
Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 | 28m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It's another challenging week for Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher, and his team.
It's another challenging week for Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher, and his team. Roman remains of potentially national significance have been discovered on the site of the aquatics centre, forcing them to contemplate radical last-minute modifications to the design of the building. It's a matter of asking the tough questions. What would happen if they made the diving pool shallower?
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Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 | 28m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It's another challenging week for Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher, and his team. Roman remains of potentially national significance have been discovered on the site of the aquatics centre, forcing them to contemplate radical last-minute modifications to the design of the building. It's a matter of asking the tough questions. What would happen if they made the diving pool shallower?
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NO, DAVID WALLIAMS IS NOT GOING TO SWIM THE CHANNEL HOLDING THE OLYMPIC TORCH.
I'’’M SURE IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO HIM BUT YOU KNOW GET A THERAPIST, GO TO BED EARLIER.
WE'’’VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO CHANNEL FOUR ABOUT OLYMPIC CELEBRITY COME DINE WITH ME WHICH IS SO EXCITING.
YEAH, THEY'’’RE SAYING VIRGINIA WADE, GEOFFREY BOYCOTT, ELLEN MACARTHUR AND COLIN JACKSON AND I'’’M LIKE IT'’’S SUCH A TERRIFIC IDEA GUYS BUT I DON'’’T KNOW WHO ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE.
I'’’M SORRY BUT GARY LINEKAR DOES NOT EMBODY THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT, I DON'’’T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
WELL, STAY OFF THE CRISPS FOR A KICK OFF.
YEAH, BUT I DON'’’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THAT'’’S WHAT I'’’M SAYING.
YES, DANNY BOYLE WILL DIRECT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NO, THERE WON'’’T BE ANY DANCING HEROIN ADDICTS.
YEAH, BUT I DON'’’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
NO, THERE WON'’’T BE ANY ZOMBIES UNLESS YOU COUNT THE MAYOR, NO, DON'’’T QUOTE ME ON THAT, THAT'’’S OFF THE RECORD.
COMMENTATOR: OH, I THINK HE'’’S GOING TO GET THE GOLD!
COE HAS BEATEN CRAM!
WHAT A MARVELOUS FINISH!
AND SEB COE GETS THE GOLD MEDAL!
RIGHT.
YEAH THE ROOF WAS LIFTED AND LOWERED INTO PLACE-- NARRATOR: IT'’’S MONDAY MORNING AS USUAL, AT THE OFFICES OF THE LONDON TWENTY TWELVE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE COMMISSION IN LONDON.
HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
MORNING, HI.
FOR HEAD OF DELIVERANCE IAN FLETCHER, IT'’’S THE START OF ANOTHER BUSY WEEK.
AH, THIS DOESN'’’T SEEM TO BE WORKING FOR SOME REASON.
COULD YOU JUST LET ME IN?
YOU HAVE YOUR PIN NUMBER.
WHAT PIN NUMBER?
I DON'’’T HAVE A PIN NUMBER.
YOU JUST SWIPE IT, BUT IT'’’S NOT WORKING.
WHO ARE YOU SEEING?
I'’’M NOT SEEING ANYONE.
I'’’M ME.
LET ME SEE PLEASE.
IAN FLETCHER.
NO, THERE'’’S NO POINT IN PHONING ME.
I'’’M NOT THERE.
I'’’M HERE.
I CAN'’’T GET IN.
HELLO.
THIS IS RECEPTION.
I HAVE IAN FLETCHER HERE WITH ME.
SALLY, IT'’’S ME.
CAN YOU JUST GET HIM TO LET ME IN?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, THANK YOU.
SHE IS COMING, IF YOU LIKE TO TAKE A SEAT?
IT'’’S NOT THE BEST START TO THE MORNING.
HANG ON, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
EITHER IT'’’S THREE ATHLETES TO A TOILET OR THREE TOILETS TO AN ATHLETE.
SOMEONE'’’S GOT TO KNOW THAT.
BUT PERSONAL ASSISTANT SALLY OWEN HAS COME OUT TO ASSIST IAN PERSONALLY.
THANKS, SALLY, YOU ARE A STAR.
NOT A PROBLEM.
SHALL I CARRY YOUR BAG?
THANKS.
SO, IS THERE A DEFAULT PIN DO YOU KNOW?
YES, IT'’’S 2112.
TWENTY ONE TWELVE?
IS THAT A JOKE?
IT'’’S THE IT DEPARTMENT'’’S IDEA OF A JOKE.
RIGHT.
IT'’’S WHEN THEY THINK WE'’’LL BE READY FOR THE GAMES.
RIGHT.
FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY.
OH, AND BORIS JOHNSON LEFT A MESSAGE.
OH, YES, WHAT ABOUT?
I'’’M NOT REALLY SURE, REALLY.
DID HE SOUND LIKE I NEED TO CALL HIM BACK?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS QUITE A LOT OF '’’GOSH'’’ AND '’’PIFFLE'’’ AND I THINK THE END OF IT MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN IN LATIN.
RIGHT, I THINK I'’’LL LEAVE THAT AND HOPEFULLY HE'’’LL HAVE BLOWN HIMSELF OUT.
OKAY, AND YOUR WIFE PHONED?
YES, RIGHT.
SHE SAID COULD YOU-- YES, RIGHT.
OKAY, THANKS.
I THINK ONE WORRY WAS IF WE HAD SEPARATE BINS FOR EXTRUDED PLASTICS AS WELL WE'’’D BE UP TO EIGHT DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECYCLING BIN.
