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- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth May 19
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter May 20
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton May 21
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol May 22
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham May 23
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester May 24
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff May 25
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea May 26
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth May 27
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor May 28
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester May 29
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent May 30
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton May 31
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool June 1
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown June 2
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush June 3
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry June 4
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry June 5
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast June 6
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields June 7
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow June 8
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness June 9
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick June 10
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen June 11
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee June 12
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh June 13
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick June 14
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne June 15
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham June 16
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough June 17
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull June 18
- Day 32 Hull to York June 19
- Day 33 York to Carlisle June 20
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere June 21
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool June 22
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester June 23
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds June 24
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield June 25
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes June 26
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln June 27
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham June 28
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby June 29
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham June 30
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry July 1
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester July 2
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough July 3
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich July 4
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich July 5
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford July 6
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge July 7
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton July 8
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford July 9
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading July 10
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury July 11
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth July 12
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth July 13
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton July 14
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth July 15
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton July 16
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings July 17
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover July 18
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone July 19
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford July 20
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest July 21
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley July 22
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth July 23
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing July 24
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey July 25
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster July 26
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium July 27
70 days; 70 routes
- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull
- Day 32 Hull to York
- Day 33 York to Carlisle
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium
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Luton
- St Georges Square
- Manchester St
- George St
- Park St
- Castle St
- Chapel Viaduct
- A505 Chapel Viaduct
- A505 Dunstable Rd
- A505 Luton Rd
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Dunstable
- A505 Luton Rd
- A505 Church St
- A5 High St North
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Milton Keynes
- Childs Way
- Secklow Gate
- Silbury Blvd
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Bletchley
- B4034 Saxon St
- B4034 Buckingham Rd
- Sherwood Dr
- Bletchley Park entrance lane
- Bletchley Park Lane
- Photo op area
- Bletchley Park Gates
- Sherwood Dr
- B4034 Buckingham Rd
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Buckingham
- A422 Stratford Rd
- A422 Market Hill
- Bridge St
- London Rd
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Winslow
- A413 Buckingham Rd
- A413 High St
- A413 Sheep St
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Whitchurch
- A413 High St
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Aylesbury
- A413 Buckingham Rd
- A418 Oxford Road
- Buckingham St
- Market Square
- Walton Street
- A413 Walton Street
- Walton Rd
- The Grange School bus lane
- Wendover Way
- A143 Wendover Rd
- A413 Wendover Rd
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Stoke Mandeville
- A413 Wendover Rd
- A4010 Station Rd
- B4443 Lower Rd
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Aylesbury (a)
- B4443 Mandeville Rd
- Stadium Approach
- Stoke Mandeville Stadium car park
- Stadium pitch
- access gate
- Stoke Mandeville Stadium car park
- Stadium Approach
- Churchill Avenue
- Ellen Road
- The Mandeville School Lane
- school lane
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Waddesdon
- A41 High Street
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Bicester
- B4100 London Rd
- B4100 Market Square
- Sheep St
- B4100 St John's St
- B4100 Queen's Ave
- B4100 King's End
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Kirtlington
- A4095 Heyford Rd
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Woodstock
- A44 Oxford Rd
- High St
- Park Street
- Blenheim Palace Approach
- Blenheim Palace Great Court
- Blenheim Palace
- Bleinham Palace Road
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Kidlington
- A4260 Banbury Rd
- A4260 Oxford Rd
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Oxford
- Horspath Rd
- BMW plant site entrance
- BMW plant site
- BMW plant entrance lane
- B480 Watlington Rd
- Cuddeston Way
- Blackbird Leys Rd
- Barn's Rd
- B4495 Between Towns Rd
- B480 Oxford Rd
- B480 Cowley Rd
- A420 St Clement's St
- Morrell Ave
- Warneford Lane
- Celebration Stage
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0626: Good morning and welcome to day 52 of the Olympic torch relay which sees the flame travel from Luton to the dreaming spires of Oxford.
Your live text writers this morning are Christine Jeavans and Martin Gough.
0632: We'll start the day with Lewis Hamilton, storied Formula 1 driver, winner of 15 grands prix and world champion in 2008, his second season in the sport.
Lewis, 27, was born in Stevenage, 16 miles east of Luton. He has had a quick turn-around after competing in yesterday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where he finished a disappointing eighth. He is currently fourth in the drivers' standings.
Lewis has just held the torch aloft and is now walking a short leg.
0634: Lewis steps forward with the flame and holding it aloft, he looks pleased and is smiling and now he's running with the torch.
0637: A thumbs up from Lewis as he holds the flame and then breaks into a jog to cheers from the crowd gathered here early in Luton.
0640: "Hollie, Hollie" cheer the crowd as Lewis hands the flame to the next torchbearer Hollie Baxter.
Hollie, 17, was born with Rubenstein Taybi Syndrome and was told at the age of 10 that she would not walk again. Her nomination says: "Hollie is an amazing young girl who never complains and puts a smile on everybody's face as soon as they meet her."
0644: Hollie passes the flame to Matt Roche who was born with club feet but had seven operations to correct his condition.
His nomination says Matt is a Young Leader at the local scout group and is adored by the younger boys who are all proud to be in 'Matt's Gang'. He is infinitely patient with them, listens, treats each with the same amount of respect and takes as long as is necessary to explain to them what is required and why.
A swift run from Matt there.
0646: Next with the torch is Michael Abt who is the president of an electronics company based in Illinois. Michael is enjoying his run on what passes for an English summer morning.
Rory Copus - torchbearer at around 0706 - tweets: "At the briefing - 'when you're carrying the torch, you're the only person in the entire world with the Olympic Flame"
0652: Bruce Benedickter is next to put his best foot forward. His charity fundraising includes sponsored shoe shines for Comic Relief, sleeping rough in aid of the homeless, biscuit collections and bake sales. He also supports community groups and charities via his church activities.
Big waves from Bruce to people who have taken the vantage point of a bridge to watch the torch travel underneath.
0654: Emma Marks, from Leighton Buzzard takes the flame with a twirl from Bruce. The 15-year-old has already spent 10 years as a gymnast, training five days per week after school.
One of her parents, who nominated her, says: "As with all teenagers, school work now needs to take precedence but this has not stopped her being involved with her local gymnastics club as a coach and young leader.
"My daughter is always there ready to give her all, and still manages to hand her homework in on time!"
0655: The next torchbearer is Charlotte Ellis, 18, a keen canoeist who has already trained with the GB development squad and hopes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
She has been nominated by a proud grandparent, who says: "Last year she coped very well when her mother was ill for 12 months and had to have three major operations."
Charlotte pulls a little bit of a Usain Bolt pose, pointing to the torch while the camera flashes go. There are some shouts of "Come on Charlotte!" from the pavements, where hardy souls and friends have come out very early.
0658: It looks as if Rory Copus has been handed the torch slightly ahead of his scheduled slot. Rory is a rowing cox at Oxford Brookes University, one of the leading student rowing programmes in the country.
0704: Tom Bennett is more used to heading towards Oxford on two wheels as he created a team in his company to cycle the London to Oxford cycle event in aid of charity.
0706: Tom hands over to Roger Crossley who, among other charity fundraising activities, raised £1,200 for the Adventure Plus youth charity organisation by canoeing 127 miles down the River Thames over six days, having never canoed before.
