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I've never watched the Olympics opening ceremony before, so I have no ability to make comparisons, but that one was pretty good. I imagine most of the world was a bit baffled by the Industrial Revolution stuff, so I hope you all had decent commentary going on. The BBC did well on that score. I *loved* the idea of using NHS staff and patients from Great Ormond Street for the 'children's lit' section, and the sight of Mary Poppinses flying down was quite brilliant. I can't decide quite what to make of the James Bond bit... Lots of awesomeness, and that incredible flower turning into the Olympic cauldron was fabulous.

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Yeah, it would have been such a shame if the rain had poured down on everything. One of the teams was well-prepared, though, marching in shiny blue wellies!

There were some very shiny outfits on parade, too - I think Mexico was the most fun. But there are a *lot* of countries marching...