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  • Опубликовано: 15 апр 2024
  • It’s nearly 100 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Olympic flame has been lit.
    The ceremony takes place in Greece’s ancient Olympia, where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.
    The torch will first travel 3,000 miles through Greece, before crossing the Mediterranean to France in May on the three-masted ship Belem. It then will travel through France and its overseas territories before arriving in Paris for the start of the games in July.
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Комментарии • 363

  • @revealingme
    @revealingme Месяц назад +403

    Dear BBC. You need a retractable banner for your news items.

  • @joedavison2675
    @joedavison2675 Месяц назад +317

    Nice news banner blocking the actual important part of the picture.

    • @underarmbowlingincidentof1981
      @underarmbowlingincidentof1981 Месяц назад +3

      The news banner exists for a good reason
      don't blame it

    • @alextclulz
      @alextclulz Месяц назад +6

      @@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 Could then not have had it overhead instead of blocking the women and the flame?

    • @diollinebranderson6553
      @diollinebranderson6553 Месяц назад

      ​@@alextclulz Fr. Just like how they did that Olympia banner on the top left corner

  • @user-kg8fw7od1s
    @user-kg8fw7od1s Месяц назад +56

    As a Greek I boast with pride and get electrified by this ceremony connecting our ancient roots with the modern era. The message is simple: Let peace in the world, even for a while and let’s compete each other and may the best win!! Good luck to the hosting city Paris and to all contestants!! Thank you for the honor!! Greetings from Athens Greece 🇬🇷

    • @Korva_Avia
      @Korva_Avia Месяц назад +12

      And the genetics just proved that you're the same people you've always been, you're still the Mycenians! I'm Irish, one of the other few ethnic groups that are still around from the very ancient times! watching this is just incredible, you have an incredibly Rich heritage wow nothing like a heritage that changed the entire world

    • @adrianomorenoweinstein9620
      @adrianomorenoweinstein9620 Месяц назад

      So, if you are that electrified I guess you already dropped Christianity and started praying to Zeus, Athena et al. You fall for whatever idiocy they put on a screen.

    • @Korva_Avia
      @Korva_Avia Месяц назад

      @@adrianomorenoweinstein9620 wow you're a really rude and disrespectful person there's absolutely no empirical evidence support Christianity either all the claims of the Bible are getting disproven the archeology is like falling apart

    • @al3xt6m60
      @al3xt6m60 Месяц назад

      ​@@adrianomorenoweinstein9620nice bait lol

    • @kavasilaia
      @kavasilaia Месяц назад +5

      ​@adrianomorenoweinstein9620 everything is symbolic and representations, everyone believes in what he wants! But the only thing we have to believe in, is the ideals that this flame carries and the ancient Greek spirit.
      I wish peace all over the world!

  • @charlietheepicgamer
    @charlietheepicgamer Месяц назад +216

    Gotta love that massive banner taking up almost half of the bloody screen

    • @Savage.-_.Gamer1
      @Savage.-_.Gamer1 Месяц назад +3

      ❤from US 😂
      Fr, banners do NOT need to be that big

    • @ronero_urvanwar
      @ronero_urvanwar Месяц назад

      It's the news. Banners are always that big

    • @charlietheepicgamer
      @charlietheepicgamer Месяц назад

      @@ronero_urvanwar no they’re not.

    • @ronero_urvanwar
      @ronero_urvanwar Месяц назад

      @@charlietheepicgamer They are in the UK. Every live news channel has a big banner on the bottom with the time and scrolling headlines. RUclips videos are just pulled from TV.

  • @LeornianCyng
    @LeornianCyng Месяц назад +48

    One of the most important ceremonies in the history of the world. Wish we didn’t have a huge banner in the middle of it, it was still phenomenal to see though.

  • @roamingtheworlds
    @roamingtheworlds Месяц назад +97

    My husband is going to be one of the torch bearers, and I can not believe it!!!

    • @Juststayhopeful
      @Juststayhopeful Месяц назад +11

      Wow 🎉

    • @roamingtheworlds
      @roamingtheworlds Месяц назад +9

      @@Juststayhopeful thank you 😊

    • @Annnabannanna
      @Annnabannanna Месяц назад +2

      Ooh, how was he noticed

    • @derekhammett8634
      @derekhammett8634 Месяц назад +11

      hopefully the BBC doesnt cover it or else no one will get to see him with it

    • @not.likely
      @not.likely Месяц назад +1

      Billions around the world also can't believe it. Or you

  • @georgiosdem8443
    @georgiosdem8443 Месяц назад +43

    Ancient Spirit Immortal...
    ...." Its great to come from Greece, the country that gave light to the world..."

