Here you there, and it’s not just London, I travel to Slough each day for work and the rowing will be held at Dorny Lake near Windsor.

Danny Boyle will open the top of our national head and spray the contents all over the front of the world, like an angry farmer in the midst of a nervous breakdown.

Given that I'm practically the only person on this website who thinks this is awesome,

Between 50 and 100 spectators have been left disappointed, after arriving to watch the first stage of the Olympic archery at Lord's cricket ground.

The event was advertised by games organisers as "unticketed", meaning the public would not be allowed in.

Yeah, I'd assume you'd queued up.

Why wasn't anyone allowed to watch anyway? Safety reasons?

And - why is so much of it starting before the opening ceremony? Is that normal?

The English are British and lots of people think the British are English but that annoys the Scottish and Welsh because although some think they're British and some think they aren't and some think they are but don't want to be, they all agree that they definitely are not English. The Irish mostly think they are Irish, apart from the ones who are Northern Irish. Some say that makes them British and Irish. But others disagree and say they should just be Irish and then some say they aren't British.....<blah blah>
The English play football for England unless they aren't that good when they might try to play for Ireland. <lmao wtf>

How come? There are plenty of other team games (hockey, basketball, etc).

lol I have no idea, does seem strange that it is all going on before the opening ceremony (I am looking forward to this opening ceremony more than Eurovision now, it looks like it will be so fucking bad it will be awesome!)

Also just found this guide for Johnny Foreigner on the BBC....

OK, perhaps it is now too late for Paris to host them...

Is that why the archery was unticketed?

The 24 BBC channels that are on Sky - anyone know how to watch them via the Sky iPad app? They don't appear to be on Sky Go or the Sky Sports app.

Just use the BBC iPad App. I assume skyplayer won't bother as that exists.

The BBC iPad app doesn't show the extra channels, because they're Sky only as far as I can tell.

The BBC iPad app doesn't show the extra channels, because they're Sky only as far as I can tell.

That this is the "most digital olympics ever" and has 24 HD channels of coverage that there is seemingly no way of watching on an iPad seems a little contradictory.

That this is the "most digital olympics ever" and has 24 HD channels of coverage that there is seemingly no way of watching on an iPad seems a little contradictory.

Yes, yes. It would be nice if it even said anywhere "This is the right app to use when we turn them on" then.

Yes, yes. It would be nice if it even said anywhere "This is the right app to use when we turn them on" then.

It's almost like the bbc website didn't have an article about how they could be accessed on all types of device a couple of weeks back.

As previously corrected, there isn't one. It streams in safari.
I dare you and Wullie to go read that linked article and tell my which iPad app to use based on what it says. Here's a hint - the 'BBC Olympics' app (the only one mentioned on that link) is iPhone only and appears to be clips and results only.

I think you just stream it from the BBC site in safari, and choose your 'channel' there, rather than fucking about with apps, actually.

Hmm. That does work. Much more fucking about than a decently laid out app, mind, as finding things on it is challenging. And they've had 7 years to write it.