I MEAN, IF HE WANTS BE A TWENTY TWELVE BRAND AMBASSADOR, HIS ROUTE IS STRICTLY COME DANCING.
THERE IS NO SHORT CUT HERE.
WELL, THE OTHER THING IS THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN COLORS.
OKAY, HERE'’’S THE THING, I DON'’’T CARE WHAT HE THINKS HE'’’S WORTH.
IF HE WON'’’T DO IT KRISS AKABUSI WILL AND THAT APPLIES TO ANYTHING.
NO, I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN COLORS BASICALLY.
RIGHT, OKAY.
IF WE CAN MAKE A START.
FOR THIS MONDAY MORNING STEERING MEETING, IAN IS JOINED BY HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRAHAM HITCHINS, HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY KAY HOPE, AND HEAD OF CONTRACTS NICK JOWETT, AS WELL BY HEAD OF BRAND SIOBHAN SHARPE FROM PR COMPANY PERFECT CURVE.
RIGHT, BEFORE WE START, WAS I THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULDN'’’T GET IN THIS MORNING?
NO, YOU WERE NOT.
I COULDN'’’T GET IN EITHER.
YOU KNOW, IT'’’S ALL VERY WELL "TAKE A SEAT."
I SAID "I'’’VE GOT A SEAT IN MY OFFICE" SUDDENLY I'’’M SUPPOSED TO HAVE YET ANOTHER PIN NUMBER IN MY LIFE.
WELL, I'’’VE ALREADY RE-SET MINE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT'’’S SECURITY.
I CAN'’’T SEE HOW ALL THESE NUMBERS MAKE ANYTHING ANY MORE SECURE.
RIGHT, BASICALLY RIGHT.
WHAT IT IS?
IT'’’S JUST RAMPING UP SECURITY LEVELS, YEAH?
FORTUNATELY FOR THE MEETING, GRAHAM HITCHINS IS HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT THE NEW ACCESS PROTOCOLS ARE PART OF A SERIES OF TRIGGER SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADES BETWEEN NOW AND TWENTY TWELVE.
FROM NOW UNTIL...
IN THIS CASE FROM CODE BROWN TO CODE BLUE.
OKAY, SO THAT'’’S ALL IT IS.
OKAY, SO THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
NOW FIRST UP THIS MORNING IS I'’’M SURE WE'’’RE ALL AWARE, WORK ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE AQUATICS CENTRE WAS FINALLY BEGUN OVER THE WEEKEND.
YEY.
SO THAT'’’S A GREAT BIT OF NEWS TO START THE NEW WEEK WITH.
SO THAT'’’S ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR US.
SO LETS GET THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE AS MUCH AS WE CAN THIS WEEK.
AND TAKING GOOD OUT PRESS ON WEDNESDAY.
CHECK IT OUT.
THE STEERING MEETING IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE EACH OTHER'’’S AGENDAS.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE ACROSS THIS WEEK.
YES, ME, I'’’VE GOT SOME RATHER GOOD NEWS AS WELL.
GREAT.
OKAY.
I CAN NOW CONFIRM AND I ONLY FOUND THIS OUT OFFICIALLY LATE ON FRIDAY, OKAY.
THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE OPERATING A CLOSED LOOP WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE OLYMPIC SITE.
EXCELLENT, BUT THAT'’’S PERFECTLY OKAY.
IT IS, ISN'’’T IT.
YEAH, YEAH, IT GREAT.
HEY, KAY.
ARE WE STILL GOOD FOR THURSDAY?
YES, SURE, THURSDAY.
YOU GOTTA DO YOUR VLOG FOR THE WEBSITE SOME TIME.
OH, YES, OF COURSE, YES, RIGHT.
DON'’’T GO SHY ON ME HERE.
NO, NO, THAT'’’S FINE.
EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE THIS.
NO, OF COURSE, YES, NO, THURSDAY'’’S PERFECT.
AND THIS'’’LL BE ON CAMERA, WILL IT.
SURE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU'’’RE GOOD WITH THAT?
YES, ABSOLUTELY, NO, GREAT.
THIS IS WHERE KAY HOPE GOES GLOBAL.
YES, GOOD.
COOL.
WOW, SALLY, I THINK THAT MUST BE THE BIGGEST EVER.
I JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NICE, AFTER THE MEETING AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.
I COULD LIVE FOR A WEEK ON THAT.
BUT WITH THE MEETING BARELY OVER, THE FIRST OF THE WEEK'’’S CHALLENGES ARRIVES SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE.
SO, MARTIN SOPER CALLED FROM SITE.
RIGHT.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
HE WANTS YOU TO CALL HIM BACK.
RIGHT.
IT CAN'’’T BE JAPANESE KNOTWEED STILL SURELY.
ALSO.
THERE WAS A CALL FROM YOUR WIFE.
YES, I KNOW.
TELL HER I'’’M DOING IT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
MARTIN, HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
YOU'’’RE JOKING.
SENIOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER MARTIN SOPER HAS PHONED WITH SOME UNEXPECTED NEWS FROM THE OLYMPIC PARK SITE.
AND HE'’’S NOT JOKING.
APPARENTLY THEY'’’VE FOUND SOME SORT OF BONES ON THE SITE OF THE AQUATICS CENTRE.
SOME GUY FROM THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY HAS GOT VERY EXCITED APPARENTLY.
FRANKLY SOUNDS LIKE THE LAST THING WE NEED.
SHALL I HAVE THAT?
YOU HAVEN'’’T BEEN DRINKING THAT, HAVE YOU?
CAMERAMAN: NO, I HAVEN'’’T, NO.
