It's now been two weeks since we arrived in , and things are moving fast.
The 91Èȱ¬'s area in the IBC (International Broadcast Centre) is buzzing with activity, the studio in the Ling Long Pagoda is taking shape, and the sun has even been shining most days! However, and access still dominate the build-up.
As would be expected, the local authorities are very sensitive about the area surrounding the . However, the negative effect of this is that simple tasks, like catching a taxi, become incredibly difficult due to traffic restrictions. Some of our staff, who have been relying on taxis as the only means of transport to their hotel, were forced to take an hour-long walk back yesterday.
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Well, the countdown has begun. It's just under four weeks to the start of the Olympics and the advance party of the 91Èȱ¬'s production team (that's Rebekah Kipps, Olympic Project Executive and myself, Executive Producer) has arrived in .
To be fair, there have been a number of sub-contracted technicians here for a month already fitting out the 91Èȱ¬'s area in the (IBC).
We have had to travel to Beijing 11 days earlier than intended, thanks to an unscheduled World Broadcaster briefing which has been called because of serious issues with the local organisation.
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When the field of 156 players line up for the at Royal Birkdale they will not be haunted by the presence of Tiger Woods. The world number one underwent after heroically winning the US Open, despite being in severe pain, and is ruled out of The Open and probably for the rest of the year.
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In my working life, the phrase I have heard probably more than any other in the past year is .
That's the (admittedly dull) buzzword we attached many months ago to a period of three months when we knew we would have to deliver for this website and the , with a thrown in for good measure and those huge annual events which need to be dealt with every summer - , , an , the climax of the and and .
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Hi, thanks for all your emails about our coverage of the on 91Èȱ¬ Television.
I've answered the most frequently asked questions below.
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Everyone who loves sport knows it offers the privilege of witnessing some of the .
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Around 1900 BST Andy Murray was facing defeat. A couple of hours or so later and it was victory amid the shadows of night - a wonderful comeback, prompting extraordinary scenes on Centre Court.
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