Olympics

Elbow

Elbow’s Olympic Soundtrack Unveiled

Elbow lend their orchestral indie to the running and jumping, while Hyde Park sort of rocks.

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Olympic Sport Lowdown: Football

Kick the ball into the goal: What you need to know about Olympics football.

View of the main stadium.

London 2012: The Video Game

Coming to a console near you in June.

Could this landmark tower become a missile base? Image by M@.

Missiles To Be Stationed On Flats During Olympics?

Are these the most heavily-militarised Olympics ever?

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: World Cities 2012, taken as part of the London 2012 Festival commissions.

Full London 2012 Festival Programme Announced

12,000 events featuring stars from Albarn to Wei Wei. It’s going to be quite a summer.

American League Against War and Fascism Poster, 1936.

Preview: Politics & Olympics @ The Free Word Centre

Exhibition and talks in Farringdon.

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Two Design Awards For Olympics

Torch and Velodrome win plaudits.

The victorious City of London team from 1908.

Did You Know? City Of London Police Are Olympic Title Holders

Tug of War constables still hold title.

Class 3O at Barnes Primary School

Marking 100 Days To The Olympics

Blooming rings, bearskin hats and poster-sized love letters to London.

Image courtest of A. Sarroza

Olympic Sport Lowdown: Shooting

What to expect at the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events, as well as an interview with super skeet shot Rory Warlow.

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Folk Olympics: Pestilence, Plague & The Pits of Waltham Forest

The folk history of the Olympic boroughs moves on to Waltham Forest.