One of the pleasures in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 2012 project team is seeing things that started as vague or even initially-unloved ideas turning into reality and surprising us with their ambition and quality.
So projects that were floated a couple of years back are now being delivered; and every week there are new programmes for us to watch and listen to.
They'll be hitting the airwaves in 2012 itself, but we can confidently predict that there's a lot to love - even though not everything may be your cup of tea.
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I'm speaking today (Wednesday) at the I've tried to pull together our activity aimed at securing a legacy from the 2012 Games, so here's that section of the speech:
This time next year will have been over for three months. The circus will have left town. The year 2013 will be looming without any Games or or and it's here that you can see the sharpest challenge about what "legacy" really means. The question is what from 2012 can we capture and retain in the following years and for the next generation.
We can, I believe, see some of it already. In our ´óÏó´«Ã½ 2012 London Apprentices we have a bright set of people who are learning about our industry. The second intake is with us in London, and we're delighted that the scheme is now operating in ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland where they're also thinking about how we get the greatest value from
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On the day that Locog have announced the Olympic Torch is going to the London Borough of Walford, we've the latest in an occasional series of guest blogs. This is from my colleague Carl Doran, who's the creative head of the Torch coverage across the ´óÏó´«Ã½.
Last week announced 1,018 places that the Olympic Torch Relay will pass through when it is carried around the UK next summer. We've already announced some pretty special places that the torch will visit like reaching the summit of and
However, there was one more very special and rather unlikely place that wasn't mentioned... that is, until today. Regular fans of EastEnders may well have seen it coming from the clues in the recent storyline, but in tonight's episode (Tuesday 7.30pm, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One) it will be revealed that the 1,019th stop that was missing from the list is Albert Square in Walford!
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By common consent, the had a slow start.
The initial reaction was more about head-scratching than hand-clapping - though, as we've noted here before, it has got itself into markedly better shape in recent months.
The idea of converting the peak events into the London 2012 Festival is a smart one, and today there's been a series of announcements about what people can expect to see in arts and culture across the UK next year. The organisers' Festival website has gone live and you can find it - with more information about tickets -
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I'm Roger Mosey, the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s director of London 2012. That means I'm overseeing all the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s 2012 preparations including not just sport but the Cultural Olympiad, our Olympic news and information services and everything that will bring the story of the London Games to audiences at home and abroad. I want to share here what we're planning - and debate some of the big issues. You can also follow me on .
