Olympics 2012 opening ceremony

 On the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. Seven years after it won the bid for the Games, the host city is ready to welcome the world with a three-hour extravaganza designed to showcase the best of British culture past and present. Follow our live report for all the build-up to the show which kicks off at 2000 GMT. With organisers promising that no seat will be left unfilled at the 80,000-seater Olympic stadium, huge crowds have already started pouring into the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. They will be treated to pre-ceremony entertainment from the symbolic local time of 20:12 before the real action begins.