:04. > :01:09.representation of the doves of peace and then we'll be moving
:01:09. > :01:19.towards the climax of the ceremony itself. We have the Queen,
:01:19. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:31.declaring the Games open and we The home team makes its way up on
:01:31. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:52.to what was a meadow at the start MUSIC: "I Bet You Look Good
:01:52. > :02:06.
:02:06. > :02:12.# Your name isn't Rio # Lighting a fuse
:02:12. > :02:22.# I bet that you look good # I don't know
:02:22. > :02:32.# I said, "I bet that you look good # "Dancing to electro-pop
:02:32. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:51.# I wish you'd stop ignoring me # Without a sound
:02:51. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:55.# Your name isn't Rio # Lighting a fuse might result
:02:55. > :02:58.# I bet that You look good on the dance floor
:02:58. > :03:00.# I don't know If you're looking for romance, or
:03:00. > :03:05.# I don't know what ya looking for
:03:05. > :03:08.# I said, "I bet that You look good on the dance floor
:03:08. > :03:12.# "Dancing to electro-pop Like a robot from 1984
:03:12. > :03:15.# "From 1984!"
:03:15. > :03:20.# Oh there ain't no love No Montagues or Capulets
:03:20. > :03:22.# Just banging tunes in DJ sets
:03:22. > :03:25.# And dirty dance floors
:03:25. > :03:35.# And dreams of naughtiness
:03:35. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:48.# Well, I bet that You look good on the dance floor
:03:48. > :03:50.# I don't know If you're looking for romance, or
:03:50. > :03:55.# I don't know what ya looking for
:03:55. > :03:58.BOTH: # I said, "I bet that You look good on the dance floor
:03:58. > :04:00.# "Dancing to electro-pop Like a robot from 1984
:04:00. > :04:04.# "From 1984!" #
:04:04. > :04:08.# "From 1984!" #
:04:08. > :04:18.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:04:18. > :04:26.MUSIC: "Come Together" by TheBeatles perfomed by Arctic Monkeys
:04:26. > :04:27.# Here come old flat top
:04:27. > :04:30.# He come groovin' up slowly
:04:30. > :04:33.# He got joo joo eyeballs
:04:33. > :04:35.# He one holy rollers
:04:35. > :04:42.# He got hair down to his knee
:04:42. > :04:44.# Got to be a joker
:04:44. > :04:54.# He just do what he please
:04:54. > :04:59.
:04:59. > :05:01.# He wear no shoeshine
:05:01. > :05:04.# He got toe jam football
:05:04. > :05:06.# He got monkey finger
:05:06. > :05:09.# He shoot Coca-Cola
:05:09. > :05:15.# He say I know you, you know me
:05:15. > :05:17.# One thing I can tell you is
:05:17. > :05:20.# You got to be free
:05:20. > :05:25.# Come together, right now
:05:25. > :05:35.# Over me
:05:35. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:03.# He bad production
:06:03. > :06:04.# He roller coaster
:06:04. > :06:05.# He got early warning
:06:05. > :06:07.# He got muddy water
:06:07. > :06:08.# He one Mojo filter
:06:08. > :06:14.# He say one and one and one is three
:06:14. > :06:16.# Got to be good looking
:06:16. > :06:19.# Cos he's so hard to see
:06:19. > :06:23.# Come together right now
:06:23. > :06:33.# Over me
:06:33. > :06:36.
:06:36. > :06:41.# Come together, yeah
:06:41. > :06:46.# Come together, yeah
:06:46. > :06:56.# Come together, yeah
:06:56. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:26.Mesdames et messieurs, Ladies and gentlemen,
:07:26. > :07:30.Mesdames et messieurs, veuillez accueillir chaleureusement
:07:30. > :07:36.le president du Comite d'organisation des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques, Sebastian Coe,
:07:36. > :07:41.et le president du Comite international olympique, Jacques Rogge.
:07:41. > :07:47.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the chairman of the London Organising Committee
:07:47. > :07:50.of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sebastian Coe,
:07:50. > :08:00.and the president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge.
