An armchair guide to watching the Olympic opening cermony
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Paris is opening the games with a spectacular ceremony. Here's all you need to know.
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Many of the details have been kept secret, so expect plenty of surprises.
The ceremony begins at 18:30 BST, and will last just under four hours.
Here are some of the things to watch out for during the curtain-raiser, which you can watch live on the BBC.
For the first time, the ceremony will take place not in a stadium, but in the heart of a city. The world's Olympic teams are set to parade along the River Seine in boats, watched by about 300,000 spectators in a display directed by Thomas Jolly, the ceremony's artistic director.
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