Olympic mania grips the nation

Young boy watches anxiously

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Thousands of people gathered in front of big screens across the UK to watch the action on what turned out to be a memorable day for Team GB Olympians.

Organisers has dubbed it 'Super Saturday' and as the gold medals rolled in crowds erupted into celebration.

Richard Bilton reports.

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