0709: Taking the flame now is Stuart King who has raised thousands of pounds for the British Heart Foundation trekking to Everest Base Camp. He also cycled from Land's End to John O' Groats on a triple bike.
0714: Up on the route ahead, BBC Three Counties Jenna Benson says: "Dunstable high street filling up. Lots of children in school uniform, everyone cheering and flag waving."
0716: Short convoy hop now as the relay travels through Luton
0719: After that short trip, first with the flame is Ben Jell, who runs local football teams in Dunstable. He is the mayor's consul and supports charities including Mencap and Signpost.
0722: Kevin Lawlor's passion is running and his nominator says: "I just think he should get the chance to do something so close to his heart".
His charity fundraising has included £5,000 for Cancer Research and £2,500 for the RNLI.
0725: Next with the flame is Helen McFarlane, who is vice chairman of the Wycombe and District Sports Association for the Disabled, providing sports and social facilities for disabled people.
As trustee of Quaker Homeless Action, Helen drives a mobile library for the London homeless three times a month, and helps organise the week-long Christmas Shelter, sleeping 25 and feeding 85 homeless a day.
0726: If you missed it earlier, here's Lewis Hamilton running with the torch first thing.
Hamilton told BBC Three Counties Justin Dealey it was a "very, very proud day for him".
"I've had such a great reception, they made it even more enjoyable. I am so incredibly honoured to have the opportunity to do this, not many people get to do this," he said.
"I have to thank God every day for the wonderful opportunities and blessings that I am given. I've achieved a certain amount in my career and this is another thing that I can put on the list of wonderful experiences."
0728: Helen passes the flame to Caitlin Catherwood who has been nominated by the IOC.
A neat bit of multitasking there as a chap on a unicycle films on a smartphone with one hand while carrying juggling clubs in the other
0732: A pat on the arm from Caitlin to Kieran Jays as he prepares to set off with the torch. The 12-year-old is a pupil at Oak Bank, Bedfordshire's only school for pupils with social, emotional and behaviourial difficulties. Kieran is a keen sportsman, who takes part in rock climbing, cycling skills and gymnastics.
0734: Big crowds here as Jacqueline Dowsing takes the flame. She works for Luton council as an employee trainer, volunteers with elderly patients at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, works on the "SOS bus" in Luton town centre with vulnerable people, completes charity walks, serves food to homeless people every Christmas Day, is a presiding officer on election days and looks out for her disabled sister Claire.
0737: Kyle Mandry is a long way from his home in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The 48-year-old was nominated through one of the sponsors for his dedication despite having to deal with "a serious issue outside of work".
Breakfast is calling for Carolyn Green who tweets: "Spose i better get up and put bacon sarnies on and bag a spot at the top of my rd ready for #olympictorch"
Gail Emms, Olympic silver medallist in badminton in 2004, will take the torch in her home town of Milton Keynes shortly after 0830 and she sounds pretty excited, tweeting: "Just had my Olympic torch briefing!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!"
0743: Katrina Blunt is now running with the flame. She is the voluntary chairperson of her local pre-school, a registered charity serving the children of Pitstone and surrounding area and even ran a half marathon raising £1400 for vital new toys and equipment.
0746: The crowds are growing as Samantha Griffiths takes over. Samantha is a teacher who her nominee says "above and beyond her call of duty at school and personifies the epitome of pastoral care".
0747: Careful now BBC 3CR's Jenna Benson who we hear is hanging out of an office window in Dunstable High Street and holding on very tight!
She said that crowds had been gathering since 6.00 with everyone eager to get a glimpse of the torch. It's getting noisier and the flags are waving. Police on motorbikes are giving high fives to all the children standing there in their school uniforms. She said they will possibly get to school "a little bit late today!"
0750: The next torchbearer, Matthew King, will inspire many as he completes the leg in a powered wheelchair, controlled by mouth. In 2004, at the age of 17, he was playing rugby league for the London Broncos academy team when he sustained a neck injury that left him completely paralysed from the neck down and unable to breathe without a ventilator.
After eight months in Stoke Mandeville hospital, Matt returned home then, using a powered wheelchair and onboard ventilator, he returned to school to complete his A-Levels, then graduated with a first class honours degree in Law from University of Hertfordshire.
Matt as been appointed an Ambasador by the Variety Club, giving talks to help raise money for their "Easy Rider" children's wheelchair appeals. He has comleted a New York Marathon and two Great North Runs in his powered wheelchair.
Matt, who lives near Bedford, told BBC Three Counties Radio earlier: "Excitement is the over-riding emotion. It's going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity and there are many worthy people out there doing it and to be counted as one of those is a great honour."
0753: Crowds in Dunstable must be at least eight deep, it's a great turnout and it's not even 8.00 yet.
0755: A twirl for the crowd from Matt there in his motorised wheelchair, before passing the flame to Graham Dandy.
Graham recently completed the Blenheim Triathlon for The Daisy Garland, a family-run charity providing active support for children with epilepsy and their parents and carers.
0800: Don't be surprised if Sasha Harvey stops occasionally during her leg to pick up litter.
While training for the London Marathon, she noted the amount of litter that lined the verges and hedgerows around her Oxfordshire village and organised a clean-up campaign.
Her nominator says: "More than 40 car tyres and 36 full bin liners of litter later and our village was purged of years of litter."
The BBC's Kevin Jackson on board the media vehicle (aka the horsebox) tweets "Large crowds gather in Dunstable as the #Torchrelay passes through"
0804: Cheery waves from Sasha - and not a piece of litter in sight - then it's a peck on the cheek for the next torchbearer, Penelope-Ann Green.
Penelope has worked for 20 years to raise awareness of Down's Syndrome and the achievements that are possible by individuals if they are given appropriate support.
Looks like Penelope has popped her gold shoes on for her stint with the flame, who needs the sun with footwear like that?!
0807: We'd love to hear from you if you are heading along to see the relay today or are watching online.
Tweet us @BBC2012 or get in touch on our Facebook page like Lorraine Susanne Standring who says the current torchbearer "Penny Green is one amazing lady running for all the Down Syndrome Community over the world."
0809: Penny Green was the last torchbearer in Dunstable and now the convoy is on its way to Milton Keynes.
0818: The torch is due to spend about 20 minutes in Milton Keynes before moving on to Bletchley and the famous Bletchley Park, the hub of British code-cracking during World War II.
One of those waiting ahead in Milton Keynes is Gary Ellmer who tweets: "In the crowd for the olympic torch relay in milton keynes #strangelyexciting"
0832: We're now arriving on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, which in 1967 became one of the country's first "new towns", with a planned centre spreading across 34 square miles to incorporate 15 existing villages, including the original MK.
Built on a grid system similar to those in US cities, Milton Keynes is famous for its many roundabouts and for the Concrete Cows sculpture on the side on one of its dual carriageways. The local football team has two pantomime cows as mascots.
0833: The first torchbearer in Milton Keynes is Luke Webb, a 29-year-old who gives up his spare time to lead residential adventure holidays for young people who, like him, suffer from Primary Immune Deficiency.
In 2004 he was awarded the RADAR Young Person's Award for the furtherance of human rights for disabled people. Despite his severe dyslexia and ill health he achieved a BA honours degree in 2006.
0835: BBC 3CR's Brendan Murphy is on Silbury Boulevard in Milton Keynes where crowds at the moment are three or four deep. He said it's a beautiful scene with red, white and blue colours the whole way down the street.