  • @gregengel1616
    @gregengel1616 Месяц назад +27

    BBC's big banner was bad enough, but then you had the announcer yapping the whole time and doing a play-by-play on something that was very very obvious.

  • @jwags24
    @jwags24 Месяц назад +137

    Does your banner really need to be THAT big?

    • @yanina.korolko
      @yanina.korolko Месяц назад +4

      tis BBC - what do you expect!?

    • @whitegardenia3813
      @whitegardenia3813 Месяц назад

      Yes...anything that would tarnish Hellas (Greece) has to be big. So disrespectful for this hugely important occasion.

    • @ronero_urvanwar
      @ronero_urvanwar Месяц назад

      It's the news. There's always a banner.

  • @derekhammett8634
    @derekhammett8634 Месяц назад +39

    glad we got to see it all. thanks BBC for covering half of it up with a useless banner

  • @Steve65065
    @Steve65065 Месяц назад +39

    Epic fail bbc with the banner and you didn't include subtitles so we could understand what she was saying. You should be banned from youtube for this.

    • @stelios5314
      @stelios5314 Месяц назад +14

      I will try to translate it myself as I can... (I hope it makes sence, Im not an English native speaker)
      "Sacred silence may "sound" in the whole univerce. Earth, sea, and breaths of the winds; mountains and valleys, make silence! Sounds and chirpings of birds, stop! Because Foivos, the king of the light is going to be with us. (yes its kinda pagan)
      Apollo, god of the sun and light, you sent your rays and lit the torch for the welcoming city of Paris. You, Zeus, give peace to all the nations of the world, and crown (with a wreath) the winners of the holy race/game"

    • @Steve65065
      @Steve65065 Месяц назад +4

      @@stelios5314 Thank you, greatly appreciated.

    • @stelios5314
      @stelios5314 Месяц назад +1

      @@Steve65065 You're welcome

  • @user-lu6rl7pb1l
    @user-lu6rl7pb1l Месяц назад +24

    Very beatiful Olympic flame ,at city Olympia - Religion Hleia. Iam proud my country Greece
    🇬🇷 she is born Olympic Games.

  • @JD-bn2ch
    @JD-bn2ch Месяц назад +7

    I feel very proud of my Greek heritage as I watch this ceremony! ❤

  • @jonathanmatthew1263
    @jonathanmatthew1263 Месяц назад +40

    The sun will never set on the British Broadcasting Chyron.

  • @bekeleguasil3895
    @bekeleguasil3895 Месяц назад +38

    I love the Greek people, because no human race has contributed to the civilization of humanity than the Greek people. The Greek people didn't ask us anything for return of their immense contributions. Above all, Greek is poor country economically, but the people Greek never complained. I always would like to do something for Greek people. I will always love you until the day I die. Thank you the people of Greek for your wise contributions to humanity.

    • @taurus-eg5xu
      @taurus-eg5xu Месяц назад +3

      Dafuq???...bot overload

    • @dxubty
      @dxubty Месяц назад +1

      What on Earth are you talking about, I wont even get into the factual errors

    • @bekeleguasil3895
      @bekeleguasil3895 Месяц назад +2

      @@dxubty individuals like you has no clue of history I won't waste time to explain for ignorant.

    • @shubhankardasgupta4777
      @shubhankardasgupta4777 Месяц назад +3

      you completely forgot the importance of Indian & Chinese histories along with your Greek history... Very Western move... The Greeks always were in collaboration with the people of Indos since the battle of Hydapases by Alexander ...

    • @bekeleguasil3895
      @bekeleguasil3895 Месяц назад

      @@shubhankardasgupta4777 those who wiped out philosophers would like to hide the truth. Those racists who look at themselves above everyone don't want to hear gratitude of the real people who gave humanity Democracy, Philosophy, Olympics etc... .

  • @stevec404
    @stevec404 Месяц назад +31

    Does no one at BBC see how annoying that red banner is? !!!

  • @citizensnid3490
    @citizensnid3490 Месяц назад +17

    Very beautiful lovely ceremony but banner obscured the crucial lighting of the flame

  • @MiladJP
    @MiladJP Месяц назад +8

    thank you for not showing me the full show... great job !