RIGHT.
WELL, LET'’’S JUST HOPE THIS GUY'’’S WRONG.
AND LET'’’S HOPE, IT'’’S, YOU KNOW, JUST A MURDER OR SOMETHING.
SIOBHAN: I'’’M JUST SO TOTALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE.
MEANWHILE, BACK ACROSS TOWN AT PERFECT CURVE, HEAD OF BRAND SIOBHAN SHARPE HAS CALLED IN COMPOSER BEN HOOPER FOR A MEETING.
OKAY, SO, WE'’’VE GOT ABOUT THREE SECONDS TO PRODUCE AN ASSOCIATION IN THE BRAIN THAT'’’S GONNA BE STRONG, UNIQUE, AND PERMANENT, YEAH.
DUH-DUH-DUH-DUH.
YEAH, WELL, OBVIOUSLY THAT'’’S THE INTEL JINGLE, SO WE CAN'’’T USE THOSE FOUR NOTES IN THAT SEQUENCE.
OKAY, SURE, OKAY.
HERE'’’S THE THING, OKAY.
WHAT WE CAN DO, IS WE CHOOSE FOUR DIFFERENT NOTES.
SHE'’’S KEEN THAT LONDON TWENTY TWELVE SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN '’’SONIC BRANDING'’’ OR '’’AUDIO LOGO'’’.
LIKE, DUH-DUH-- YEAH, SO GOOD.
SHALL I JUST TAKE YOU THROUGH WHAT I WAS THINKING?
YEAH.
OKAY.
OKAY, COOL.
RIGHT.
SO MUSICALLY, SO WOULD IT A PRETTY CROWDED MARKET PLACE OUT THERE?
IT'’’S LIKE, OKAY, WE'’’VE GOT AUDIO LOGOS NOW, THE INTEL, DIRECT LINE.
LIKE I'’’VE SAID TO SIOBHAN, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SONIC BRANDING.
THAT'’’S GREAT.
AS LONG AS THE MONEY COMES OUT OF YOUR BUDGET, FINE.
NO PROBLEM.
HEAD OF CONTRACTS NICK JOWETT ISN'’’T QUITE SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE IDEA.
WHEN I WAS A KID WE HAD NO SONIC BRANDING.
IF YOU ASKED FOR SONIC BRANDING YOU GOT A CLIP ROUND THE EAR.
I DON'’’T CARE WHO YOU ARE.
THIS, RIGHT, IS THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
IT'’’S NOT A FACE CREAM.
NA-AH.
SO, HOW TO TAKE THE MEDIUM AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT, THAT'’’S NEVER BEEN HEARD BEFORE.
OKAY.
SO WHAT WE DO IS-- CORRECT, SHALL I JUST-- OH, YEAH, OKAY.
( MUSIC NOTE ) DON'’’T SAY ANYTHING.
I WILL PLAY IT AGAIN.
( MUSIC NOTE ) IS THIS LIKE-- ONE NOTE.
YEAH, EXACTLY.
RIGHT.
YOU SEE, WHAT WE'’’RE LISTENING TO IS RHYTHM.
IT'’’S ENERGY.
IT'’’S PACE.
IT'’’S THE PULSE OF THE WORLD'’’S GREATEST CITY.
IT'’’S LONDON TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE.
HOLY ... OH, GOD, I LOVE IT.
CAN I HEAR IT AGAIN?
YES.
( MUSIC NOTE ) CAN I HEAR IT AGAIN?
( MUSIC NOTE ) CAN I HEAR IT AGAIN?
( MUSIC NOTE ) I LOVE IT.
CAN I JUST HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME?
( MUSIC NOTE ) IF I TELL YOU THAT, JUST WHILST WE'’’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU HERE I'’’VE FOUND A BONE MIRROR HANDLE AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE PART OF A CHEESE PRESS.
REALLY?
AND THAT'’’S JUST ME WITH MY OWN FOOT.
RIGHT.
ON THE SITE OF THE AQUATICS CENTRE AT THE OLYMPIC PARK, IAN IS WITH ARCHAEOLOGIST RICHARD WATSON AND SENIOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER MARTIN SOPER.
HE'’’S THE MAN WHO KNOWS WHERE THE BODIES ARE BURIED.
IN THIS CASE, LITERALLY.
THIS IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN ORDINARY FIND.
RIGHT.
IS IT?
YEAH, '’’CAUSE WHERE YOU'’’VE GOT CHEESE YOU'’’VE NEARLY ALWAYS GOT A VERY EARLY SETTLEMENT.
RIGHT.
MARTIN-- THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
FOR ALL WE KNOW WE COULD BE STANDING ON A THIRD COLCHESTER HERE.
RIGHT.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK.
WHERE'’’S THE SECOND COLCHESTER?
ST. ALBANS.
RIGHT.
MARTIN, WHERE WE'’’RE STANDING NOW-- YEAH, OKAY, WELL, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THE MAIN COMPETITION POOL OVER THERE.
RIGHT, YEP.
WELL, WHERE WE'’’RE STANDING IS MORE OR LESS DEAD CENTRE OF THE COMPETITION DIVING POOL.
RIGHT.
WHEN ARE WE GOING IN HERE?
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN HERE WEEKS AGO.
OBVIOUSLY.
I MEAN, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
OKAY, WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'’’VE GOT A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DO YOUR WORST.
SO THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
I'’’M SORRY, I DON'’’T THINK THAT'’’S VERY FUNNY.
YOU DO REALIZE WE'’’RE STANDING ON PROTECTED GROUND HERE.
