The Olympic rings light up the stadium during the Opening Ceremony ... Thames in central London, decorated with Olympic rings, during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Just over seven years after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics, the eyes of the world were on the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Games. Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director ...

The Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games was held on August 29, 2012 at 20:30 local time in the Olympic Stadium. It featured a cast of more than 3,000 adult volunteers, along with ...

Rowan Atkinson's comic performance at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Although he was performing under his own name, there was certainly a hint of Mr Bean. Atkinson takes to the keyboard as ...

For three weeks in the summer of 2012, the eyes of the world were on London as the city hosted the Olympic Games. After an opening ceremony that was viewed by millions around the world ...

The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of ...

The Olympic Games' opening ceremonies are a chance for the host country to celebrate the Olympic ideal and to showcase itself to a global audience. Small wonder that over the years these ...

With performances by Coldplay and the British Paraorchestra, it was directed by Kim Gavin, who had also worked on the Opening Ceremony ... To end the London Paralympics Closing Ceremony, a montage of ...