  • @MIKRASIATISSA
    @MIKRASIATISSA Месяц назад +12

    I can't read it, make the banner bigger pls BBC

    • @NewEra-
      @NewEra- Месяц назад

      😂😂

  • @tracyhutchinson4929
    @tracyhutchinson4929 Месяц назад +34

    Would be better if there wasn't a great big red stripe across the screen

  • @olevaiti4302
    @olevaiti4302 Месяц назад +5

    Gold medal for the beautiful dresses.

    • @whitegardenia3813
      @whitegardenia3813 Месяц назад +1

      They are hideous! Not suitable for the magnitudε of this particular occasion. Women in ancient times were wearing sleevless dresses but not strapless.

    • @olevaiti4302
      @olevaiti4302 Месяц назад

      @@whitegardenia3813 You prefer burlap?

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc Месяц назад

      They are awful. Look at the 2016 ceremony for comparison.

  • @cecilecochet5575
    @cecilecochet5575 Месяц назад +8

    Beautiful
    Historique
    The red strip on screen though ...
    😊

  • @sihlemhlanga
    @sihlemhlanga Месяц назад +9

    BBC English lesson - Idiom of the day: Red Tape

  • @behramcooper3691
    @behramcooper3691 Месяц назад +26

    So, what happened to the parabolic mirror? Was it indeed a parabolic mirror or just a drum? And what good is a parabolic mirror on an overcast day anyway? The parabolic mirror was on a stand nearby, but was mostly covered by the red BBC banner across the screen.

    • @stelios5314
      @stelios5314 Месяц назад +5

      They said the mirror was used a few hours before the ceremony to light the flame in advance , because the weather conditions (cloudy) wouldnt allow the flame to light during the ceremony.

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc Месяц назад +1

      Usually it’s done by Apollo by the mirror. Look for example for the 2016 ceremony. But it was apparently too clouded this time.

  • @kmaheshkadam8570
    @kmaheshkadam8570 29 дней назад +1

    ❤ it is a symbol of peace and harmony

  • @unoversalkidsentertainment2024
    @unoversalkidsentertainment2024 Месяц назад +10

    It's awesome 🥇🥈🥉

  • @Chloe-hu9tf
    @Chloe-hu9tf Месяц назад +5

    The actress with the Light in the video playes in the greek tv serial . Talented and beloved one😘😘♥

  • @2460z_htdja
    @2460z_htdja Месяц назад +5

    this gives me a respite and probably hope against the recent and continuing news about war, hunger, and famine, everywhere

  • @okanime1
    @okanime1 Месяц назад +4

    The backup flame! I need some of that! But that banner!

  • @user-nx8ii4ef7f
    @user-nx8ii4ef7f Месяц назад +9

    So pleased that all civilised nations will stop their wars until after the Olympic games!

    • @underarmbowlingincidentof1981
      @underarmbowlingincidentof1981 Месяц назад

      good thing there are no wars happening!!
      only armed conflicts, special military operations, and ongoing developing situations

  • @colintang3910
    @colintang3910 Месяц назад +9

    Omit the banner entierly. Only show at the beginning!

    • @fintanbeirne7261
      @fintanbeirne7261 Месяц назад +1

      This is clipped from a to broadcast so it follows the BBC’s standards for tv, not RUclips.

  • @irise.8607
    @irise.8607 Месяц назад +4

    Really? Banner over the entire thing? No captions? Seriously?

  • @BAFinlayson
    @BAFinlayson Месяц назад +6

    Terrible placement of your lower third banner. It blocks most of the action throughout the ceremony.

  • @btfy99
    @btfy99 Месяц назад +8

    Gee this huge banner is so annoying.

  • @Dino-wd2ei
    @Dino-wd2ei Месяц назад +2

    Möge es Frieden bringen 🔥🕊🇬🇷🕊🔥🌎

  • @tomlidot4871
    @tomlidot4871 Месяц назад +2

    Historic.

  • @andybastos3098
    @andybastos3098 Месяц назад +5

    BBC News banner is a no-no.

  • @EM-qx3hx
    @EM-qx3hx Месяц назад +2

    I am joining the comments about how ridiculous and annoying mistake that red banner is, and how incredible it is that no one at BBC saw it

  • @sriscolumn2007
    @sriscolumn2007 Месяц назад +3

    news banner is tooooo big ..so we cant see the thing properly....

  • @Nevio857
    @Nevio857 Месяц назад +2

    As a Greek, this news banner is at least disrespectful. Do you realise this is an ancient ritual that represents the purest form of the human being? I would say the same thing if a Greek channel did the same with the British royal family for example, I would find it disrespectful if I could only see their foreheads

  • @WestPowerup
    @WestPowerup Месяц назад +5

    Remove the banner now

  • @michaeldelgiudice1057
    @michaeldelgiudice1057 Месяц назад +6

    wonder how long those people/statues have to stand there.
    reporter whispering like at a golf tournament.

