Liveblogging the BBC radio coverage of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

• Melbourne is so up for this.
• It's very famous, I haven't seen it.
• This is the precursor to what is going to happen next.
• It's a tremdous opportunity to soak up the experience.
• They are what they are.
• Melburnians will come to watch any event.

Then, the broadcast suddenly stopped after half an hour and they switched to a phone-in about hosepipe bans.

Fun fact: the Australian national anthem was written by a Scotsman, who was paid 100 pounds by the government. I didn't know that.

UPDATE: Intersecting Lines gives a first-hand account of the festivities - more details, more accurate.