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Matt Smith With Olympic Torch Video + Pictures

Matt Smith With Olympic Torch Video + Pictures

Unfortunately the Live Camera did not follow the start of the run in Cardiff

Great Video courtesy of Ood Sigma…

BBC News clip…

Pictures courtesy of Jamie (OodSigma)…

Picture from the BBC twitter page.

From The BBC Official site…

We can confirm that Matt Smith will be part of the relay team carrying the iconic Olympic Torch during its journey from the Temple of Hera to London’s Olympic Stadium.

Matt has been given the honour of being named the lead runner for Saturday, 26 May. This means he is the first to carry the Torch on that day and will convey the Olympic Flame through part of Cardiff, close to BBC Wales’ Roath Lock Studios – the home of Doctor Who.

Matt was delighted to take part in this world-famous tradition. ‘To carry the Torch is an honour, one I thought I’d never get,’ he told us, adding, ‘I’m very excited!’

The traditional lighting ceremony took place in Olympia, Greece on 10 May, 2012 and the Torch arrived in Britain nine days later. The UK leg of its journey began in Land’s End and it will blaze into Wales later today.

Matt’s run will begin at approximately 6.20am by the Norwegian Church Arts Centre in Cardiff (details below). He will wear the official Torch Bearer uniform and carry the Flame for a short leg of the journey before handing it to the next runner on the steps of the Senedd, often known as the Welsh Assembly Building.

If you can make it to Cardiff to cheer Matt on, we’ll hopefully see you on Saturday morning as we’ll be there, covering the whole event.

The Flame will eventually reach the Olympic Stadium where it will light a cauldron symbolising the start of the Games. The BBC’s Olympic site has a wealth of material about the Torch, both in terms of history and its road to the 2012 Games. You can also visit the site to see Matt’s leg of the journey streamed live on Saturday morning.

Matt’s part of the relay begins at approximately 6.20am on Saturday, 26 May at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4PA. He will hand over the Olympic Flame at the Senedd, National Assembly Building, Cardiff, CF99 1NA.

We hope to see you for this moment of history in the making.

You can follow events on the BBC Olympic Site. Most Torch bearers can be seen live via the BBC Torchcam on the BBC site.

Estimated arrival times

06:29 Cardiff Bay (Matt Smith to start relay according to Doctor Who Twitter feed)
06:35 Bute Place
06:37 James Street
06:41 Clarence Road (A4119)
06:43 Corporation Road (A4119)
06:51 Penarth Road (A4160)


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55 comments

  • Fox Muldor

    June 2nd, 2012 - 5:51am

    “Fear Her” was Right, The Doctor Did Carry the olympic Flame 🙂

    Reply
    • Dalek Sec

      June 6th, 2012 - 11:22am

      I JUST WATCHED FEAR HER! The funny thing was it was on ABC 2. Nice Pictures BTW Ood Sigma!

  • Anonymous

    May 30th, 2012 - 9:04pm

    the torch is goin through birkenhead park wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

    Reply
  • TARDISTIK / TIMEVORTEXKID

    May 27th, 2012 - 9:19pm

    Steven Moffat just got a BAFTA and Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch presented it to him. They showed lots of clips of Doctor Who from Eccleston, Tennant and Smith episodes plus some Sherlock clips.

    Well done Mr Moffat,
    You deserve it.

    Reply
  • tardisnt

    May 27th, 2012 - 10:45am

    im gonna stay home from school when the olympic torch comes through basingstoke 😀

    Reply
  • georgia-doctor

    May 27th, 2012 - 10:25am

    god hes handsome

    Reply

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