He spoke to Year 3 teacher Sam Turvey from Southwood school who had brought pupils to see the torch. She said it "kicks off the school's Olympic fortnight where all the lessons will be built around the Olympics". They will have special maths and literary lessons, look at the history of the Olympics and the Olympic values.
Gail Emms tweets: "I'm loving all the people on the shuttle bus who will be carrying the Olympic Torch through MK! There's even a NASA astronaut!! OMG!!"
0836: A big smile and a kiss for Luke from former badminton player Gail Emms who, with Nathan Robertson, won an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles in Athens eight years ago. She was a world champion in 2006, a European champ in '04 amd a Commonwealth bronze medallist in Manchester.
Gail retired after the 2008 Olympics and was appointed MBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours. Robertson followed her into retirement recently, having missed out on Olympic selection with new partner Jenny Wallwork.
0837: Big crowds here now and someone is waving a bunch of yellow flowers. Gail is waving to both sides of the crowd as she jogs along with the flame.
Looks very much like Gail's son Harry being carried along behind her.
0840: A choir by the side of the road are singing Take That's Relight My Fire as Susannah Hunt takes the flame. She is an outstanding sportswoman in both javelin and track and field at her school, Malvern College. Susannah has also completed marathon charity walks and spent time in Ghana, building then teaching in a school.
0843: Susannah hands over to 19-year-old Oxford-based rower Georgia Howard-Merrill who, in 2010, won a Youth Olympic Games gold medal in the coxless pairs in Singapore with her partner Fiona Gammond. The duo had won world junior titles just two weeks earlier. The Youth Games were used by Team GB as a way to give experience to aspiring future senior Olympians.
Hello to DH who tweets that we are "stereotyping Milton Keynes as 'home of the Concrete Cows'". He says "Now mention the parks, trees and lakes plz!" Job done DH!
0846: We just saw Georgia pass the flame to Ian Cousins whose nomination says: "Some people dedicate themselves to one cause, Ian dedicates himself to all that need help."
Ian visits elderly people in local retirement homes who have no visitors, he helps out at his church, with meals, visits, fundraising and taking the elderly out, and he played Santa for a nearby nursery as last-minute stand-in.
0848: Ian hands over to Allan Grainger, a former professional boxer who was the inspiration in the setting up of Milton Keynes Amateur Boxing Club and volunteers there, coaching more than 40 young people each week.
Good morning or perhaps good evening to those of you watching Torchcam from overseas. Mark Salamon tweets: "I'm in San Diego, California watching the stream. Looks like you guys are having a great time! Passing my friend Steph's shop soon."
Meanwhile Amy Palmer tweets: "Watching the torch relay from Crete! Dunstable doing us proud, wish we were there watching it!"
0850: Riding on the crest a wave now it's Peruvian surfer Gabriel Villarán. That's "surfista" in Spanish!
0854: The flame is put back in its lantern now and we're off to Bletchley
0856: If all this is whetting your Olympic appetite, look out for Faster, Higher, Stronger, the BBC's landmark series which starts on BBC Two at 7pm this evening.
It tells the stories of "extraordinary athletes who have pushed performance to the limit in pursuit of gold, over more than 100 years of Olympic competition".
Tonight's programme examines the 100m, tomorrow's is gymnastics, Wednesday is the 1500m and Thursday is swimming.
0858: At about 0911, the flame is due to visit Bletchley Park, renowned for being the site where teams cracked the German Enigma encoding machine and thus gained access to crucial information during World War II.
Huts 3,6,4 and 8 housed the Enigma decryption teams. Their raw material came from the 'Y' Stations: a web of wireless intercept stations dotted around Britain and in a number of countries overseas and sent enemy radio messages to Bletchley Park to be decoded and analysed.
To speed up the codebreaking process, the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing developed an electro-mechanical machine that greatly reduced the odds, and thereby the time required, to break the daily-changing Enigma keys. It was the birth of the modern computer.
0900: BBC 3CR presenter Helen Legh is outside the front of the mansion house in Bletchley Park. She said "Let us not underestimate the importance of Bletchley Park or its connection to this day. Bletchley Park is so important to history that the technology that allows you to track the Olympic torch wherever it goes around the country all originated from this place."
Local dignitaries are waiting at Bletchley for the arrival of the torch. BBC 3CR presenter Helen Legh has spotted Milton Keynes Mayor Katrina Morris, MK Dons chairman Pete Winkleman and veterans of the war effort at Bletchley Park in uniform "looking amazing". Dermot Turing, nephew of Alan Turing, is also due to be at the event.
0903: The first torchbearer in Bletchley is 12-year-old Lauren Badger, who her teacher says "has overcome low self esteem and a lack of confidence through her involvement in sport". Having started out in sport by playing tag rugby, she is now part of the hockey and netball teams.
0908: Sponsors Samsung have brought people from around the world to the carry the torch and today they're all from South and Central America. The latest is Cordoba's Fatima Del Angel Palacios, a promoter of sports among children, youngsters and adults who trekked to the geographic North Pole, and raised the Mexican flag there.
0911: The next torchbearer is Jessica Stalley, 16, from West Keysoe. Looks like it's Jessica who has the extra honour of taking the flame to Bletchley Park.
In 2009, Jessica underwent spinal surgery but is still a keen swimmer at her club, Modernians.
She was nominated by her grandparents, who say: "She truly inspires us and has encouraged us to become involved in aspects of the Olympic Games by entering the ballot for tickets."
A welcome from some youngsters in uniform greets Jessica as she arrives at the codebreaking centre.
0914: Bunting is flying here and schoolchildren are waving flags and being egged on to cheer by the compere.
Here's Bletchley House and to the left one of the huts where the codebreaking took place.
The relay team will have a short break here.
0919: BBC 3 Counties Radio Helen Legh says: "The flame is burning brightly right in front of the mansion, it's a fantastic backdrop."
Looks like Bletchley Park organised an ancient Olympic-themed welcome for the flame, they tweeted this picture
0927: Wonder what the Olympic flame is doing at this very moment - we may never know, it's an enigma!
0934: But here's what it was up to a few minutes ago, the BBC's Kevin Jackson sent this picture of Jessica Stalley giving schoolchildren a chance to touch her torch.
Flora Dix tweets: "Not going to get any work done this morning @bbc2012 thanks to the Torch Cam! Can't wait to see it going through my home town Buckingham". Sorry Flora, we do know how addictive Torchcam is!
0941: Hazel Staten has apparently become well-known for fundraising dressed as a banana but it's the regulation white outfit today.
Diagnosed at Christmas 2003, she overcome leukaemia with a bone marrow transplant from her brother. She is now well and tirelessly campaigning and supporting charitable work as the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research head of volunteer fundraisers for Milton Keynes.
She told BBC 3CR earlier: "I'm feeling overwhelmed, so happy. Everybody here is enjoying the moment, it's just so wonderful to be part of this."
Hazel pauses to show the flame to youngsters who look like naval cadets and then she takes it out of Bletchley Park and back onto public roads.
0944: A clasp of hands between Helen and the next torchbearer. After seeing a badminton star of the past in Gail Emms, it's now the turn of a star of the future. Sean Vendy won the Under-15 national singles crown last year without dropping a set.
0948: Next up is 12-year-old Izzy Richards from Cardiff, who despite suffering from Cystic Fibrosis, plays netball for school and club.
