David Farnor | On 17, Jul 2020

With the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 from the originally planned dates of 24th July to 9th August, the BBC is giving fans their sporting fix by replaying highlights from Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.

After three days of Beijing highlights on BBC Two, that kicks off properly tonight with the broadcast of a director’s cut of the London 2012 opening ceremony, which was directed by Danny Boyle. It features extended highlights of the ceremony including all the unforgettable moments like ‘Her Majesty’ parachuting into the stadium with James Bond, Rowan Atkinson performing with the London Symphony Orchestra, David Beckham delivering the Olympic torch in a speedboat, the lighting of the cauldron and the best moments from the athletes’ parade.

All the highlights programmes will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Here’s the schedule:

Beijing 2008

Part 1: Day 1 to 6
Available on BBC iPlayer until: 12th August

Part 2: Day 7 to 10
Available on BBC iPlayer until: 14th August

Part 3: Final highlights
Available on BBC iPlayer until: 15th August

London 2012

Torch Relay – 17th July
Available on BBC iPlayer until: 15th August

Opening Ceremony – 17th July
10.35pm BBC One

Part 1: Opening half – 18th July
1.15pm BBC One

Part 2: Super Saturday – 18th July
3.15pm BBC One

Part 3: Second half – 18th July
2pm BBC One

Part 4: Final highlights – 18th July
3.25pm BBC One

Rio 2016

Part 1: Day 1 to 6 – 20th July
3.15pm BBC Two

Part 2: Day 7 and 8 – 21St July
3.25pm BBC Two

Part 3: Day 9 and 10 – 22nd July
3.55pm BBC Two

Part 4: Day 11 to 13 – 18th July
3.55pm BBC Two

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