:08:00. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:09.Your
:08:09. > :08:10.Your Majesty,
:08:10. > :08:16.Your Majesty, Your
:08:16. > :08:20.Your Majesty, Your Majesty's, your Royal Highnesses, President,
:08:20. > :08:24.distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen - to everyone in this
:08:24. > :08:29.stadium attending our Opening Ceremony, to every athlete waiting,
:08:29. > :08:32.ready, prepared to take part in these Games, to everyone in every
:08:32. > :08:42.city and village in the world, watching as we begin, welcome to
:08:42. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :08:57.London! Welcome to the 2012 Olympic Games, welcome from every one of us.
:08:57. > :09:07.I have never been so proud to be British, and to be a part of the
:09:07. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:14.Olympic movement. Azam on this day, at this moment. The Olympics brings
:09:14. > :09:20.together the people of the world, in harmony and friendship, and in
:09:20. > :09:26.peace, to celebrate what is best about mankind. All my life, I have
:09:26. > :09:31.loved sport. You have to love sport to compete at it. There is a truth
:09:31. > :09:37.to sport, a purity, drama, intensity, a spirit which makes it
:09:37. > :09:45.irresistible to take part in, and irresistible to watch. London 2012
:09:45. > :09:51.seeks to capture all of this. London 2012 will inspire a
:09:51. > :09:55.generation. In every Olympic sport, there is all that matters in life -
:09:55. > :09:58.humans stretched to the limit of their abilities, inspired by what
:09:58. > :10:04.they can achieve, driven by the talent to work harder than they
:10:04. > :10:08.could have believed possible. Living for the moment, but making
:10:08. > :10:13.an indelible mark upon history. For the athletes gathered here on the
:10:13. > :10:19.eve of this great endeavour, I say that to you is given something
:10:19. > :10:24.precious and irreplaceable - to run faster, to jump higher, to be
:10:24. > :10:30.stronger, and to my fellow countrymen, I say thank you - thank
:10:30. > :10:40.you for making all of this possible...
:10:40. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:53.In the next two weeks, we will show all that has made London one of the
:10:53. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:03.greatest cities in the world. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING the only city
:11:03. > :11:06.to have welcomed the Games three times.
:11:06. > :11:12.Each time we have done it, the world faced turbulence and trouble.
:11:12. > :11:16.And each time, the Games have been a triumph. Our history as a
:11:16. > :11:21.thriving commercial centre, as a place where people of all nations
:11:21. > :11:28.have for centuries come to meet, as a city which never stands still,
:11:28. > :11:37.this history has prepared us for today. For us, for every Briton,
:11:37. > :11:46.just as for the competitors, this is our time.
:11:46. > :11:56.APPLAUSE And one day, we will tell our children and grandchildren that
:11:56. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:05.when our time came, we did it right. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING let us
:12:05. > :12:15.determine, all of us, all over the world, that London 2012 will see
:12:15. > :12:17.the very best of us. It now gives me great pleasure to
:12:17. > :12:27.introduce the President of the International Olympic Committee,
:12:27. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:44.Jacques Rogge. Your Majesty, Your Majesty's, your
:12:44. > :12:49.Royal Highnesses, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen - in
:12:49. > :12:54.just a few moments, the Olympic Games will officially returned to
:12:54. > :12:58.London for the third time, setting an are unmatched record for hosting
:12:58. > :13:08.the Games which spans more than a century.
:13:08. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:18.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING thank you, London, for welcoming the world to
:13:18. > :13:23.this diverse, vibrant, cosmopolitan city yet again.
:13:23. > :13:29.It has taken a lot of hard work, by many people, to get us to this
:13:29. > :13:36.point. I want to thank the entire team at the London Organising
:13:36. > :13:46.Committee, superbly led by Lord Coe, for their excellent and hard work.
:13:46. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:52.APPLAUSE I also want to thank all the public authorities who have
:13:52. > :13:59.helped to make sure that these Games will leave a lasting,
:13:59. > :14:04.positive legacy, long after the Closing Ceremony.
:14:04. > :14:07.And of course, we are all grateful to the thousands of dedicated
:14:07. > :14:17.volunteers who have been so generous...
:14:17. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:46.Who have been so generous with their time, their energy and their
:14:46. > :14:51.welcoming smiles. For the first time in Olympic history, all the
:14:51. > :15:01.participating teams will have had female athletes, and this is a
:15:01. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:25.major boost to gender equality. In a sense, the Olympic Games are
:15:25. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:38.coming home tonight. This great, sports-loving country is widely
:15:38. > :15:43.recognised as the birthplace of modern sport.