  • @antjetautkus5506
    @antjetautkus5506 Месяц назад +1

    Beautiful
    Tnx 😊

  • @adamthorntonillustration9281
    @adamthorntonillustration9281 Месяц назад

    Thank God the Olympics is on its way. The world seriously needs some inspiring together-time right now.

  • @jamesswindley9599
    @jamesswindley9599 Месяц назад +2

    One BBC to rule them all.

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis8962 Месяц назад +6

    ❤🇬🇷

  • @wildandbarefoot
    @wildandbarefoot Месяц назад +7

    Not authentic.
    They used to be naked.

  • @artemisnewspresse3466
    @artemisnewspresse3466 Месяц назад +1

    Hail den Göttern und Göttinnen des Olymp

  • @turnleft8645
    @turnleft8645 Месяц назад +6

    there's a sea of blood on the screen

  • @Sunshine-un5ww
    @Sunshine-un5ww Месяц назад +10

    Omg this freakin banner ! Why bbc

  • @an-dreekosps9061
    @an-dreekosps9061 Месяц назад +2

    BBC havent you heard of a watermark?😂

  • @public.public
    @public.public Месяц назад +7

    BBC.... please make your banner much bigger next time. Thanks.

  • @DeborahFESQF-jf4gw
    @DeborahFESQF-jf4gw Месяц назад +2

    I had a good time!

  • @acmejia
    @acmejia Месяц назад

    i'm so lost. WHEN does it actually happen? I saw woman with no flame walking and then suddenly people standing in different positions already flame in hand. Did they cut it?

  • @voltfields3900
    @voltfields3900 Месяц назад +3

    It's the Olympic flame! It's not a sacred flame! Remove the red banner BBC! People want to watch!

  • @hookedgamer
    @hookedgamer Месяц назад +2

    Watched a red banner for 11 minutes

  • @DrSt-mu4zw
    @DrSt-mu4zw Месяц назад +5

    Damn. Them Greek girls are pretty

  • @ingridwang3664
    @ingridwang3664 Месяц назад +4

    Horrible banner. I wonder if BBC staff watched their own news

  • @taurus-eg5xu
    @taurus-eg5xu Месяц назад +6

    Let the weird rituals begin.

  • @NeonMooreMercury
    @NeonMooreMercury Месяц назад +2

    why the fack that huge red banner across the screen... LOL

  • @whitegardenia3813
    @whitegardenia3813 Месяц назад +1

    Gorgeous ceremony as always! Well done Hellas!
    Hideous clothes, though, that have nothing to do with Ancient Hellas (Greece).

  • @migovasquez0303
    @migovasquez0303 22 дня назад

    I didn't know if my screen is broken or not but BBC can you please make the red banner a bit bigger because I cant see a thing. Cheers.

  • @Stickers2Go
    @Stickers2Go Месяц назад +5

    what happens if it rains? do they go around with an umbrella?

    • @NewEra-
      @NewEra- Месяц назад +1

      In Greece the weather is not constantly changeable. So if it is going to rain, it is known days before.

  • @ShadowcasterZero
    @ShadowcasterZero Месяц назад

    Normally, Apollo lights the flame with the paranoloc mirror and the sun. This Olympics, your flame is brought to you by Bic

  • @neeliyasenori107
    @neeliyasenori107 Месяц назад +1

    BBC news banner was blocking the most important parts of the great event

  • @redzisan
    @redzisan Месяц назад +3

    What was this nice lady talkin about in the end?

  • @warblerab2955
    @warblerab2955 27 дней назад

    So how did they light the first flame? They just show it already lit @6:19

  • @shelby6
    @shelby6 Месяц назад +5

    If anyone is wondering, all those amv3 comments are from bots for amazons crypto, even if it looks like a real account, it is not. Weird way to market it.

    • @22poopoo
      @22poopoo Месяц назад

      How does it market it? I had no idea to what it meant. Just a stunt?

  • @federico_morilla
    @federico_morilla Месяц назад +3

    Greek Godess 😍

    • @pheromone714
      @pheromone714 Месяц назад +4

      They are priestess of temple of Hera. You are not listening

  • @alejandrinahs
    @alejandrinahs Месяц назад

    The banner size really does near a parody of a news broadcast. 😅

  • @katakalyptica
    @katakalyptica Месяц назад

    First the fire of the torch has to be brought from Delphli / the Pythic games to Olympia - you forgot

  • @kknoesis
    @kknoesis Месяц назад +1

    ahhh a very good red banner....

