Olympic Opening Ceremony on BBC1 NOW........for four hours!!

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Mixed feelings about the Olympics being in China but I am strangely fascinated by the opening ceremony - it's on live now for 4 horus [stifles yawn] and then highlights at 7pm.

Ooh, got a bit spooked there. Wondered where my posts were then realised there are TWO olympic threads {blush]

Reminds me a little of the 1936 Games (and no I wasn't there at the time) especially the goose stepping soldiers.

LOL Maureen . I'm not at all nationalistic, but for some reason the use of England to mean British really winds me up - and I say this as someone who grew up darrn sarrf . (Note to self - get out more )

Absolutely excellent. the numbers involved must be astronomical!

I'm recording it so I ff through the less interesting bits - there aren't that many!

How amazing is the ceremony? Agree the goose stepping soldiers were a bit off, but everything else has been jaw-dropping.

LOL at morris dancers! I bet the GB 2012 organisers are watching this absolutely horrified at what they'll have to best. I just can't see us beating this [admits defeat easily]

Those girls around the outside of the athletes must be bored stupid by now! They've been waving their arms, clapping and stepping from one foot to the other for ages!

I've signed up as a volunteer for 2012, btw!

Me too! See you there

BORING BORING BORING
I LIKE OLYMPICS BUT THE OPENING CEREMONY IS AS ABOVE

Yeah, and what happened to Doctors??!!!

One day, just one day, on my own fancying a bit a rubbish TV.....

Bloody Olympics!

Does anyone remember the opening ceremony when the Commonwealth Games were in Manchester? I recall ballroom dancing and Corrie played a role...you just know in 4 years time it will be morris dancing and maybe some beefeaters.

Did I miss TeamGB coming in?

Don't think so, they are in Chinese alpherbetical, so not sure where GB will be

So other than of course morris dancing! What will be in 2012?
We have quite a rich history to draw from surely

I saw all the fireworks and thought mm...how will GB top that in 2012....I seem to remember when we had the Rugby world cup a good few years back, we just had Michael Ball singing There are no more Steps to Climb and er..that's it... am not raving about our chances for a good show from GB tbh.....

Those poor girls arms must be aching

Wonderstuff - people vomiting into the stadium, flashing their arses and shouting ooiiii...are you lookin at moi chap...aghht side now! Ahh, British binge culture...

Surely there is enough talent in this country to put on a good show, we have an arts industry that are pretty impressive no? I'm optimistic

Would be unique PJC

Her maj will put in an appearance, wave regally and expect everyone to be delirious with excitement..and..thats it....

It will piss down...I'm sure of it!

I agree wonderstuff! I can't for the life of me think what we will do, but it will be great, I'm sure!

I think its the usual GB pessimistic view and even if it is fantastic, someone will put it down.

Here they are! TeamGB. Very proud. Oh that Tom Daley is a bit cute! That's very wrong! He's 14 and I'm 40 fgs!

We could have Oasis and Take That? I bet there is a reference to the Armada somewhere, and coz its East London they will have some blitz renenactment, is Vera Lynn still about?

Very wrong MML

DD mentioned the Vera Lynn aspect, but I wasn't sure if refering to international conflict, during the 'Friendly' Games, was particularly P.C.!

Emm maybe, was thinking of homefront british spirit, but could be a bit look what those nasty germans did! What did they do at the commonwealth?

Didn't they do an industrial themed section? Ship building etc. I remember dancing through the ages too.