:15:43. > :15:50.It was here that the concepts of sportsmanship and fair play were
:15:50. > :15:59.first codified into clear rules and regulations. It was here that sport
:15:59. > :16:05.was included as an educational tool in the school curriculum. The
:16:05. > :16:10.British approach to sport had a profound influence on our founder,
:16:10. > :16:14.Pierre de Coubertin, as he developed the framework for the
:16:14. > :16:18.modern Olympic movement at the close of the 19th century. The
:16:18. > :16:23.values that inspired Pierre de Coubertin will come to life over
:16:23. > :16:33.the next 17 days, as the world's best athletes compete in a spirit
:16:33. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:41.of friendship, respect and fair I congratulate all of the athletes
:16:41. > :16:51.who have earned a place at these Games.
:16:51. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :16:58.APPLAUSE And to the athletes, I offer this
:16:58. > :17:08.thought: Your talent, your dedication and commitment brought
:17:08. > :17:14.you here. Now you have a chance to become true Olympians. That honour
:17:14. > :17:24.is determined not by whether you win but by how you compete.
:17:24. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:38.APPLAUSE Reject doping, respect your
:17:38. > :17:48.opponents, remember that you're all role models. If you do that, you
:17:48. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:31.will inspire a generation. These athletes make us dream. I now
:18:31. > :18:41.have the honour to ask Her Majesty the Queen to open the Games of the
:18:41. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:57.30th Olympiad. Thank you. I declare open the Games of London,
:18:57. > :19:07.celebrating the 30th Olympiad of the modern era.
:19:07. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:34.Ladies and gentleman, the Olympic Flag.
:19:34. > :19:44.ANNOUNCEMENT IN FRENCH AND THEN IN The flag is carried by Doreen
:19:44. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:57.Lawrence. We salute her tireless thirst for justice.
:19:57. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:19.UN ambassador Hiale Gabreselassie. Secretary-general of the United
:20:19. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:46.Winner of the Nobel Prize Laima Bowie, a great peace maker.
:20:46. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.ShamiChakrabati, the founder of Liberty, we salute her integrity.
:21:04. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:14.Daniel Barenboim, who brings harmony in place of dischord.
:21:14. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:21:57. > :22:03.Marina Silver, United Nations The discipline of a great athlete
:22:03. > :22:07.demands respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, generosity
:22:07. > :22:17.and spiritual strength. These virtues are represented here for us
:22:17. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:48.tonight by Mr Mohammed Ali. The greatest MuhammadAli,
:22:48. > :22:58.representing our common aspiration to be the best we can be.
:22:58. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :25:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:25:01. > :25:09.Ladies and gentleman, please stand HUW EDWARDS: earlier we saw David
:25:09. > :25:12.Beckham, football legend bringing the torch past Tower Bridge.
:25:12. > :25:22.They turned into the oldest canal in London. They're approaching
:25:22. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:27.rapidly. The big question is, of course, who will take possession of
:25:27. > :25:33.this torch when it gets to the Olympic Park itself? That's the
:25:33. > :25:36.next great mystery. We can see that lone figure there. There's a
:25:36. > :25:46.remarkable silhouette for us. Now we know exactly who it is.
:25:46. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:10.We do. Our greatest Olympian of all The beautiful torchs are now very
:26:10. > :26:14.familiar features, having seen the 70-day relay. Steve Redgrave takes
:26:14. > :26:17.possession of this torch. He'll bring it into the stadium ready for
:26:17. > :26:27.the lighting of the cauldron. The location of the cauldron is also a
:26:27. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:44.mystery. He approaches the stadium, where
:26:45. > :26:54.there are 80,000 people waiting for his arrival.
:26:55. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:12.A mass of athletes gathered in the At first we will have the oath,
:27:12. > :27:22.taken on behalf of the athletes, officials and coaches.
