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The day begins with the lighting of the Olympic Pipe
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Michael 'Atters' Attree carries the flag
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Some sort of complex manoeuvre
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The games have now officially commenced
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Meanwhile, Compton-Bassett is buttonholed by a film crew
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Lord Finsbury Windermere Compton-Bassett
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Tammy in her latest outfit
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Harold Hereward Graves
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An indication of just how many cameras were present that day
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The martini relay begins
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While these whelps rush into things, the old lags are still ambling up from the starting line
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Artemis, Tim, Torquil and Chuckles address the gin situation
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Chuckles deploys the gin (Plymouth gin, as it happens)
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Notice that a certain amount of tasting is going on...
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Now the vermouth comes into play
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And still a certain amount tasting is going on
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Why Tim and his opponent are tipping vermouth between their glasses is anyone's guess
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Some intense tasting goes on—despite the fact that there is nothing to choose between
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Matthew 'The Chairman' Howard on the left
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Curé Michael Silver
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He too drinks deeply of the cocktail ingredients
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The judge is an (incredibly tall) expert from Bourne and Hollingsworth
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First he views the creation
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Then he listens to it
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Before finally tasting it
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The contestant looks suitably nervous as his team's creation is assessed
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Excitement at the mixing table
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William is clearly already adept. Note that Waveney, in the background, regards all this as a 'two pipe problem'
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Waveney is escorted to the finish line by the Curé
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The judge considers the youngster's creation
