The complexity of multi-event broadcasting, as we can recognise from our own experience of watching recent Olympic Games, presented the BBC of 1948 with unique challenges in terms of the breadth ...

Given the images are from the 1948 London Olympics and we are bringing the show to London for the first time, it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to display the photos of such relevance to the ...

This documentary presents memories of the last time the Olympics were held in the UK, 1948, told with a mixture of music, reminiscences and archive. This is not a sporting story, but the charming ...

London has hosted summer Olympics twice before in 1908 and 1948 and with this year's Games the city will become the first to host the modern Games thrice. 1908 Olympics: The 1908 Olympic Games ...

In June of 1939, the IOC awarded the 1944 Olympics to London. Again, World War Two forced cancellation. A year after the war ended, London was once again selected, this time to host the 1948 Olympics.

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...

The Photography & Video Show 2025 will showcase a special gallery of never-before-seen photographs from the 1948 Olympic Games in London, discovered on a forgotten film roll and developed by the ...

In June of 1939, the IOC awarded the 1944 Olympics to London. Again, World War Two forced cancellation. A year after the war ended, London was once again selected, this time to host the 1948 Olympics.

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...

How the 1948 Olympic Games came into being, as the world struggled to cope in the aftermath of the Second World War, and the Games were held for the first time in 12 years. With Britain in the ...