RIGHT.
FOR IAN THE AQUATICS CENTRE HAS SUDDENLY GONE FROM BEING THE WEEK'’’S GOOD NEWS STORY TO BEING A MASS GRAVE, WHICH ISN'’’T WHAT HE WANTED.
NO, I MEAN, IT'’’S ALL GOOD.
OF COURSE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE AQUATICS CENTRE.
FIRST THING IS, WE'’’LL HAVE TO DELAY ALL THE PRESS STUFF NOW.
CAMERAMAN: YOU'’’RE RIGHT, PRESUMABLY THAT'’’S WHERE SIOBHAN COMES IN AS HEAD OF BRAND.
YES, I THINK THAT'’’S ALMOST INEVITABLE.
RIGHT.
YES.
YEAH, BASICALLY YOU'’’VE GOT A MILLION EXTRA PEOPLE FLYING IN TO LONDON OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD HERE.
YOU GOT A FINITE AMOUNT OF SKY.
AFTER FIGHTING HIS WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE THROUGH LONDON TRAFFIC, IT'’’S TIME FOR IAN TO MEET HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRAHAM HITCHINS TO TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC OF A DIFFERENT KIND, THIS TIME OF THE AIRBORNE VARIETY.
RIGHT, ONE IDEA IS TO BRING '’’EM IN OVER PLACES LIKE DUNGENESS OR EVEN SIZEWELL FURTHER ROUND HERE OR HERE.
RIGHT, OKAY.
ANYWHERE THAT THEY'’’VE ALREADY GOT NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, SO YOU KNOW THERE'’’S NOT GONNA BE ANYONE FOR MILES AROUND.
WANT ONE?
NO, THANKS.
IT'’’S HIS JOB TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SENSITIVE ISSUE OF CIVIL AVIATION FLIGHT PATHS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GAMES.
I THINK IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE SECURITY SERVICES REALLY JUMPY THESE DAYS, SURELY THE BEST WAY OF DOING IT IS TO FLY A SUCCESSION OF PASSENGER AIRCRAFT FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ONE AFTER THE OTHER OVER THE TOP OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.
RIGHT.
YEAH.
SO WHAT ARE THE OTHER IDEAS?
YEAH, THE WHAT?
YOU SAID ONE IDEA WAS TO DO THAT.
YEAH.
EXACTLY, YEAH.
RIGHT.
OKAY, WELL, AS I SAID I'’’M SEEING TFL AND BAA ON FRIDAY SO-- YEAH, THAT'’’S NO WORRY.
THAT'’’S NO PROBLEM, FINE.
THIS FRIDAY?
YES.
SORTED.
SORRY, COULD YOU LET ME IN PLEASE?
YOU MUST HAVE THE PIN NUMBER.
I KNOW, BUT I'’’VE FORGOTTEN IT.
IT'’’S TUESDAY MORNING.
COULD YOU JUST LET ME IN?
IF YOU LIKE TO TAKE A SEAT.
OH, YOU SURE YOU WANT TO RE-ENTER YOUR PIN NUMBER.
YES, I BLOODY AM.
HAVING FINALLY GOT IN, KAY HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE HER SECURITY PIN NUMBER TO ONE SHE CAN REMEMBER.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE CHOSEN THAT DATE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IT WAS A BAD OMEN.
I DON'’’T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING OF.
GOD, COFFEE'’’S GREAT, ISN'’’T IT.
CAMERAMAN: YES, SO-- I KNOW IT'’’S BAD FOR YOU BUT YOU KNOW, SOD IT.
YES.
SO WHAT ACTUALLY WAS THE DATE?
WHAT WAS IT?
IF YOU DON'’’T MIND ME ASKING.
WELL, APPARENTLY IT WAS FRIDAY, 31ST APRIL.
I MEAN, I STILL THINK IT WAS MARCH, BUT APPARENTLY I'’’M WRONG.
ANYWAY, IT WOULDN'’’T LET ME IN.
SO WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY?
I DON'’’T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
OKAY.
I'’’M NOT GIVING HIM THAT POWER OVER ME.
SORRY.
RIGHT.
OKAY, SO GOOD.
I ACTUALLY FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.
RIGHT.
AND HER.
WAIT TILL, SHE HAS TO STAY UP HALF THE NIGHT PLAYING MORTAL KOMBAT ARMAGEDDON.
RIGHT.
THAT'’’LL SORT HER OUT.
AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I HAD A FRIEND CALL FROM DICK WHITTINGTON'’’S OFFICE THIS MORNING.
OH, RIGHT.
WHAT DID HE WANT?
IAN HAS GOT A MEETING WITH CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER MARTIN SOPER.
IT'’’S BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAGMENTS FOUND ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE AQUATICS CENTRE ARE DEFINITELY PART OF A ROMAN BURIAL MOUND AND IAN HAS ASKED MARTIN TO TAKE HIM THROUGH SOME OF THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS.
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO LOOK AT WAYS OF INCORPORATING THE BURIAL SITE ARCHITECTURALLY INTO THE DESIGN OF THE DIVING POOL ITSELF.
RIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD HAVE MAJOR COST IMPLICATIONS-- YEAH.
AND WE'’’D ALSO HAVE TO GET THE ARCHITECT ON SITE.
OH, GOD.
WHICH IN THIS CASE COULD BE-- SHE'’’D GO OFF LIKE A BLOODY FIREWORK.
IT WOULD BE VERY TRICKY.
