The Commonwealth 2022 opening ceremony

A day over ten years since the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony (that feels both closer and so much longer) the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham again shows that after alternative music festivals, big sporting opening ceremonies are the events where you’re most likely to see steampunk themed circus acts.

This one had a story about a star falling, bringing people who found shards together, making their homes fly here and having them appear through magic doors before going through Birmingham’s history, and freeing the giant mechanical bull representing the city’s spirit from connections to slavery.

So this could also be co-creator Steven Knight’s bid to take over Doctor Who.