London 2012: 24 Hours To Go – 26 July 2012
In precisely 24 hours, the Olympic Opening Ceremony is due to get under way, as the world’s eyes (an expected 4.8 billion people will watch) turn to London to see our capital city stage...
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Boris Johnson ‘Olympomania’ Speech – 26 July 2012
As the Olympic flame reached Hyde Park this evening for tonight’s massive evening celebration event in Hyde Park, Mayor of London Boris Johnson gave a grand, rousing speech (over chants of ‘Bor-is, Bor-is, Bor-is…’)...
7/7 Bombings: Five Years On – 7 July 2010
On the 7 July 2005, the country was waking to the news of the Capital’s successful bid to stage the 2012 Olympics. It was on the radio, Breakfast TV news programmes, and in the...