:27:22. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:30.This is Sarah Stephenson, a true inspiration after injury. In the
:27:30. > :27:34.name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in
:27:34. > :27:37.the Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern
:27:37. > :27:41.them. Committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without
:27:41. > :27:51.drugs. In the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of the
:27:51. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:05.sport and the honour of our teams. Ladies and gentleman, to take the
:28:05. > :28:10.Olympic oath on behalf of all the judges, Olympic boxing referee and
:28:10. > :28:14.judge. In the name of all the judges and officials I promise we
:28:14. > :28:22.shall officiate in these Games with complete impartiality, respecting
:28:22. > :28:32.and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of
:28:32. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :28:41.sportsmanship. Mik Basi was born in Ladies and gentleman, to take the
:28:41. > :28:47.Olympic oath on behalf of all coaches, Eric Farrell, MBE, Olympic
:28:47. > :28:53.canoe sprint coach. In the name of all the coaches, and
:28:53. > :28:57.other members of the athletes entourage, I prim is to commit
:28:57. > :29:04.ourselves to ensuring that the spirit of sportsmanship and fair
:29:04. > :29:14.play is fully adhered to and upheld in accordance with the fundamental
:29:14. > :29:34.
:29:34. > :29:37.principles of Olymism. Mesdames et messieurs,
:29:37. > :29:40.dans le stade temoigne par une garde d'honneur
:29:40. > :29:45.des hommes et des femmes qui ont construit le parc olympique.
:29:45. > :29:50.Ladies and gentlemen, after 12,800 miles,
:29:50. > :29:54.the Olympic torch is about to enter the stadium
:29:54. > :29:56.witnessed by an honour guard
:29:56. > :30:04.by the men and women who raised the Olympic Park.
:30:04. > :30:09.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:30:09. > :30:12.Mesdames et messieurs, la flamme olympique!
:30:12. > :30:22.Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic flame!
:30:22. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:26.The
:30:26. > :30:26.The moment
:30:26. > :30:36.The moment has
:30:36. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:50.The moment has arrived. Sir Steve Redgrave is the man chosen.
:30:50. > :31:09.
:31:09. > :31:11.Waiting for Sir Steve Redgrave, a group of promising young athletes,
:31:11. > :31:17.the next generation, who have been nominated for this very special
:31:17. > :31:27.role tonight. The Olympics, making good on its promise to inspire a
:31:27. > :31:51.
:31:51. > :32:01.generation, and what better way than this? Adele Tracey, Nominated
:32:01. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :33:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 115 seconds
:33:02. > :33:12.Jordan Duckett, nominated by Duncan Katie Kirk, Nominated by Mary
:33:12. > :33:32.
:33:32. > :33:42.Aidan Reynolds, nominated by Lynn Davies. Desiree Hayleigh, Nominated
:33:42. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.by Daley Thompson. HUW EDWARDS: Seven great young
:33:52. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:17.Ladies and gentlemen, representing Britain's Olympians, 260 medalists
:34:17. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:27.from summer and winter Olympic Games since 1948.
:34:27. > :34:37.HAZEL IRVINE: Some of our finest Olympians celebrating the new
:34:37. > :35:01.
:35:01. > :35:11.generation, on their sporting And this is what they meant by
:35:11. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:19.inspiring a generation. Seven great British Olympic heroes, offering
:35:19. > :35:29.that honour to these young athletes. Literally passing the torch.
:35:29. > :35:47.
:35:48. > :35:57.first glimpse of the cauldron. It really is a stunning work of art.
:35:57. > :36:07.One of the most closely guarded secrets of this whole ceremony. The
:36:07. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:22.young athletes approach with the torches. Now, we see what the
:36:22. > :36:32.copper kettles were all about. More than 200 of them, now burning
:36:32. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :36:54.brightly. The long, elegant stems, gently rising, converging, to form
:36:54. > :37:04.one great flame of unity. It really is beautiful. A symbol of the
:37:04. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:45.peaceful coming-together of nations APPLAUSE It really is a triumph.
:37:45. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :38:01.Breathtaking in its beauty and its So, the Olympic flame is entrusted
:38:01. > :38:06.