PLUS I THINK WE'’’VE GONE PAST THE POINT WHERE IT'’’S ACHIEVABLE ANYWAY IN THE TIME FRAME WE'’’RE LOOKING AT.
RIGHT.
IS IT JUST ME OR IS THE COMMON THREAD LINKING ALL THESE OPTIONS THAT THEY'’’RE NOT REALLY OPTIONS AT ALL.
IN ENGINEERING TERMS THERE ARE ALWAYS OPTIONS.
IN THE END WHAT IT OFTEN ACTUALLY BOILS DOWN TO IS FINDING THE ONE THAT WORKS.
OKAY, I'’’M GOING TO PRETEND YOU DIDN'’’T SAY THAT BECAUSE IT'’’S MEANINGLESS.
OKAY.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY.
OKAY, WAIT.
I THINK IT'’’S GONE TO SLEEP.
I CAN'’’T BE THAT BORING SURELY.
I'’’VE HARDLY STARTED.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
SHALL I-- GO.
GO.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE, AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR LONDON TWENTY TWELVE.
HEAD OF BRAND SIOBHAN SHARPE HAS ARRIVED TO HELP KAY PREPARE FOR HER VIDEOBLOG OR VLOG.
SHE'’’S DUE TO RECORD IT FOR REAL AT THE OLYMPIC SITE ON THURSDAY.
ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES ACROSS EAST LONDON AND BEYOND THAT, SETTING NEW BENCHMARKS.
OKAY, WAIT, STOP.
WHAT.
THESE ARE THE OLYMPICS, OKAY.
THEY'’’RE GAMES, RIGHT.
SO I THINK WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN HERE, YOU KNOW?
YES.
ACTUALLY SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT REALLY ABOUT FUN.
IT'’’S ACTUALLY PRETTY SERIOUS.
YEAH, BUT YOU'’’RE QUITE EXCITED, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AM I?
YOU GOT THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD AND YOU CAN'’’T WAIT TO TELL US ABOUT IT.
RIGHT, OKAY.
YES.
OKAY.
OKAY.
HELLO.
WAIT, WAIT, BACK UP.
OKAY, SORRY.
OKAY.
AND GO, KAY.
OKAY.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE, AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR LONDON TWENTY TWELVE .
KEEP GOING.
KEEP GOING.
OKAY.
YES.
THE OLYMPIC PARK WILL BE THE MOST, THE GREENEST NEW LARGE URBAN-- NO, THE LARGEST NEW GREEN-- THE OLYMPIC PARK WILL BE THE NEWEST LARGE GREEN URBAN SPACE IN URBAN-- I'’’M GOING TO START AGAIN.
OKAY, THAT'’’S COOL.
YOU GO, GIRL.
HELLO.
NO.
SORRY.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE, AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR LONDON TWENTY TWELVE.
YOU SO ARE.
THE 2012 GAMES... AT SCHOOL I WAS HEAD GIRL.
I HATED IT.
I HATED SPEAKING IN PUBLIC.
I COULD FEEL MYSELF GOING RED.
I NEVER WANTED TO BE MISS GOODY-GOODY.
I WANTED TO BE LUCY PARKER.
CAMERAMAN: AND WHO WAS LUCY PARKER?
WHO WAS LUCY PARKER.
WELL, OKAY, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE A CROSS BETWEEN KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS AND EMMANUELLE BEART.
RIGHT.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.
YES I CAN.
WELL, BASICALLY THAT WAS LUCY PARKER.
RIGHT.
SHE HAD AN AFFAIR WITH MR. WILLIAMS.
EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT IT.
SHE WASN'’’T THAT CLEVER, NEVER DID ANY WORK, SHE JUST ALWAYS SOMEHOW MANAGED TO-- YEAH.
BUT AS WELL AS THAT THE PHYSICAL LEGACY THAT THE-- CAN WE STOP THIS NOW PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
I HOPED TO HAVE LEARNT IT BY NOW.
OBVIOUSLY BY THURSDAY I'’’LL BE MUCH MORE-- OKAY, KAY.
WHAT?
YOU ARE A TERRIFIC PERSON.
OKAY, YOU'’’RE OUT THERE, YOU'’’RE YOU KNOW, RECYCLING, YOU'’’RE SAVING THE PLANET, YOU KNOW, IT'’’S MAJOR STUFF.
WELL.
BUT.
WE'’’VE GOT A GREAT SHOW HERE AND WE GOT TO SELL IT.
YOU MAKE A VLOG, YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BE THINKING, HEY, SHE'’’S COOL.
I WANNA BE LIKE HER.
I WANT A PIECE OF WHAT SHE'’’S GOT.
RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, SO YOU GOT TO BE THINKING, HEY, I'’’M COOL, I WANT TO BE LIKE ME, YOU KNOW.
I WANNA PIECE A WHAT I GOT.
WELL, UH.
AND IF YOUR HEAD'’’S NOT TELLING YOU THAT, MAYBE YOU'’’RE IN THE WRONG HEAD.
OKAY.
YES.
YEAH.
SO THE ROMAN BURIAL PIT IS HERE RIGHT UNDER WHAT'’’S CURRENTLY THE COMPETITION DIVING POOL, WHICH IS 6.5 METERS DEEP AND THERE'’’S OUR PROBLEM.
IT'’’S WEDNESDAY, AND SENIOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER MARTIN SOPER IS BACK.
I MEAN WOULD IT HELP IF WE MADE THE DIVING POOL A COUPLE OF METERS SHALLOWER.
COULD WE DO THAT?
WELL, WE COULD DO THAT.
BUT THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME KNOCK-ON EFFECTS FOR THE DIVERS.
