Actor Timothy Spall poses as Sir Winston Churchill atop Big Ben, while Julian Lloyd Webber accompanies him on the cello

Read all about it: A London street scene was played out - with the whole set wrapped in newspaper



Read all about it: A London street scene was played out - with the whole set wrapped in newspaper
Classic comedy: Del Boy and Rodney's Reliant Robin explodes during the closing ceremony
Classic comedy: Del Boy and Rodney's Reliant Robin explodes during the closing ceremony
Only Fools and Horses: Del Boy and Rodney, dressed as Batman and Robin, appear in the stadium

Royal laughs: Prince Harry and Kate Middleton share a joke during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
Royal laughs: Prince Harry and Kate Middleton share a joke during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony


Actors parade around the model of St Paul's wrapped in newsprint, during the opening stages of the closing ceremony
Actors parade around the model of St Paul's wrapped in newsprint, during the opening stages of the closing ceremony

Artists wave Union Jack flags as they perform with cars, wrapped in newspaper, as the closing ceremony gets underway


The colourful London landscape takes life in the centre of the Olympic Stadium, with Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Gerkin taking centre-stage


80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium counted down to the beginning of the opening ceremony, to the chimes of a replica of Big Ben
80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium counted down to the beginning of the opening ceremony, to the chimes of a replica of Big Ben
Scaled-down London! Landmarks of the capital make up the set for the Closing Ceremony
Scaled-down London! Landmarks of the capital make up the set for the Closing Ceremony