Her nomination says: "Isobel has an outgoing and lively personality and never lets her illness, the constant medication, physiotherapy and hospital visits get her down. She will be carrying the torch for all CF sufferers in the UK with a smile."
0950: A hug from young Izzy to then next torchbearer who is another youngster. Annie Jankowiak, 13, has been nominated by a schoolmate who calls her "the craziest and funniest person I know but still the loveliest".
She once wore a wetsuit right the way through a school day to raise money for charity.
0953: A leg kicking dance and a do-si-doh from Colin Bycroft who says: "I want to inspire people to push themself beyond what they think they're capable of."
Colin cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2004 and wrote a book about it. (He is the second torchbearer today to have completed that famous bike route). He has raised over £16,000 for Parkinson's UK and Cancer Research UK by organising challenges and friends that have taken part have raised a further £8,000.
0956: More country dancing from Colin as he passes the flame to a slightly bemused Sarah Lambert. The 19-year-old has come all the way from Lubbock, Texas, where she led the building of carbon-neutral environmental education centre, known as Lorax Lodge, raising $200,000 (£130,000) and recruiting 2200 volunteers from 16 states.
1000: A high five greeting of a more American kind from Sarah as here's the Nasa astronaut that Gail Emms was so excited about meeting earlier.
In 2009, Jose Hernandez spent 14 days in space as a member of the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-128. Last year California-based Jose, whose family are Mexican, announced he would run for the US House of Representatives, at the urging of President Obama.
People are standing on gateposts and walls to catch a glimpse of the torch.
1003: The flame goes back into the lantern and hops on the bus, ready for its trip to Buckingham.
Kodzo Selormey has tweeted this photo of Gail Emms handing over the flame in Milton Keynes.
Adrian Bennion tweets: "Off into Aylesbury for the Olympic Torch relay. After following it online for 51 days, can't wait to finally see it for real."
1019: Buckingham is bracing itself to greet the torch shortly and councillor Robin Stuchbury told BBC 3CR it was the largest ever event to be staged in the town. He said: "I don't think we've ever had the county pay that much attention to Buckingham. My hope is that now they realise Buckingham is a good place to do events, that they will open their wallets and come back here again."
1020: Just before the relay starts up again in Buckingham, take a look at some the pictures of the day so far.
1021: Let's hope there is blanket coverage for this run by Sarah Williams. The Californian encouraged all 800 students at her school make a fleece blanket for foster children for Christmas. She taught blanket-making to her school's football team, Girl Scouts, service clubs, and groups of older people.
Her project has now touched the lives of over 10,000 foster children and countless volunteers. She has raised more than $80,000 (£52,000) and introduced the project in six states.
Huge smiles from Sarah as she takes the flame.
1023: People are perched on walls and packing the streets in Buckingham and Sarah is zig-zagging the road, making sure everyone has a chance to see the flame. She pops over to a group of schoolchildren and high fives them.
1025: A long-distance hello to Ian Douglas who posted on our BBCLondon2012 Facebook page: "Sat in my office in Abu Dhabi with the torchcam running on my laptop ... Home in Oxfordshire doesnt seem so far away"
1028: Next with the torch is Paul Barter, a charity fundraiser for the NSPCC who has taken part in the Big Bike Ride for Save the Children.
That crenellated building you may have seen in the background is not a castle but the Old County Gaol which was built in 1748 and is now a museum.
1030: Here's Jemma Moore, who's 25 and from Banbury. She was nominated as an outstanding employee of one of the sponsors.
1034: Jemma is the last torchbearer in Buckingham before the convoy heads to Winslow.
1037: Buckingham enjoyed its moment in the spotlight according to BBC 3CR's Simon Watts: "There are people standing literally in every window of every shop and on every balcony of every flat here. The whole town has ground to a halt to greet this procession.
"I've never seen anything like this in Buckingham before in terms of volume of people. They are spilling out onto the road trying to get pictures to capture the moment. There are people on the roof of the town hall which looks pretty dangerous. We are often a forgotten part of the county but the community spirit is certainly here."
1045: Here we are in Winslow where the bunting is out for Gloria Chaplin who has been a volunteer for Age Concern (now Age UK) in Milton Keynes for 20 years.
A wave and a shimmy from Gloria as she sets off with the flame.
1048: A final high five in the crowd from Gloria and then it's time to hand over the Olympic flame. Up next is another of the day's Mexican torchbearers, Salvador Cortes who was nominated for his work encouraging Mexican society to participate in sport.
He promotes basketball as a main sport in schools and a couple of years ago, he organised a trip by NBA players to Mexico, to inspire young people and promote an active lifestyle.
1051: Banners, flags, horns and shouts of encouragement greet Angela "Connie" Coneron, who was nominated for her work as a governor for the Vale Federation of Special Schools - a primary and secondary school in Aylesbury.
1053: Church bells ring out in Winslow as Connie and the flame head along the high street.
1054: Next up it's Michelle Peerless, 25, from Buckingham, who has come through what her nomination describes as "a difficult journey through the care system" as a child and devoted her life to caring for unwanted dogs, volunteering in a local animal rescue society
1058: A drumming band greets Michelle and then it's back on the bus for the short trip to Whitchurch.
Whitchurch is a small village but it used to have a castle, Bolbec Castle which was burned down during the English Civil War. The mound still remains as does the spring, called Fair Alice, which was the fresh water supply for the castle.
1106:The first torchbearer in Whitchurch is Angus Moore, 18, who was a county rugby player until he was diagnosed with leukaemia at Christmas in 2008. As a side-effect of chemotherapy he has also been afflicted with AVN, a bone condition that has affected his hips. This left him in a wheelchair and may mean a hip replacement when his main treatment is over. Nevertheless, Angus has helped raise thousands of pounds for Addenbrooke's and Bedford hospitals as well as cancer and leukaemia charities.
1107: Looks like the 3G signal has become overloaded in Whitchurch and we have lost the picture
1112: And we're back, with Karen Southworth who has been a regular volunteer for many years, caring for young people, the elderly, homeless people and those living with life-limiting illnesses. One of the charities she works with is Crisis at Christmas, spending Christmas week with those homeless or living alone.
1116: Now we're on the way to Aylesbury where the relay will tour the town before visiting Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
Earlier this morning the relay visited Bletchley Park which laid on an ancient-Olympics themed welcome
1125: Here we are in Aylesbury and this short relay leg should be a breeze for Sheila Kemble, who has raised over a quarter of a million pounds for Willen Hospice, inspired by their care for her close friend, who she lost to cancer 14 years ago. She has completed three London Marathons, the New York Marathon, climbed Kilimanjaro and regularly organises fashion fundraising events.
1128: Instead of running marathons, Dawn Oliver has found other ways to raise £4,500 for the Cancer Care Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the charity Against Breast Cancer.
In a show of support for a friend with the illness, she shaved her head, and has also collected 31kg of bras!
1133: Mike Blowing completes a hat-trick today of amateur cyclists who have travelled from Land's End to John O'Groats. Also an active member of Handy Cross Runners he has completed more than 16 marathons and has raised thousands of pounds for numerous charities.
A female stiltwalker in a full Union Jack outfit gives him a wave.
1139: As torchbearers go, this is a novel way of charity fundraising. Nicholas Molnar performs benefit gigs with his band the 'Plastic Maxxx' to raise cash for a meningitis charity. He's clearly a rock and roll star, doing a windmill wave akin to that of Pete Townsend from The Who.
