Olympics Opening Ceremony is most inspiring TV moment ever

 
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19 December 2012
The Weekender

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Danny Boyle's triumphant Olympic opening ceremony has been voted one of the most inspiring TV moments of all time.

More than 23 million people watched the opening ceremony, which featured a diverse cast including James Bond star Daniel Craig and JK Rowling, and merged music, dance and special effects into a spectacular opening.

It picked up 13% of votes in the poll putting it ahead of the fall of the Berlin Wall (8%) and Nelson Mandela's release from prison (5%).

Only the 1969 lunar landing, famed for Neil Armstrong's words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", picked up more votes (14%).

The survey, commissioned by Samsung for its forthcoming Future of TV report, found the London 2012 Games were the most inspiring TV event of the year with 31% of the vote.

The paralympics were in second place with 12% of the vote and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee won 7%.

The Great British Bake Off, which was credited with a surge in cake-making across the country, won 4% of the votes polled.

A Samsung spokeswoman said: "TV has let us enjoy the best moments of 2012 on the biggest, brightest screen in our home."

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