VIDEO | Olympic Park: When Britain Built Something Big

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Dave Hill, author of ‘Olympic Park’ and London Society Chair, Leanne Tritton discuss the story of how the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was created, from the earliest pioneers for an east London Games, through the epic land assembly, planning and construction processes, to the valley’s transformation in time for July 2012.


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