Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
One World One Dream
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.
You may like
Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me
The Queen of Basketball
The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912
The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece
Salute
The Proclamation of HM the King
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special
Hitler's Games, Berlin 1936
Calcutta Pageant
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Boarders
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi
Touch the Wall
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun
La Grande Seine
Martin Luther King at Newcastle University
Sapporo Winter Olympics
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Looking for Richard
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Facing Ali