Episode
Twenty Twelve: Boycott (2)
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Twenty Twelve
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2012-04-06
- Runtime
- 28 min
Episode context
Boycott (2) is Episode 2 in Season 2 of Twenty Twelve. It aired on 2012-04-06. The runtime is 28 min.
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Episode 1: Boycott (1)
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.
Episode 3: Clarence House
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?
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Episode 4: The Rapper
Siobhan's team design a major sexual health campaign, complete with a rap song ("Get It On"), which may upset the Catholic competitors.
Episode 5: Catastrophisation
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.
Episode 6: Inclusivity Day
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.
Episode 7: Loose Ends
With ten days left to try to tie up loose ends, the Deliverance Team's problems begin to pile up.