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Remember the Olympics? It was a rather special time in the United Kingdom. Throughout the Olympic and Paralympic events we witnessed some remarkable sporting achievements. Team GB enabled the nation to celebrate in a way that they probably hadn’t celebrated … Continue reading
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The Cycle of the Physical and the Metaphysical Last night there were yet more 2012 Olympic Games reviews on television. This time BBC3 featured the top 50 moments of the London games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pgqkj/Olympics_2012_50_Greatest_Moments/ Whilst we were delighted that Bradley Wiggins … Continue reading
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If there has been any disappointment associated with the Olympics, it is that there has been very little said about the Cultural Olympiad during the month of celebrations. With so much emphasis on the sporting achievements this is probably to … Continue reading
The less said about the Olympics closing ceremony, the better. Although we could could go on at length about it. For the most part it was more than two hours of silly, shallow, showbizzy nonsense, with some truly terrible music … Continue reading
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I was fortunate enough to get tickets for the dress rehearsal of the Olympic Opening Ceremony. Everyone in the stadium was asked to “Save the Surprise” which is why these photographs haven’t been posted before. Once more it is a … Continue reading
It comes as no great surprise in a country whose perennial obsessions are sport, class, ethnicity, politics, money and education to find that a weekend of Olympics achievement should lead directly into a morass of debate and discussion about . … Continue reading
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We’re now one week into this London Olympics experience and so far so good. Both of us have had an opportunity to spend some time in the Olympic Park and it is truly spectacular to see the transformation and rebirth … Continue reading
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An outstanding feature of London’s Olympic Park is that it’s situated in and around a network of canalised and semi-canalised waterways. That said, the landscaping that’s been done is good without being outstanding, with the central spine of the park … Continue reading
Thinking back to the Olympics opening ceremony last Friday evening it occurs to me that – as good as it was as a spectacle – the most important element for me was the music. The same was true for the … Continue reading
So finally – it begins. Last night’s opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games was, as expected, a terrific mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous, the eccentric and the mainstream, the joyful and the laughable. Clearly it amazed, entertained, … Continue reading
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