Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

No. 245.

The creative team behind the London 2012 Opening Ceremony used the codename 'Betty' when refering to the Olympic cauldron. They named it after the executive producer's dog.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/29/frank-cottrell-boyce-olympics-opening-ceremony.)

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

No. 239.

As of 2012, London is the only country to host the Summer Olympics thrice.

(Source: 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.)