Global News Podcast   /     Opening ceremony of Olympic Games takes place in Paris

Description

In spectacular style, bridges and riverbanks were used as catwalks, stages and grandstands, with performances by Lady Gaga in French and the French-Malian singer, Aya Nakamura. The culmination of the show included Celine Dion standing on an illuminated Eiffel Tower. Also: Bangladesh police detain protest leaders at a hospital, and a Scottish peat bog gets UNESCO world heritage status.

Subtitle
Thousands of Olympic athletes sailed along the River Seine
Duration
2036
Publishing date
2024-07-27 00:49
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jdwfpf
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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Enclosures
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-low/proto/http/vpid/p0jdwflq.mp3
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