1140: BBC Three Counties Radio's Luke Ashmead says: "In Aylesbury, the Met Police are moving people on, asking them to move out the way. Nothing is going to stop this Olympic torch."
"In the centre of town there are lovely scenes, you can't see the path, you can't see the side of the road, it's just the torchbearer, the bus behind and crowds and crowds of people."
1141: The latest in a line of Mexican citizens to carry the torch today is Paty Ruiz, who works at a dog sanctuary called Milagros Caninos.
Her nomination says: "Patricia is an exemplary Mexican with a greatness of heart with no comparison."
1146:This is Mal Lennon, who was the first Hercules captain to land in Basra but faced a further challenge once he returned home, discovering that he had a cancerous tumour in his kidney.
Two months after having the kidney removed he was back flying, for British Airways.
1150: Not sure how the torch compares weight-wise with a jar of peanut butter but hopefully they're similar.
Peyton Medick, 14, has been training for her relay leg by jogging around her home town of Weston, Wisconsin with a jar of "Jif", which is not a household cleaner, but a jar of the peanutty stuff.
She is the founder of Peyton's Promise, a charity that collects money and food to feed the hungry across America.
Several of her family say they will be watching the video at home in the US, where it is still very early in the morning.
1151: This picture was snapped of torchbearers before their stint in Aylesbury.
Bucks County Council tweeted: "Proud torchbearers at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, ready for their historic moment."
1152: Peyton passes the torch on to Richard Bazeley, a charity runner whose worthy causes include Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
1155: Marisa Grimes is our latest outstanding American.
The 19-year-old from Delaware created a project to provide a Kenyan school with uniforms, has volunteered at a Ghanaian orphanage and driven a large truck full of supplies from Pennsylvania to Alabama to help tornado victims.
1158: This is 16-year-old Rebekah Wagnell, who won five medals, including two golds at the World Transplant Games. She has battled health problems since an early age. Five years ago she received a kidney transplant from her father.
Her nomination says: "She is absolutely determined and when she has her eye on the goal nothing is going to deter her from going for it with everything she's got."
Olympic badminton silver medallist, Gail Emms, who ran with the torch this morning in Milton Keynes tweeted about coming back to reality after the excitement. She said: "Back to earth with a bang! Ran with Olympic Torch this morn - now squatting in luggage rack of a Virgin train 2 London as there's no seats!"
1202: Anabell Gardoqui is a leading Mexican actress (here's her IMDB profile). She founded the VeracruzAna Foundation that helps the community of Antigua Veracruz and its surroundings, re-building homes and streets after natural disasters.
She's kicking up her heels here - and from torchcam that looked quite high. And punching the air. Full theatrical enthusiasm on the go here. Good stuff.
1205: Melinda Carter has tweeted this picture as she is: "Watching the Olympic torch relay in Aylesbury!"
1210: Tegan Young-Blackman, running here now, has been nominated by her two mums, Kielly and Dawn, who say they are proud of her for "always trying her hardest and best".
1213: International football hits the torch relay. Footballer Gerardo Torrado has made 135 appearances for the Mexican national team, scoring 13 goals as a defensive midfielder. He was part of the squad for the last three World Cups.
Gerardo uses his celebrity status to help inspire young people to live a healthy lifestyle through and he also helps conduct fitness therapy courses to help people who have been injured in accidents to recover and overcome their disabilities.
1215: The BBC's Gordon Farquhar has tweeted this picture as he waits for the torch further along the route. He says: "Huge torch enthusiasm in Stoke Mandeville, my local stop on the relay. Will be on the bus in Weymouth, Thur."
1217:Taking up the torch now is Keith Jansz, a renowned painter, who produces his art with a brush held between his teeth.
Keith had a car accident that left him a wheelchair user. Prior to that he was a keen runner, skiier, sailor and tennis player.
The buses behind him are just squeezing through the crowds there as they come round the corner.
1223: The BBC's School Report is out on the relay route today and tweeted this picture with the Paralympic mascot Mandeville: "School reporters from Dr Challoners at Stoke Mandeville Stadium waiting for the torch relay."
1224: Up next and with his arms aloft is Aylesbury resident Stephen Brand, whose nomination says: "He believes it is important that if he is able to help fundraise then he should do so - and gives up his own time too."
He breaks off from the strong stands only to go and high five people he knows in the crowd.
1226: He passes the flame on to Robert Winter, coach of the youth team at Tring Athletic FC, who have enjoyed some success on the pitch of late.
But his nomination adds: "Bob's work with young players has seen them develop not only football skills, but life skills and values to take with them into adult life."
1229: Chants of "we want the torch, we want the torch!" there.
As we get closer to the school holidays in England, the number of schools turning out to see the torch seems to be on the up.
And the dry weather helps.
1230: Now some good news for Great Britain from the world of tennis. Barney Smith, 13, says he wants to represent his country at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, wherever they are.
Barney has been playing the sport since the age of four, was national under-10 champion in 20009 and was ranked number one in Britain as a 12-year-old last season.
Good waving of a union flag as Duncan Goose takes up the torch from Barney.
1235: The torch comes over all rock and roll for a few minutes.
No, Cliff isn't back, it's Alejandro Serna, better known by his stage name Alex Lora, who is a Mexican musician with the band El Tri.
He donated the profits from his 26th album to donate 1,000 new wheelchairs to disabled children.
1239: We're not too far off from the stadium at Stoke Mandeville here, where BBC Three Counties Radio's Simon Watts calculates there are 3,000-4,000 people waiting with 1,500 spaces made available for schoolchildren.
He said: "Stoke Mandeville is a hugely significant venue when it comes to both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
"I have had the privilege to look round the facilities here on a number of occasions and they really are fantastic. I think you can safely say this is one of the most significant stops in (the torch's) journey across the country."
1241: Maybe he's a familiar face for Jessica Gibb, taking on the torch. She reports on music to teen issues for the music website, Sugarscape.
1242: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where the torch is heading to now, was the site where pioneering neurologist Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann staged the forerunner of the Paralympic Games in 1948 - the International Wheelchair Games.
The Games were repeated at Stoke Mandeville four years later, before the first official Paralympics took place in Rome in 1960.
There will be a separate Paralympic lighting ceremony at the site in Aylesbury, as part of the Paralympic Torch Relay on 28 August.
1246: This is Gemma Collis, from Aylesbury who will take the flame onto the pitch at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. She has a condition called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy but has dedicated herself to sport at every opportunity.
She has garnered awards for giving hundreds of hours volunteering and has been a UK Athletics member of staff at the UK Young Leaders Camp last year.
Gemma's condition is both permanent and progressive so realising that she won't be able to function without crutches, she took up wheelchair basketball and has been selected to play for the U25 Welsh Wheelchair Basketball Team.
1249: The torch has passed into the stadium now, where the torchcam bus cannot follow. We will rejoin it as soon as we can.
1253: Gemma passed the flame to Ian Estick who, along with his wife Claire, set up a charitable trust after the sudden death of their 23-month old Daniel in 2009.
The trust provides Memory Boxes through local health professionals and bereavement charities to recently bereaved parents and to children who lose parents to help preserve memories and keepsakes of those special people.
1255: Aylesbury's Marc Pulley is the next torchbearer. He says "sports brings a sense of happiness self discipline, increases self esteem, lets you be part of a team - there is no greater feeling."
Marc was diagnosed with a brain tumour in recent years but has also raised money for various charities by taking part in cycle events.
A big thumbs up from Marc there.
