the Olympic games...
is (will be) a celebration of international athletic achievement. Which is why the BBC (or ITV, whatever) will fill their coverage with inteviews with British athletes, tedious background pieces featuring British presenters, replays of British athletes doing moderately well, and commentators talking to camera.

I just want to see running/ jumping/ swimming etc.

I am deeply disappointed -- I would much prefer to have seen a Brazilian archer make 5th place than 90% of the worthless "British audience" filler they show.

Note: I apologise for the causality leak.
(haberman is singing in the changes, Tue 1 Jul 2008, 15:20, 3 replies)

I couldn't agree more
Not that I'm into the Olympics as such, but they do it every grand prix weekend with Lewis Hamilton too.

"So after Heikki Kovalainen's horror crash last week, Lewis told us how he felt driving past the scene of the accident"

Yes, they really did do this O_o
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Tue 1 Jul 2008, 16:38, closed)

I agree with Prof KM
For all that Lewis Hamilton is the best hope British F1 racing has had for a long time, he's not actually doing that well this season. But he's all the media can talk about.

I like Lewis - he seems like a decent sort of lad - but I don't want to hear about it every time he goes for a pee. I'd rather see how the rest of the drivers are doing too.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 1 Jul 2008, 16:45, closed)

I'm with you
I want to see more Brazilians on the BBC.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 2 Jul 2008, 10:01, closed)