The Closing Ceremony to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London with such acts including The Spice Girls, Russell Brand and reenactments of both British Royalty and Loyalty
Director:
Kim Gavin
Stars:
Ben Ainslie,
Alessandra Ambrosio,
Gem Archer
Coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as over 78,000 people gather to watch an elaborate show of dance, music and unity.
Features celebrity personalities reading through the safety procedures for flying BA and encouraging people to donate to Comic Relief by putting loose change in any currency into the Flying Start envelope.
Stars:
Gillian Anderson,
Rowan Atkinson,
Jim Broadbent
Coverage of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympic Games, which were a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996.
Stars:
Whitney Hedgepeth,
Billy Payne,
Juan Antonio Samaranch
The games of the 28th summer olympiad returned to the birthplace of the Olympics - Athens, Greece. The games ran from August 13 to 29th 2004. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest ... See full summary »
Stars:
Ivan Tsikhan,
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki,
Bob Costas
Details of the "Happy and Glorious" sequence were almost leaked, as British papers reported that Daniel Craig was seen leaving Buckingham Palace with Danny Boyle. However, this was disputed as a April Fool's joke since the story ran on April 1, and so was not believed by readers, leaving the ceremony a surprise. See more »
Wonderful choreography, music, and theme tell the story of Britain from its green roots to dark industrial might. A recognition of the country's emotional, cultural, and physical wealth.
Engaging and enthralling people of every nation with intelligence, whit, and charm; a moment of self-deprecation and self-praise, properly delivered with an all-rounded English-ness.
Music from every corner of every type, culturally relevant the ceremony throws out a message of turmoil, of arrogance (perhaps), and of success.
The Baby Boomers, the elderly, the young are enthralled and moved; they get the light, the sound, the message:
"We've done it; we did it brilliantly; I'm bloody proud to be a Brit. (And all those moaning buggers can get back where they belong: in their Early Graves)."
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Wonderful choreography, music, and theme tell the story of Britain from its green roots to dark industrial might. A recognition of the country's emotional, cultural, and physical wealth.
Engaging and enthralling people of every nation with intelligence, whit, and charm; a moment of self-deprecation and self-praise, properly delivered with an all-rounded English-ness.
Music from every corner of every type, culturally relevant the ceremony throws out a message of turmoil, of arrogance (perhaps), and of success.
The Baby Boomers, the elderly, the young are enthralled and moved; they get the light, the sound, the message:
"We've done it; we did it brilliantly; I'm bloody proud to be a Brit. (And all those moaning buggers can get back where they belong: in their Early Graves)."