Days of Wonders: Inside the 2012 Opening Ceremony - Softcover

A wonderful way to relive such an amazing day. I couldn t put it down until I reached the very end. Bravo! --Beryl Phelps, London

Excellent! Very well written. A funny and moving eyewitness account with fascinating detail. It brought back the whole experience. --Steve Rowe, London Ambassador

An absolutely brilliant book --John Green, Suffolk

Great reading. Sums up everything that was a volunteer's journey --Kate Moore, Opening Ceremony Cast Volunteer

An absolutely brilliant book --John Green, Suffolk

Great reading. Sums up everything that was a volunteer s journey --Kate Moore, Opening Ceremony Cast Volunteer

An exclusive personal eyewitness account by Russell Moon, a volunteer performer in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Russell tells the inside story of the making of the Greatest Show on Earth. In 190 gripping, moving and funny pages we follow his adventures from first audition to final jaw-dropping performance. We discover how, with the nation, he overcomes doubts and fears to discover unexpected triumph. And how the worst rain for 100 years turned into The Golden Summer. Along the way we meet Danny Boyle, Sebastian Coe, the Blokes in the Pub, the Mad Russian, Mercury Wings and the Hi-Vis girls. We learn the secrets of the Cave of Wonders, Nurse Sandwiches, bending chimneys, and VOM 1. With over 60 unique behind the scenes photographs this is an inspirational and uplifting adventure not to be missed. "I wrote this book because I had to", says Russell. "I wrote it for our great grandchildren, for everyone who went on the journey with me and for readers who want to know how it was done. For me this was an unforgettable, once in a lifetime experience. This is my personal story about a universal experience that changed me, changed our idea of britishness and was a gift to the world. Nobody thought the Opening Ceremony would be any good. I had my doubts. I thought they wouldn t want me. We got soaked to the skin in rehearsals and nothing worked. It was a struggle. But the final performance was a revelation. It set the mood and lifted the curtain on a remarkable Olympics. As more and more people read the book and said how much they enjoyed it, I knew it had to be published. So here it is. A book about people who touched our hearts in ways we did not know was possible. The photographs I took, and those from other volunteers, came later. They only add to the vividness of my story, a part of the London 2012 Olympic legacy. The BBC are about to air an 'Imagine Special which will give a voice to the volunteers, their stories forming the spine of the film. Find out more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/29/olympic-imagine