About this season
A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on Earth: the 2012 Olympics. From getting a busload of non-English speaking Brazilians from A to B, who to appoint to run the Cultural Olympiad and what to do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind, it's all in a day's work for the men and women whose job it is to stage the greatest sporting event in the world.
Episodes (7)
1. Boycott (1)
Aired 30 March 2012 • 28 min
The documentary cameras continue to follow the men and women responsible for delivering the London Olympic Games as they paddle increasingly hard to keep the games on track and on budget. The Algerian Olympic team threatens to boycott the Games after discovering that the Shared Belief Center does not face Mecca.
2. Boycott (2)
Aired 6 April 2012 • 28 min
The second half of a very long day. The Algerians issue a deadline of midnight for a solution to their demand for a Shared Belief Center which faces Mecca, while the French are now threatening to pull out of the Games if a separate mosque is built. The team has to come up with an idea that will please everyone.
3. Clarence House
Aired 13 April 2012 • 29 min
A decision must be made about the future of the Olympic Stadium, and Clarence House has asked the ODC to look at ways of linking the Twenty Twelve Olympics with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee – is "Jubilympics" the perfect branding solution?
4. The Rapper
Aired 20 April 2012 • 28 min
Siobhan's team design a major sexual health campaign, complete with a rap song ("Get It On"), which may upset the Catholic competitors.
5. Catastrophisation
Aired 10 July 2012 • 29 min
Ian chairs the final meeting of the Special Catastrophisation Unit. When someone gets caught modifying the Olympic starting pistols to fire live rounds, the news must be handled delicately.
6. Inclusivity Day
Aired 17 July 2012 • 29 min
The Olympic Deliverance Committee plans the launch of "Inclusivity Day" in London on the same ady as Seb Coe's "Diversity Day" in Oldham. Siobhan's team devises a viral campaign to change the face of women's football.
7. Loose Ends
Aired 24 July 2012 • 29 min
With ten days left to try to tie up loose ends, the Deliverance Team's problems begin to pile up.