1300: Neil Heslop was a talented rugby player at a young age however in his early teens he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and lost a substantial amount of his field of vision.
In the first year of his degree at Newcastle University he completely lost his sight. Undeterred he took 6 months out to learn braille and returned to university to complete his law degree and went on to complete an MBA. In 1992 he founded a national charity Blind in Business to help blind youngsters into employment.
1303: Next up is Mexican Silvia Sanchez Alcantara who is a publicist and a women's rights promoter. She is the founder and director of "Women Challenges", the first digital community for Mexican women, where they can learn and share their stories, as well as get information about subjects of importance and interest for them.
1305: It's lunchtime for the torch now. So it's stopping in the car park here at the Mandeville School.
The torch is due to get under way on it's journey again just after 14:00 BST.
1311: This picture of Ian Estick was snapped just as he came out of the stadium, where he took up the torch.
Jenny Smith tweets: "Just watched Mal Lennon run past my son's school in Aylesbury to cheering crowds of boys and girls. What a hero to inspire them."
Jair Zuta La Rosa tweets: "Hello! I'm in Lima, Peru watching the stream. Thank u for allowing us of to follow the Peruvian athletes carrying the torch today."
Remember, you can watch the Torch Relay on the BBC Red Button this afternoon from 1400-1900 BST. There are details here on future coverage times.
1359: While the torch has been on lunch, the torch team - met security team, bikers, and promotions people have been taking a break too. And by day 52 of the relay, there's fun to be had.
The BBC's Emma Vardy tweets this picture of the bike team.
1405: Once it's back on the road, expect more of this tweeted by Michael Chard.
1407: Back on the road and the torch is off to Waddesdon. The village has Waddesdon Manor, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild's amazing chateau with more than 15,000 bottles of wine stored in the vaults.
It's a shame that the torch isn't dropping in on Wednesday, when Aretha Franklin is playing there.
1414: Taking over the live text commentary this afternoon are Ian Westbrook and Claire Heald.
With thanks to Martin Gough and Christine Jeavans, who took the torch through its morning journey.
1419: The BBC's Emma Vardy tweets this picture of the leading torch car.
She says: "We're off! Torch convoy heading towards Waddesdon. If you see this car, start cheering as flame won't be far behind."
1424: Nigel, from the local bookshop, ahead on this afternoon's torch route in Bicester, says: "The sun's come out. Everybody's come out.
"It's great to see the town get behind the experience.
"Everybody's here, the kids, the old folks, I think some people have snuck out of work too."
1425: Our first torchbearer of the afternoon is due to be Lucy Watson, an undergraduate student at the University of Leicester and leader of a weekly student-run project called SCAMP (Student Community Action Mobility Playgroup) for children aged between eight and 15 who have different learning and physical disabilities.
1431: This is Tina Read from Chesham, who was nominated by her friend who says she gave crucial support in a time of need.
She says: "Our youngest son Joe was diagnosed with severe autism. Tina's support was amazing she helped to raise money to take Joe to the USA for treatment."
Tina herself was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been through surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
1432: We've seen people up on balconies here to get a good view. Obviously Waddesdon High Street has some really good vantage points for torch-watchers.
1433: Convoy! After that brief but excited stop in Waddesdon, the torch is off to Bicester.
1436: Don't forget that the torch is on the red button this afternoon if you wanted to follow the action via your TV.
You can see details of the schedule here.
1439: Bicester has a long history going back to Saxon times - but it is perhaps best known today for giving its name to its shopping village.
1443: Among those waiting in Bicester is Nicky Entwistle, neighbourhood sergeant in Thames Valley Police.
He said of the relay: "It's a fabulous event. We're here to enjoy it with everyone else and to engage with the community.
"Sheep Street is my old beat but it's different to see it like this."
1449: Up first here is Amie Ing, from Aylesbury, 15, who has been treated for bone cancer and raises money for charity.
Her nomination says: "It is hard to express just how massive the impact of the disease has been on her.
"However Amie is a wonderful young lady who is compassionate and empathetic towards others who suffer."
1451: Amie's mother Sandra says of her daughter: "She's had a long hard battle but is very proud to be doing this. She was extremely excited, very nervous, but is looking forward today.
"She'll have to fight hard to do this, she's determined to do it without her wheelchair, on one crutch, with the torch in the other hand.
"She'll be exhausted tonight."
1456: We may see the Prime Minister, David Cameron, in two stops' time in Woodstock.
He has been greeting torchbearers this afternoon at Blenheim Palace and the man he nominated to run with the torch, Clive Stone MBE, is running in the nearby town.
1457: Amie passes the torch on to Carly Castle.
1502: Our next torchbearer is Simon Cruden, who spends 54 hours each month volunteering at The John Radcliffe Children's Hospital performing magic acts, juggling and chatting to the patients.
The 31-year-old had to undergo six brain operations between the ages of 12 and 16 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour and is now registered blind.
1503: He was using a stick to guide himself here, but has given it to one of the torch security team so that he can wave to the crowds, which are huge in the centre of town.
1504: BBC Radio Oxford's Malcolm Boyden says: "Simon Cruden has a smile as broad as a Cheshire cat. He gives a kiss on both cheeks to Carly Castle and one on the lips for luck. That gets the biggest cheer.
"Cameras, mobile phones, all these people desperate to catch this moment, recording forever the moment the torch passed through Bicester. What a noise. Well done Bicester, you've done Oxfordshire proud."
Katharine Da Costa has tweeted this picture of him.
1508: We are sure the pulse of cardiologist Dr William Zoghbi is now racing as he has the flame.
Well-known in his profession, he represents more than 41,000 members of the American College of Cardiology in his role as President.
1511: Eighteen-year-old Tom Rollason, who has just taken the flame, has had to re-learn how to walk and run after spinal surgery two years ago left him paralysed on one side.
Tom had the surgery after being diagnosed with the genetic condition scoliosis.
1515: South Today's Emma Vardy is watching Tom run.
She says: "This is the last stage of the torch going through Bicester. With every corner we go round it seems the cheers get louder and louder. The crowds haven't dropped off at all, they are five, six people deep."
1519: The torch is off next to Kirtlington. It has a polo club, a golf course and the nearby Kirtlington Park is a palladian country house.
1520: The crowds were huge in Bicester as you can see in this picture taken by BBC torch relay producer Kevin Jackson of Simon Cruden during his stint:
Big moment coming up for Chefbyte, who says: "So excited to see the flame come to Kirtlington, I was born there and lived there for 15 years, best time of my life as a child."
While ZeeanneM is still shocked by what she has just seen in Bicester: "Thought Bicester was dead until today never seen so many people in Bicester since I've lived here."
1535: The coverage has dropped out at the moment, as the torch approaches Kirtlington.
We hope that there will be enough 3G signal to broadcast pictures in the town.
David Cameron is due to appear alongside his nominated torchbearer Clive Stone MBE in the next quarter of an hour.
1536: Sounds like it is all going off in Kirtlington.
Doreen in Kirtlington has travelled from Banbury to see the torch. She says: "I'm very excited, so priveliged. It's an occasion that in my lifetime will never happen again.
"What an experience. It's just absolutely magic, we are so lucky in this country and to be in Kirtligton, a lovely English village."
BBC Radio Oxford's Ali Jones said: "I don't think Kirtlington has had quite so much action in its entire history.
"The torch is so beautiful, shining in the sunlight. The children are hopping like little bunnies, and dogs are barking with excitement."
