Queen and Bond unite for London 2012 Olympics video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ Thousands of people have gathered in Stratford, east London, for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Queen made an unexpected entrance – with a little…
Mr Bean’s Olympic orchestral appearance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ Rowan Atkinson’s comic creation Mr Bean made an appearance as a keyboard player at the London 2012 opening ceremony. Sir Simon Rattle conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in a…
Olympics 2012: Team GB athletes at London Games Day One
http://www.bbc.co.uk/olympics/ A sport-by-sport round-up of how every Team GB athlete performed on Day One of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. ARCHERY The men’s team ( Simon Terry, Larry Godfrey and Allan Wills ) are…
Bond at 50 – Designing 007
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ It is half a century since the film franchise for the world’s best-known spy began – and to mark his heroic efforts for his country, the Barbican Centre in…
Gunther Holtorf’s 23-year road trip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine Back in 1989, as the Berlin Wall fell, Gunther Holtorf and his wife Christine set out on what was meant to be an 18-month tour of Africa in their…
German GP: Fernando Alonso wins tense race at Hockenheim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/formula1/ Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso beat Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Jenson Button in a close fight to win the German Grand Prix. The Spaniard became the only man to win…
Ride & Rave at Thorpe Park
http://www.thorpepark.com/ 26 August, park admission from 4 pm Exclusive sets from Pendulum (DJ set), Tinchy Stryder, Rudimental and more! Don’t miss out on being at this year’s hottest end of…
Ministry of Sound at Thorpe Park
http://www.thorpepark.com/ We’ve hooked up with Ministry of Sound Tours to bring you club nights like no other. Experience adrenaline fuelled rides in the dark and keep the party atmosphere going with some…
British GP: Mark Webber wins after late pass on Fernando Alonso
http://www.bbc.co.uk/formula1/ Red Bull’s Mark Webber beat Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in a close battle to win the British Grand Prix. Alonso led much of the race from pole position, but Webber…
European GP: Fernando Alonso wins brilliantly in Valencia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/formula1/ Fernando Alonso became the first man to win two races this year with a spectacular victory in the European GP. The Spaniard won his home race at Valencia after…