Organisers release preview of Olympics opening ceremony

Name: Organisers release preview of Olympics opening ceremony
Uploaded: 2012-07-27T07:20:41.000Z
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Description: Olympics organisers release a sneak preview of the opening ceremony which is expected to be watched by a global audience of 1bn people.

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The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is due to take place later after seven years of preparations.

The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium is expected to be viewed by a global TV audience of 1bn.

Organisers have released a glimpse of the spectacular, as the BBC's James Pearce reports.

27 July 2012