1537: Due to run now with the torch is Gerry Darley, 24, who was left for dead in a hit-and-run accident in France.
He had multiple injuries and was unconscious for four weeks, but has gradually recovered his health and qualifed as a rugby coach as well as taking up running once again.
1539: Radio Oxford's Ali Jones says of him: "What a smile on Gerald's face. Everyone is raving and laughing and jumping for joy."
Julia, in the crowd, adds: "The whole community of Kirtlington has turned out with their friends and families. There are so many people here, far more than I ever imagined there would be.
"It's absolutely marvellous, I'm loving it."
1541: The flame is driving down the road to Woodstock now - where we are due to see the prime minister.
Pictures are dropping out on and off, so fingers crossed.
1547: Julie Bradbury, who competed in the Olympic Badminton in 1992 and 1996, was one of those at Blenheim Palace meeting the PM, and wearing her 1996 Atlanta GB kit
She said: "I remember watching the Olympics as a young child and becoming totally inspired. I trained for the Barcelona Olympics in Bladon so it's very special to me.
"I even met David Cameron today which I'm still amazed by. It was surreal. It's great to see so many people here."
1550: Here is Harry Davies, first to run with the torch in Woodstock.
1552: Not sure what is happening here, but Harry has gone off to the side.
1554: Poor Harry has been taken ill, he has gone to the side of the road.
So the relay will continue with the next torchbearer.
1554: Harry hands the torch on to Eynsham resident and MBE Clive Stone, who was nominated for his role in the torch relay by non other than Prime Minister David Cameron.
Mr Stone, 64, is a long-standing campaigner for access to cancer treatments and was instrumental in the creation of the Cancer Drugs Fund and founded the Justice for the Kidney Cancer Patients group.
Clive was diagnosed with terminal renal cancer in 2007 and has undergone numerous operations and treatment. He was appointed MBE in 2011 in recognition of his volunteer work with cancer charities across the UK.
1559: When Clive stops running, he is due to be joined for a photo op with Prime Minister David Cameron.
1603: Handing the torch on with a karate kick is Roland Read, who has run a local karate club for more than 30 years.
1605: It seems the torch is on Blenheim Palace Approach here.
We hope to have coverage back as soon as possible, but the pictures have been dropping in and out in this area.
1610: The torch is due to take its afternoon tea break here at Bleheim Palace, which is home to the 11th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, and was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
It's a World Heritage Site. Juliet Sparrow is carrying it through the gates here.
1612: The building is impressive enough, but the grounds have gardens landscaped by 'Capability' Brown - what a sight!
1615: The torch is due back from tea at about twenty-five past.
We expect it gets rather nice cups and saucers here.
1619: BBC Radio Oxford's Jo Thoenes reports: "There are lots of cameras, lots of flashes going off, the crowds are waving their flags and above us are 'I love GB' balloons.
"The events that happened here in Blenheim over the years are in the history books, and this is the latest of them."
1624: Our next stop is Kidlington, from where BBC Radio Oxford's Sarah Morris reports: "There's about 500 to 600 people here so far including playing on a bouncy castle."
1627: Back under way now and flying with the torch is Pat Pearce MBE, who co-founded children's charity Dreamflight which takes nearly 200 seriously ill and disabled children on holiday every year. The retired airline cabin crew member, who overcame cancer in 2004, works hard at raising the £700,000 needed for each year's trip.
1629: BBC Radio Oxford's Jo Thoenes reports: "There's a rousing singalong here at Blenheim Palace.
"Pat Pearce is soaking up every moment of this. There are cheers from well-wishers, most of who won't know who Pat is but she'll make her mark on their memories of today. The torch is bright, standing out against the green forestry of Blenheim Park. The crowds are leaving the side of the grounds, hoping to get another glimpse of it."
Apologies that as Pat prepares to leave Blenheim we lose the pictures once again.
1633: Running past all the parked cars here is Leslie Billinger. Let's hope they don't have any trouble getting off the wet grass.
1635: Convoy! We leave the splendour and the green of Blenheim for Kidlington, the last stop before Oxford.
1643: In the 1930s, Kidlington had a zoo, with lions, wolves - which escaped - and kangaroos.
1644: The first torchbearer here is also one of the relay's youngest - 12-year-old Issy Jackson. She has represented Mandeville School at a variety of sports and hopes to become a swimming instructor in the future.
1647: What sort of pace will Julia Hayes, taking the flame now, set with the torch? The 44-year-old started a local running club in her village and the person who nominated her to be a torchbearer said: "Every village needs a Julia and we are lucky to have such a brilliant woman to keep us running."
1650: As Oxford, the next and final stop today, prepares to welcome the torch, they have roped in one of the UK's most famous Olympians and all-round legend Daley Thompson.
The BBC's Paul Kiernan tweeted this picture:
1651: Taking the torch now is 60-year-old Pat Kerr who made good use of her stopovers in Dhaka during her time as a cabin crew member to volunteer at a children's home.
She also helped to raise funds for a new building when the home was under threat of closure.
1653: Verity Westgate takes up the torch now, she says she has been bitten by the swimming and raising money for charity bug, with the proceeds going to the mental health charity Mind.
1654: Back at Blenheim Palace, where the torch passed through the grounds and stopped for tea, the Duke of Marlborough has said: "It's unique. I'm thrilled. It stayed dry, and what's important is how many children were here, they'll remember it for the rest of their lives.
"The torch coming into this great court was one of the most special events that has happened here."
1656: Holding the torch aloft is Robin Gardner, 54, regularly runs marathons and ultra-marathons for charity. We're told he even likes to spend his holidays running them!
He's off at a cracking pace.
1659: Here is a picture of Prime Minister David Cameron earlier, with the torchbearer he nominated, Clive Stone MBE.
It was tweeted by the BBC's Emma Vardy.
1700: A founder member of Eton Athletic Club in 1949, the next torchbearer, Jim Bryant, became chairman of what became Windsor & Eton Athletic Club in 1960.
He stayed in the role for 40 years - until he stepped down in 2000 - but was then appointed president of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC.
At 87 he is still taking an active role as both president and, occasionally, as a judge at home matches.
1703: The Prime Minister said of his moment on the relay route: "It was very emotional. He's [Clive Stone] an amazing man. He's campaigned for cancer sufferers to get cancer drugs.
"He's a fighter, he's a battler, he's a great man and to see him with the torch was a lovely moment for everyone in West Oxfordshire.
"The scenes of so many children and so much enthusiasm is lovely because it's the bit of the Olympics that comes to you rather than you going to the Olympics and I think it's meant a lot, particularly to the schoolchildren.
"And if you think about it, what do we want the Olympics to do? Not just be a few great weeks of sport but to inspire people about sport and competition, about volunteering, about playing a big role in society into the future, and the children here today won't forget what they've seen."
1705: This is our last runner in Kidlington, James Harrison.
Looks like that athletics club should sign him up, if they haven't already.
1709: It should take about 15 minutes to drive to the last stop of the day, Oxford.
1721: Here's Verity Westgate, who carrield the torch in Kidlington. Tweeted by local Zoe Morris.
1723: First up here on the run into Oxford is Paul Kelsey, chairman and coach of Oxford City Athletics Club.
His nomination says he brings fantastic opportunities to children in the local area interested in athletics by giving up his Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings to run coaching sessions for all ages and abilities.
1726: A bunch of union jack brollies there, but there's no need - amazingly for the torch relay, it's a dry day, or afternoon, or this part of the afternoon.