OKAY, SO THEN WE'’’VE GOT THE 50 METER COMPETITION POOL HERE.
THIS TIME HE'’’S COME ARMED WITH A DELIBERATELY SCALED DOWN MODEL OF THE AQUATIC CENTRE ITSELF.
AND THE URBAN WATER HOLE AT THE CENTRE OF IT ALL HERE.
THE URBAN WATER HOLE.
YES, THAT'’’S AT THE CENTRE OF THE WHOLE DESIGN CONCEPT.
WELL, WE CAN GET RID OF THAT FOR A KICK OFF.
NO, NO, NO.
THAT'’’S VERY MUCH THE ARCHITECT'’’S VISION.
ARCHITECTS'’’S VISION?
YOU'’’RE KIDDING ME.
WELL, APPARENTLY IT WAS THE FIRST THING SHE SAW WHEN SHE THOUGHT ABOUT THE BUILDING.
WELL, I'’’M SORRY, BUT I'’’M FROM YORKSHIRE.
THE FIRST THING I'’’D HAVE SEEN IS A SWIMMING POOL.
LET'’’S NOT GO THERE.
OKAY, SO WE COULD JUST SWAP THE DIVING POOL DIRECTLY WITH THE BACK OF HOUSE FACILITIES.
NO IT'’’S ALL GOOD I'’’M NOT WORRIED.
IT'’’S EASY TO FEEL DAUNTED BY THE SHEER SCALE OF WHAT WE'’’RE INVOLVED IN HERE, BUT DAY TO DAY ALL YOU CAN DO IN LIFE IS FOCUS ON WHAT'’’S IN FRONT OF YOU THAT DAY AND EITHER DEAL WITH IT OR IF YOU CAN'’’T DEAL WITH IT, FINS SOME OTHER WAY OF DEALING WITH IT.
YOU TAKE THE DIVING POOL AND PUT IT WHERE THE BACK OF HOUSE FACILITIES WERE.
OKAY.
ACTUALLY WHERE WERE THE BACK OF HOUSE FACILITIES?
DON'’’T KNOW, IT'’’S ALL GOT A BIT- WELL, LET'’’S SAY THEY WERE HERE.
OKAY.
SO THEN... YOU PUT THE WARM UP POOL HERE.
I MEAN, THAT BASICALLY WORKS, DOESN'’’T IT.
I THINK IT MIGHT DO.
SO WHAT HAVE I GOT HERE THEN?
I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
THAT'’’S THE URBAN WATER HOLE.
OH, RIGHT.
OH...
I MEAN I'’’D CALL HER MYSELF, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK IT'’’S PROBABLY BETTER COMING FROM YOU.
YEAH.
YEAH.
IT'’’S THURSDAY MORNING AND KAY HOPE IS ON HER WAY OUT TO THE OLYMPIC PARK TO RECORD HER VIDEO DIARY OR VIDEOBLOG OR VLOG FOR THE WEBSITE.
I GOT KIERAN TO TEST ME ON MY LINES LAST NIGHT.
OH, RIGHT.
IT'’’S GONNA BE GREAT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT A SURGICAL STRIKE HERE.
WE GO IN.
ONE TAKE.
AND THEN WE'’’RE OUTTA THERE.
BUT THEN HE HAD THIS BRILLIANT IDEA I RECORD IT ALL ON HIS MP3 PLAYER, HAVE THE EAR THINGS IN MY EAR WHEN I'’’M ACTUALLY DOING THE PIECE, THEN ALL I HAVE TO DO IS FOLLOW MY OWN WORDS AND SAY WHAT I HEAR IN MY EAR.
RIGHT.
I DON'’’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REMEMBERING IT.
THAT'’’S ALRIGHT, ISN'’’T IT?
YEAH, SURE.
IF YOU'’’RE HAPPIER DOING IT LIKE THAT.
HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO USE IT AND EVERYTHING.
SURE.
THAT'’’S TOTALLY COOL.
HE'’’S SUCH A GREAT KID.
SURE.
TOTALLY.
WHAT IT IS HERE, I'’’VE LOOKED AT ALL THE FLIGHT DATA.
I'’’VE LOOKED AT ALL THE MODELING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE END IT'’’S COME DOWN TO EITHER BOURNEMOUTH, OR PORTSMOUTH.
MEANWHILE GRAHAM HITCHINS IS MAKING PROGRESS WITH HIS OWN ISSUES.
IT'’’S NOT EASY.
I MEAN WITH PORTSMOUTH-- I MEAN, THERE IS AN ARGUMENT FOR ROUTING EXTRA FLIGHTS IN OVER UGLY PLACES, BECAUSE WE KNOW FEWER PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO COMPLAIN.
CAMERAMAN: RIGHT.
YES.
OKAY.
AND THEN BOURNEMOUTH.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
I WAS THERE A FEW WEEKENDS AGO ACTUAL FACT AND I WAS SURPRISED.
I TOOK THAT-- DO YOU WANT ONE?
I'’’M NOT REALLY-- I JUST PRETEND JUST CARRY ON AS IF I'’’M NOT-- OH, RIGHT, OKAY.
WHATEVER.
YEAH, I TOOK THE ALFA-- ACTUALLY WHAT FLAVOR ARE THEY?
THEY'’’RE RED ONION CHUTNEY.
OH, NO THANKS.
ALL RIGHT.
I TOOK THE ALFA DOWN THERE FOR A RUN.
NOT A BAD LUNCH.
I QUITE LIKED IT.
YOU TOOK THE WHAT DOWN THERE.
