The Games kicked off with a Shakespeare reading, pastoral scenes and the queen. July 27, 2012 — -- London's Olympic Stadium became a vast meadow in an opening ceremony that at first evoked the ...

Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

After two weeks of pure entertainment, drama, excitement, joy and tears, the London 2012 Olympic Games have come to a close. To mark the end of one of Great Britain's proudest eras, the closing ...

As eager spectators take in the much anticipated London 2012 opening ceremony, the Olympic Stadium is filled with montages of everyday life in the British Isles: performers playing cricket, ...

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle will direct the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, organisers said on Thursday, and he immediately promised a "thrilling welcome" for ...

A similarly memorable ceremony was presented 12 years ago today (August 12) to mark the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. That event, which was held at Olympic Stadium, featured a celebration ...