My Olympic Odyssey (Part 4/15): Tick tock
Nov30

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 4/15): Tick tock

Embarrassment, failures, red-faces… my Olympic Odyssey wasn’t always Super Saturday

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 5/15): Ticketing torture
Nov13

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 5/15): Ticketing torture

Ticketing torture and funding faux pas, my Olympic Odyssey started with a flop

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 6/15): Games Maker interview
Nov01

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 6/15): Games Maker interview

Amazing how many other cheery souls there are out there on a cold summer’s day in London

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 7/15): Ceremony audition 1
Oct30

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 7/15): Ceremony audition 1

The process begins for a desperately wanted part at London 2012

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 8/15): Ceremony audition 2
Oct15

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 8/15): Ceremony audition 2

Mishearing a direction during the first audition has a surprising consequence

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 9/15): Desperate measures
Oct14

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 9/15): Desperate measures

I had to get in… so I got creative and wrote casting a poem

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 10/15): Ceremony rehearsals
Oct01

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 10/15): Ceremony rehearsals

An impromptu dance on the Olympic Stadium stage led to a memorable encounter

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 11/15): Show time
Sep27

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 11/15): Show time

I was lucky enough to be part of the London Olympics opening ceremony – one of the best nights of my life

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My Olympic Odyssey (Part 12/15): My mum, the Games Maker on her top moments
Sep15

My Olympic Odyssey (Part 12/15): My mum, the Games Maker on her top moments

One very important London 2012 Olympic volunteer takes us behind the scenes. Jacky Gunston reveals her top moments

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‘Murderball’ aka wheelchair rugby – as brutal as it sounds? Yup
Sep12

‘Murderball’ aka wheelchair rugby – as brutal as it sounds? Yup

Wheelchair rugby is it’s official name but tbh, murderball seems more fitting, especially with a certain Ryley Batt involved

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