THE ALFA, I GOT AN ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA, 1981 GTV.
RIGHT.
I KNOW, IT'’’S MAD.
IT'’’S TOTALLY MAD.
YEAH, SO WHAT WAS IT THAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT BOURNEMOUTH.
WELL, THE MAIN THING WAS IS THAT I DIDN'’’T THINK I WAS GOING TO GO THERE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING TO LIKE THE NEW FOREST BUT I HAD A BIT OF A BRAKE FLUID ISSUE ON THE M27.
OKAY, WE ALL SET HERE.
SURE.
KAY?
YES JUST A MINUTE.
HANG ON.
YES RIGHT.
BACK AT THE OLYMPIC SITE, KAY IS UNDER STARTER'’’S ORDERS.
AND ACTION.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY.
WO WO WO.
CUT, STOP.
SORRY.
YOU ARE TOO LOUD.
WHAT?
YOU'’’RE WAY TOO LOUD.
IS IT TOO LOUD?
YOU GOT A MICROPHONE.
HANG ON.
SORRY, HANG ON A MINUTE.
THAT'’’S BETTER.
I COULDN'’’T REALLY HEAR.
I'’’M JUST SAYING RELAX.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
OH, YES, SURE.
YES.
OKAY.
GOOD.
OKAY, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
YOU CALL IT WHEN YOU FEEL GOOD.
I THINK THAT'’’S IT NOW.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, ARE WE GOOD?
JUST HANG ON A MINUTE.
OKAY.
OKAY?
RIGHT.
GOOD.
AND ACTION.
THERE'’’S NOTHING AT ALL THERE NOW.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
SORRY ABOUT THIS, IT'’’S A BIT-- JUST WHENEVER YOU'’’RE GOOD.
HANG ON.
I THINK THAT'’’S... NO, STILL NOTHING.
RIGHT.
KEIREN SAID SOMETHING LAST NIGHT ABOUT SHUFFLING BUT I WASN'’’T REALLY- JUST GIVE US A SIGN WHEN YOU'’’RE GOOD TO GO.
THEY'’’RE ALL SO GOOD WITH DIGITAL STUFF BUT I'’’M A BIT-- HAVE YOU GOT YOUR EARPIECE IN?
WHAT?
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR EARPIECE IN?
AH, NO, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
STUPID.
SORRY.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
SORRY EVERYBODY.
OKAY.
HONESTLY.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
HANG ON, JUST A MINUTE, JUST A MINUTE.
RIGHT.
OKAY, GOOD?
YEAH.
AND ACTION.
AH, RIGHT.
OKAY, WE'’’RE ROLLING HERE.
SO ANY TIME YOU WANNA JOIN IN-- I THINK I MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY-- NOW I'’’VE GOT SNOOP DOGGY DOG, OR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT'’’S-- JESUS.
HANG ON.
RIGHT.
I THINK THAT'’’S BETTER.
OKAY, ARE WE BACK ON HERE?
I THINK THIS IS DJ FRESH, BUT I THINK I'’’M GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT'’’S FUNNY HOW THINGS HAPPEN, ISN'’’T IT.
I WAS IN THIS NOODLE PLACE WHERE I GO.
IT'’’S JUST THIS THAI PLACE ROUND THE CORNER.
I GO THERE SOMETIMES WHEN I CAN'’’T BE BOTHERED, YOU KNOW.
CAMERAMAN: YEAH.
RIGHT.
AND I WASN'’’T THINKING OF ANYTHING.
I WASN'’’T EVEN THAT HUNGRY.
AND SUDDENLY IT HIT ME.
HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRAHAM HITCHINS HAS FINALLY HAD A BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT WITH THE FLIGHT PATHS.
FIRST OF ALL FORGET THIS WHOLE BLOODY PORTSMOUTH/ BOURNEMOUTH THING.
BRING '’’EM IN OVER SOUTHAMPTON-- ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN WHAT YOU DO IS, YOU TAKE '’’EM UP THE M3, OKAY.
HANG ON.
UP THE M3.
YEAH, LIKE IN THE WAR, RIGHT.
THEY FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE M3.
I MEAN, IT'’’S A BLOODY GREAT ROAD.
I MEAN, IT'’’S ALREADY RUINED THE ENVIRONMENT, SO THAT'’’S ALL RIGHT.
HAVE YOU EATEN ALL THESE?
OH, NO.
I'’’M NOT REALLY-- YOU'’’RE A DARK HORSE AREN'’’T YOU.
SO YEAH, YOU TAKE '’’EM UP THE M3 TO THE M25.
IF THEY'’’RE INBOUND TO GATWICK YOU TURN RIGHT ONTO THE M25 ANTI-CLOCKWISE, THEN FOLLOW THE M23 SOUTH.
IF THEY'’’RE INBOUND TO HEATHROW TURN LEFT, TAKE THE M25 NORTH, THEN BACK UP THE M4 TO HEATHROW, YEAH.
RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ERR, WELL... OR I WAS THINKING YOU COULD TURN '’’EM OFF EARLIER, UP THE A322 TO THE M4, I MEAN THAT'’’S NOT A BAD ROAD.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN YOU TURN '’’EM RIGHT.
RIGHT.
YEAH.
I THINK THAT'’’S PROBABLY BETTER, ISN'’’T IT.
BLOODY GOOD ISN'’’T IT WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS BUG OFF.
IT'’’S NOT NEGATIVE.
I'’’M SAYING WE'’’VE ACTUALLY ADDED SOMETHING TO THE WHOLE DESIGN.
ALL CHANGES ARE IMPROVEMENTS, IAN.
