The Spectacle of the Opening Ceremony Gives Way to an Ugly Truth at the Olympics
John Wight
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Posted 28.09.2012
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UK Sport
The epic spectacle of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, courtesy of director Danny Boyle, with its dramatised depiction of Britain's social history taking centre stage at the expense of the pomp and pageantry which usually features when the nation celebrates its past, met with approbation not just in Britain but around the world.