:38:06. > :38:09.# All that you touch # All that you taste
:38:09. > :38:13.# All that you love And all that you hate
:38:13. > :38:18.# All you mistrust All that you save
:38:18. > :38:23.# And all that you give And all that you deal
:38:23. > :38:29.# And all that you buy Beg, borrow or steal
:38:29. > :38:34.# And all you create And all you destroy
:38:34. > :38:39.# And all that you do And all that you say
:38:39. > :38:45.# And all that you eat And everyone you meet
:38:45. > :38:50.# And all that you slight And everyone you fight
:38:50. > :38:55.# And all that is now And all that is gone
:38:55. > :38:57.# And all that's to come
:38:57. > :39:03.# And everything under the sun is in tune
:39:03. > :39:13.# But the sun is eclipsed by the moon. #
:39:13. > :39:15.
:39:15. > :39:25.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:39:25. > :39:44.
:39:44. > :39:47.# And in the end the love you take
:39:47. > :39:57.# Is equal to the love you make. #
:39:57. > :40:20.
:40:21. > :40:21.Ladies
:40:21. > :40:21.Ladies and
:40:21. > :40:24.Ladies and gentlemen,
:40:24. > :40:32.Ladies and gentlemen, Paul MUSIC: "Hey Jude"
:40:32. > :40:42.# Take a sad song And make it better
:40:42. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:47.# Then you can start To make it better
:40:47. > :40:53.# Hey, Jude Don't be afraid
:40:53. > :41:00.# You were made to go out and get her
:41:00. > :41:05.# The minute you let her under your skin
:41:05. > :41:14.# Then you begin To make it better
:41:14. > :41:20.# And any time you feel the pain Hey, Jude, refrain
:41:20. > :41:29.# Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
:41:29. > :41:36.# For well you know That it's a fool who plays it cool
:41:36. > :41:46.# By making his world a little colder
:41:46. > :41:52.
:41:52. > :41:58.# Hey, Jude Don't let me down
:41:58. > :42:04.# You have found her Now go and get her
:42:05. > :42:10.# Remember to let her into your heart
:42:10. > :42:18.# Then you can start To make it better
:42:18. > :42:25.# So let it out and let it in Hey, Jude, begin
:42:25. > :42:34.# You're waiting for someone to perform with
:42:34. > :42:37.# And don't you know that it's just you
:42:37. > :42:41.# Hey, Jude, you'll do
:42:41. > :42:51.# The movement you need is on your shoulder
:42:51. > :42:51.
:42:51. > :43:01.ALL: # Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:43:01. > :43:01.
:43:02. > :43:03.# Hey, Jude Don't make it bad
:43:03. > :43:09.# Take a sad song And make it better
:43:09. > :43:14.# Remember to let her under your skin
:43:14. > :43:19.# Then you'll begin To make it
:43:20. > :43:26.# Better, better, better Better, better, better, oh!
:43:27. > :43:31.ALL: # Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:43:31. > :43:37.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:43:37. > :43:44.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:43:44. > :43:50.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:43:50. > :43:56.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:43:57. > :44:03.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:44:03. > :44:09.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:44:09. > :44:19.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:44:19. > :44:20.
:44:20. > :44:23.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:44:23. > :44:28.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:44:28. > :44:34.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:44:34. > :44:41.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:44:41. > :44:48.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:44:48. > :44:53.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:44:53. > :45:00.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:45:00. > :45:06.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:45:06. > :45:12.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:45:12. > :45:19.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:45:19. > :45:25.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:45:25. > :45:34.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude. #
:45:34. > :45:38.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:45:38. > :45:44.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:45:44. > :45:50.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:45:50. > :45:58.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude. #
:45:58. > :46:03.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:46:03. > :46:09.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:46:09. > :46:15.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:46:15. > :46:22.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:46:22. > :46:28.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:46:28. > :46:34.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:46:34. > :46:41.# Naa naa naa naa-naa-naa naa
:46:41. > :46:51.# Naa-naa-naa naa Hey, Jude
:46:51. > :46:56.
:46:56. > :46:56.You
:46:56. > :46:56.You were
:46:56. > :47:06.You were great,
:47:06. > :47:19.
:47:19. > :47:27.You were great, you were great, you Ladies and gentleman, we hope you
:47:27. > :47:31.enjoyed the London 2012 Olympic Games.
