When we set out on the BBC London 2012 project we had one over-riding thought in mind: to help the nation share the excitement about the biggest event in the UK in our lifetimes. But we also knew we had to pace ourselves. The evidence is that audiences have sharply contrasting views on the Olympics and all the other events of 2012. Many want to know everything there is to know now - to look inside the Stadiums, hear the latest on the planning and share the journey every step of the way. Others will be keen when the big moments actually start happening; and a small minority will contemplate putting a blanket over their head and hiding in a darkened room until it all goes away.
Obviously, then, it won't be possible to please everyone. But we've heard the voices of those who want more straightaway - and given the ambition of 2012 across a multitude of genres and our position as the host nation broadcaster, it would be bonkers for us to underplay something that will be enjoyed by so many millions of people.
So Tuesday 27 July 2010 will see some special programming across the BBC to mark "Two Years To Go" before the opening ceremony and to cover the events being staged around this landmark by the OIympic organisers. BBC Breakfast, our News Channel and the BBC News at One will be live in Stratford - before a special programme on BBC One at 2.15pm to cover the first run within the main athletics stadium. Radio 5 Live will be there all day too, as will BBC London.
So Tuesday 27 July 2010 will see some special programming across the BBC to mark "Two Years To Go" before the opening ceremony and to cover the events being staged around this landmark by the OIympic organisers. BBC Breakfast, our News Channel and the BBC News at One will be live in Stratford - before a special programme on BBC One at 2.15pm to cover the first run within the main athletics stadium. Radio 5 Live will be there all day too, as will BBC London.
We're also launching a couple of major BBC initiatives. Our BBC London 2012 website will go live, and the aim is to bring together the whole of the 2012 story - not just sport and news, but arts and performance from the Cultural Olympiad along with comedy specials, entertainment and the inside story of how it's all coming together.
And you'll also be able to catch a multiplatform initiative called "World Olympic Dreams". This follows athletes from across the globe as they seek to make it to the London Games and provides an insight into their dedication and the power of their ambitions. So whether it's the triathlete from Bradford or the gymnast from Iowa or the Taekwondo competitor from Kabul, these will be the human stories that illuminate the road to London.
I'd like to think that World Olympic Dreams in particular will win over some folk who wouldn't really consider themselves to be sport fans - and the overall aim in the next two years is to provide something for everyone whatever their level of interest in sport, news, culture and the rest. In a world of massive choice, few things now come close to touching almost everybody. But we hope this will, and that it will truly be something you wouldn't want to miss. The next few days offer a chance to whet your appetite.
Roger Mosey is the Director of BBC London 2012
I'd like to think that World Olympic Dreams in particular will win over some folk who wouldn't really consider themselves to be sport fans - and the overall aim in the next two years is to provide something for everyone whatever their level of interest in sport, news, culture and the rest. In a world of massive choice, few things now come close to touching almost everybody. But we hope this will, and that it will truly be something you wouldn't want to miss. The next few days offer a chance to whet your appetite.
Roger Mosey is the Director of BBC London 2012
- Roger Mosey's previous post on About the BBC - The countdown to London 2012
- Read Roger Mosey's blog on the Sports site
- The image of the rowers was taken by BBC Picture Correspondent, Stephen Adrain
- The image of the Masai runners was taken by BBC Picture Correspondent, Thomas Amter