I KNOW THEY ARE.
SO WHAT WE'’’VE ADDED IS THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING AN URBAN WATER HOLE.
NOW YOU'’’RE TALKING.
IT'’’S FRIDAY AND SIOBHAN SHARPE HAS COME OVER TO THE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE COMMISSION TO GO THROUGH THE DELAYED AQUATICS CENTRE PRESS RELEASE WITH IAN.
OKAY, BECAUSE WHAT'’’S BRAND NEW HERE, WHAT WE GOTTA SELL, IS THE ROMAN STUFF.
OKAY.
OKAY.
SO, ROMAN STUFF, ROMAN STUFF.
RIGHT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
IT WAS THE ROMANS WHO FOUNDED THE OLYMPICS, RIGHT?
NO, I THINK I'’’M RIGHT IN SAYING THAT THE OLYMPICS IS BASICALLY A GREEK THING.
REALLY?
SHAME, THAT WOULD'’’VE BEEN A SLAM DUNK.
OKAY.
IDEAS.
IDEAS, THOUGHTS.
OKAY.
I SUPPOSE WE COULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE, WE'’’VE GOT A STATEMENT ABOUT MODERNITY, BUT IT'’’S A STATEMENT THAT'’’S FOUNDED ON THE PAST.
HOLY ... WE'’’VE LEFT THE PAST UNTOUCHED, WE'’’VE BANKED IT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
OKAY, I LOVE THIS.
SO BASICALLY WELL DONE US.
OKAY, SO NOW YOU'’’VE MOVED EVERYTHING ROUND THE REMAINS ARE GOING TO END UP... WELL, THEY'’’RE GOING TO BE UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE ENTRANCE LOBBY, HERE.
YOU MEAN THE LEGACY ZONE?
EXACTLY YES.
THE LEGACY ZONE.
THIS IS SO FUN.
IT IS, ISN'’’T IT.
IN BUOYANT MOOD, SIOBHAN IS KEEN TO TAKE IAN THROUGH A MODIFICATION TO THE TWENTY TWELVE HOME PAGE.
GO ON CLICK ON IT.
CLICK ON ANY LINK ON THE PAGE.
RIGHT.
GO ON DO IT.
YES, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
SURE.
( MUSIC NOTE ) AL RIGHT.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
IT'’’S PRETTY COOL.
DUH, DUH, DUH, DUH, DUH.
YES.
LONDON TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE .
YES.
( MUSIC NOTE ) DUH, DUH, DUH, DUH, DUH.
NO IT'’’S GOOD, SIOBHAN.
I LOVE THIS JOB.
I SO LOVE IT.
HELLO, I'’’M KAY HOPE AND I'’’M HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR LONDON TWENTY TWELVE.
WHY IS SHE SHOUTING?
KAY'’’S GOT A BIG MESSAGE.
BIG MESSAGE, BIG VOICE.
RIGHT.
OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS A TWO PLANET ONE THOUSAND AND TWELVE STARTS-- FOR IAN FLETCHER, IT'’’S BEEN ANOTHER PRETTY GOOD WEEK.
NO IT'’’S BEEN ANOTHER PRETTY GOOD WEEK I THINK.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY WE'’’VE TAKEN TWO STEPS FORWARDS, MAYBE ONE STEP BACKWARDS.
CAMERAMAN: SO BASICALLY YOU'’’VE TAKEN ONE STEP FORWARDS.
WHAT?
YES IF YOU LIKE.
AND AS I SAY MAYBE ONE STEP BACKWARDS.
RIGHT.
SO WE'’’RE BASICALLY ROUGHLY WHERE WE WERE TO START WITH REALLY.
SO, NO, THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
OH, THEY LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT SEVEN.
RIGHT.
SO WHERE'’’S THE BLOODY KEYPAD.
UHH, WELL, I DON'’’T-- THIS IS-- HI, THIS IS IAN FLETCHER OF ODC.
I CAN'’’T SEEM TO GET OUT OF THE OFFICE, SO COULD YOU-- FLETCHER.
IAN FLETCHER.
YEAH, HI.
LOOK THE DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT THERE DOESN'’’T SEEM TO BE-- NO I'’’M NOT VISITING ANYONE, I'’’M TRYING TO GET OUT.
HELLO?
( PHONE RINGING ) NO, THERE'’’S NO POINT IN-- ( PHONE RINGING ) HELLO?
( PHONE RINGING ) HELLO.
YES.
NOW LOOK THIS IS-- NO, THIS IS ME, I CAN'’’T GET OUT.
CAN YOU-- HELLO?
NO I DON'’’T WANT TO SIT DOWN, I WANT TO GET OUT.
HELLO?
SO WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAISING THE BAR.
OKAY, WELL, IT'’’S FUNNY THAT YOU SHOULD ASK THAT.
TOP QUESTION.
NOW WE HAVE ALL BEEN... OH, OKAY... THAT GUY WALKS ON THE STAGE WITH HIS LAPTOP, WE'’’RE DEAD HISTORY.
BUT WHAT... AND THE HIGHER YOU JUMP THE HIGHER YOU HAVE TO...
UNLESS YOU RAISE THAT BAR YOU'’’RE NOT GOING TO GET OVER IT.
I'’’M NOT GOING TO JUST SACK HIM, YOU KNOW, HE'’’S A REALLY WHOLE HEARTED GUY, YOU KNOW, HE TRIES HARD, HE NEVER GIVES UP.
NAOMI, AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE IN NAOMI?
I DON'’’T WANT TO KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY.
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