:47:31. > :47:35.That was an incredibly vibrant, colourful and immensely funny
:47:35. > :47:39.evening. I thought it was an absolute triumph as far as Danny
:47:39. > :47:44.Boyle was concerned. Quintessentially British in many
:47:44. > :47:49.ways, a staggering production and all credit due to all involved,
:47:49. > :47:52.especially Danny Boyle. And all the volunteers that took part. They can
:47:52. > :47:56.go away very happy tonight. They've done themselves proud. They've done
:47:56. > :48:03.us proud. It was a fabulous Opening Ceremony. Just the feel-good factor
:48:03. > :48:10.up here was immense. The athletes always enjoying this. It gets you
:48:10. > :48:15.ready, gets you excited for things to to come. Michael Johnson: It
:48:15. > :48:20.really does. These athletes waited a long time to walk into the
:48:20. > :48:24.stadium and lighting the cauldron, and the dramatic way it was lit,
:48:25. > :48:27.that was amazing. Gary Lineker: Did you understand what was going on
:48:27. > :48:33.half the time in the Opening Ceremony, it was very British?
:48:33. > :48:39.because I spend a lot of time in Britain. I was wondering whether
:48:39. > :48:43.some of the people back at home really got all of it, but I thought
:48:43. > :48:49.the segment with the Queen and James Bond and the helicopter was
:48:49. > :48:53.brilliant. Genius. What a moment that was. And Mr Bean was another.
:48:53. > :48:57.He's world renowned. So too is James Bond. Those moments I'm sure
:48:57. > :49:02.they'll be grasped everywhere. Music in this country was
:49:02. > :49:05.celebrated. Film was celebrated. The NHS, Great Ormond Street,
:49:05. > :49:08.modern technology. It was a celebration of all the good things
:49:08. > :49:12.about Britain. We wondered after Beijing, it was so dramatic, could
:49:12. > :49:16.they achieve that again, the first hour-and-a-half of changing the
:49:16. > :49:21.scene out there was just magical. It really was. I think London needs
:49:21. > :49:25.to make this Games their own. It started at the very beginning with
:49:25. > :49:28.the legacy and sustainability already setting a mark with this
:49:28. > :49:33.Games. I think that theme carried through with this Opening Ceremony
:49:33. > :49:37.and so, I think that it didn't make sense to try to follow Beijing.
:49:37. > :49:42.This is not Beijing. This is London's Olympics. I think London
:49:42. > :49:45.did a fabulous job with the Opening Ceremony. The track and field team
:49:45. > :49:49.are watching, the cauldron will move from there and they can be so
:49:49. > :49:56.warmed by the welcome the British team had here. It's going to be
:49:56. > :50:00.immense when the athletics gets minister under way. I'm sure --
:50:00. > :50:03.gets under way in eight days. I wish they could be here. This was
:50:03. > :50:08.fantastic. I think they'll be proud and inspired when they get here and
:50:08. > :50:13.take part in this Games in this stadium. Michael, thanks very much
:50:14. > :50:18.for spending the evening, we very much enjoyed your company. The
:50:18. > :50:23.Olympics start shortly. Olympic breakfast on BBC One begins at 6am.
:50:23. > :50:28.Yes, it's an early start for them on breakfast. Then, of course, the
:50:28. > :50:34.live sport gets under way at 9am and so much to look forward to. The
:50:34. > :50:38.swimming heats get under way. Hannah Miley, Michael Phelps and
:50:38. > :50:43.Ryan Lochte in the pool. The men's eights are in action and so much to
:50:43. > :50:50.look forward to from 9am through the day. I'm back at 4pm. Gary's on
:50:50. > :50:53.at 7pm on BBC One and BBC One HD. These are the scenes still outside.
:50:53. > :50:58.The volunteers are enjoying the evening. The athletes are sliding
:50:58. > :51:02.their way back to the village. purposely didn't mention one
:51:02. > :51:06.because tomorrow we're hoping that Mark Cavendish, on the road race,
:51:06. > :51:10.can really get Britain off to a flying start and win Team GB's
:51:10. > :51:14.first Gold Medal of these Games. I tell you, after what we've seen
:51:14. > :51:18.tonight, hopefully the success story will continue. That would be
:51:19. > :51:24.very special. It would really lift it for Team GB. Get that gold to
:51:24. > :51:27.start. It would set the tone. of pressure. I know, but he has a