  • @khairularchi
    @khairularchi Месяц назад

    Who's running the graphics dept. at the news. It's happening to all news networks right now.

  • @user-tr9hr4jx7e
    @user-tr9hr4jx7e Месяц назад

  • @viktorhyyronen8063
    @viktorhyyronen8063 Месяц назад

    In the XX century dresses of greek women, which took part in this ceremony, were snow-White! ❤

  • @kumarmangalampatravali660
    @kumarmangalampatravali660 Месяц назад +2

    Please remove that banner!

  • @coralnichole
    @coralnichole Месяц назад +1

    new game new fun

  • @margaretgordon8671
    @margaretgordon8671 Месяц назад +1

    Translation in caption and Lise the red banner.

  • @user-is9mj6my8y
    @user-is9mj6my8y 13 дней назад

    Nice

  • @ShadowcasterZero
    @ShadowcasterZero Месяц назад

    Did someone not tell the high priestesses to hold the torch in front of the mirror?

  • @carloscepeda5011
    @carloscepeda5011 Месяц назад +1

    Very bad work Why the banner cover the moment It’s was faked didn’t the sun light enough to light the torch Disappointed😢😢😢😢

  • @rimsonmanurung8918
    @rimsonmanurung8918 Месяц назад

    For the Next Olympic, please cover the whole screen with ur banner.

  • @neileyre6019
    @neileyre6019 Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely appalling placement of the oversized and ridiculous banner! Get your act together BBC, ..and I’m normally a die-hard fan.

  • @heinlee7816
    @heinlee7816 Месяц назад

    Are their arms Ok?

  • @quangvuong7511
    @quangvuong7511 29 дней назад +1

    "AEUC" should not be called IOC, don't humiliate the Greek gods

  • @cetaceaninspirations2977
    @cetaceaninspirations2977 Месяц назад

    did the commentator have to blather on the entire time? and the banner, omg!

  • @shin4655
    @shin4655 Месяц назад

    Aren't those flame carrier supposed to be naked as a symbol of pure ?

  • @MichaelRoyBroughton
    @MichaelRoyBroughton Месяц назад

    🥰🥰🥰

  • @mobguy2735
    @mobguy2735 Месяц назад

    im glad they used pure blooded greece instead diverse and blacks

  • @bwana-ma-coo-bah425
    @bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Месяц назад

    Trust me, you didn't miss much.

  • @user-sn2oq4qt7b
    @user-sn2oq4qt7b Месяц назад +1

    Non sense it has nothing to do with it

  • @aadityamehta9483
    @aadityamehta9483 Месяц назад +1

    Please remove red banner

  • @KarmeshMadhavi
    @KarmeshMadhavi 22 дня назад

    4:35 Is that joke? I don't think this instrument is for just touch drum stick.

  • @ammmm_4803
    @ammmm_4803 Месяц назад +1

    The dress is cringe though. A printed Greek column? It would've been better if they took in some inspiration from the first written history of the clothing such as the materials and how the silhouette of their dresses be. At least the materials would also be natural, and give artisans a job and chance to showcase their own interpretation of the clothes back then.

    • @SakisTotsikas
      @SakisTotsikas Месяц назад +1

      Θα συμφωνήσω. Η τελετη οφειλει να ειναι αυθεντικη και λιτη. Δεν ειναι η τελετη της εναρξης για να στοχευουμε στο θεαμα και τις εντυπωσεις.

  • @maunasiliandergamba2387
    @maunasiliandergamba2387 Месяц назад

    I wish there was something more eventful happening in makeup and hair departments, as someone attempted to achieve something with the dresses

  • @lexa6216
    @lexa6216 Месяц назад

    interpreting while staying at bed

  • @richardraymond9920
    @richardraymond9920 Месяц назад

    The Olympics are a joke now & have been for years with all the ridiculous sports surfing, BMX skateboarding, climbing only to mention a few, having professional athletes in the Olympics is wrong the Olympics were supposed to be for amateur athletes years ago people had their medals taken off them for making money in their sport,but of course it comes down to the Almighty $, & in 2028 there is going to be cricket,lacrosse,squash ridiculous

  • @cherylcheung2657
    @cherylcheung2657 Месяц назад

    lmao their flames is so tiny

  • @muralip3670
    @muralip3670 Месяц назад +1

    Stupid broadcast...

  • @hussienalsafi1149
    @hussienalsafi1149 Месяц назад

    ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️