1728: A mini has popped up in the last couple of hours and is behind the current torchbearer, Nigel Roberts. The torch is visiting the BMW car plant.
Someone on the PA system is encouraging everyone to cheer...
1729: Nigel Roberts has walked the Inca Trial for the charity Scope and completed the High Peak Challenge on Mount Everest for a local charity The Pathway Workshop, which supports the disabled and adults who cannot work in a mainstream environment.
He organises a golf day every year called Pathway to Everest, which is now in its fifth year. He also organises a golf day every July in memory of his friend's son who died in a car accident.
1730: This is Jodie Evans who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2006 at the age of 19.
In the last few years, Jodie has raised money through many cake sales (in which she bakes the cakes herself), taken part in several street collections and also completed a number of sponsored runs for various charities.
1733: Wow - recreation of the Italian Job as the red Mini behind Jodie goes up on its two right-hand wheels!
1735: After a brief pause Jodie disappears into the Assembly Plant exit lane where she is due to hand over to our next torchbearer Mike Spicer.
Mike's son Jake contracted a terminal illness but devoted himself to raising money for good causes and was assisted by his father.
Jake passed away when he was 15 and since then Mike has continued to support local causes in the memory of his son.
1740: BBC Radio Oxford's Paul Kiernan reports: "I'm inside the assembly line of Oxford's Mini Plant. Normally the shells of the cars snake their way round it but not now. The flame is running through this plant. Workers from across the plant have stopped and are standing together. I've never seen so many camera phones in my life."
Meanwhile further along the route in Blackbird Leys, BBC Radio Oxford's Barry Caffrey reports: "The reggae party is getting underway. 130 people have signed up for a badminton rally to break the world record. There's hundreds of people, many with their faces painted."
1743: The next torchbearer, Ian Fowler, has been handicapped from an early age but is a keen marathon runner. His nomination says Ian continues training even though he knows that he is likely to trip and fall many times.
We're told that Ian also works for his local running club and helps encourage the younger runners in their training as well as marshalling for local and national events.
1752: Now we have Alan Seabrook who is the manager of Lee Valley Ice Rink and has a passion for skating.
Along with his wife, Alan is also dedicated to fostering children - over the years they have fostered a total of 350 children.
1755: Aged 85, our next torchbearer Christine Carter is a volunteer worker at the Oxsrad sport for all centre, which encourages disabled and able-bodied sports people to train together.
1800: Thames Valley Police took this picture of the relay in Kidlington:
1801: Clearly this will be a breeze for Timothy Betts who in 2010 ran 190 miles across England from coast to coast (seven marathons in seven days) and raised £7,000 for the Oxford Heart Centre.
1805: Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has been working with BBC News School Report team to tell some of the grizzly tales of various places along the torch.
Today it's Oxford's turn and Terry explains how King Charles I did not receive much of a royal welcome when he tried to find refuge in the city as the Roundheads gathered….
1808: Torchbearer number 93 - Harry Davies - was sick at the start of his run through Woodstock (see 1554 entry) so was unable to finish his run. Torch relay organisers Locog are trying to find him a slot on another day so he can complete a full run.
1815: Apologies for the loss of pictures - 3G signal struggling.
The relay is nearing Cowley Road where the crowd are being entertained prior to its arrival as we can see in this picture from Trinity College MCR:
1817: BBC Radio Oxford's Kat Orman reports: "In the last 20 minutes hundreds of people have lined up the pavements here on the Cowley Road.
"There are builders looking from their scaffolding, there's lots of bunting made by East Oxfordshire schools, looking like a vibrant rainbow against the grey skies. I'm looking at a man on a unicycle whipping the crowds into a frenzy. It's a street party atmosphere.
"Katy from Abingdon told me: "If I ever have children it's something I'll tell them about."
1825: Pictures return in time to see Vallin Miller who is the founder and executive director of Leaders of Leaders of Tomorrow, an organisation that works primarily with young people who have leadership potential but need intense additional support to develop their leadership skills.
They target vulnerable children and young people, both boys and girls, right across the ability range.
The organisation also offers mediation, support, encourages parents to become more involved in their children's education.
1827: We spot a Scottish Saltire hanging out of a window as the flame passes to Emma Cuthbertson.
When she was at university, Emma saved the life of a homeless person who had thrown himself in the river and knocked himself. she jumped into the river and brought him to the bank, stopping him from drowning.
When she was a teacher in Birmingham, she ran an after-school club every night for the children as they were from disadvantaged backgrounds.
She is now a teacher at Madley Brook School in Witney.
1829: Apologies the number was not clear on the picture - this is not Emma but Maureen O'Neill, who has three jobs as a volunteer.
1834: People are perched precariously on a balcony above packed streets as Daniel Lobb continues his turn with the torch.
Now we have Margaret Stevens who has participated, volunteered, coached and worked in several roles during her long career in sport.
1838: Team GB archer Naomi Folkard fires into view now to take the torch. She will be representing Britain in the Olympics later this month in one of the first sports to get under way.
1842: BBC Radio Oxford's Kat Orman reports: "The crowd are going absolutely wild. I'd never realised that I would actually feel choked up. I now feel like I'm part of the spirit of the Olympics. It's absolutely electric.
"Nicholas, from Cowley told me: "It's emotional. Everyone seems really happy and buzzing. I didn't want to be one of those people who wished I had done it and didn't. I'm really revved up for the Olympics now. You don't prepare yourself for these things, they're so rare.
"With all these people coming out it really goes to show how much of a big community Cowley Road is, and times like this we glow, and I'm so proud to be from Cowley and to be here."
1846: BBC reporters have been snapping away in Oxford.
Radio Oxford's Serena Andrews is at the evening celebration in South Park:
South Today's Emma Vardy was on the Cowley Road:
1847: Allez Richard! Here comes Brasenose vice principal Professor Richard Cooper, who lectures in French.
But he's also a retired chair of the university sports committee and a lover of hockey and cricket.
His nomination says he has taken Oxford University sport forward "by leaps and bounds", which is as good a way as any for it to progress.
1849: Today's penultimate torchbearer is Xuansha 'Alan' Chen, whose nomination says he always makes time to give to his community.
1852: The cauldron will be lit by the final torchbearer of the day, former teacher Malcolm Fretter. He has been a paraplegic since 1971 but volunteers at White Horse primary schools. He is also secretary of Oxfordshire Schools' Football Association.
A member of the torch security team turns to the crowd and cups his hand to his ear to say 'make some noise' as Malcolm gets ready to set off.
1854: BBC Radio Oxford's Phil Mercer tweeted this picture of what he calls "Crowd madness at St Clements Oxford":
1856: At the celebrations in South Park, rockers Young Guns and dance act Twist & Pulse will perform.
There will also be a performance of Tree of Light, which is part of the London 2012 Festival featuring 850 participants - including singers, dancers and power-generating cyclists - from school and community groups across Oxfordshire.
Its website describes it as: "One of the most spectacular and memorable arts projects ever to come to the Thames Valley. A community celebration of the life and importance of trees."
1858: Looks like we won't be able to bring you pictures of tonight's cauldron lighting - however you can see the size of the crowd in this photo from Daniel Freeman:
1908: The cauldron has been lit as you can see in Daniel Freeman's picture:
1911: That's it from Ian Westbrook and Claire Heald for today - the torch has a bumper day on Tuesday with the action starting around 07:00 BST. Join Christine Jeavans and Ian Hughes for that.
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