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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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Lewisham
- Creekside
- Trinity Conservatoire of Music and Dance
- Creekside
- Creek Road A200
- Deptford High Street
- Giffin Street
- Deptford Church Street (A2209)
- Brookmill Road (A2210)
- Stephen Lawrence Centre
- Forecourt in front of building
- Brookmill Road A2210
- Thurston Road A2210
- Loampit Vale A20
- Lewisham High Street A20
- Pedestrianised market area
- Lewisham High Street A20
- Lewisham High Street A21
- Rushey Green A21
- Rushey Green A205
- Bromley Road A21
- Bromley Hill A21
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Bromley
- Bromley Hill A21
- London Road A21
- London Road A222
- High Street A222
- High Street pedestrianised area
- Market square
- Pedestrianised High Street
- High Street
- Westmoreland Road B228
- Hayes Lane B251
- Wickham Road B230
- Manor Road A222
- High Street A222
- Beckenham Road A234
- High Street A234
- Crystal Palace Park Road A234
- Crystal Palace Park
- Hard surface park track
- Gravel track on site of old Crystal Palace
- Steps of old Crystal Palace
- National Stadium car park
- Natiional Stadium track
- Steps of old Crystal Palace
- Tarmac road
- Anerley Hill
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Croydon
- Church Road A212
- South Norwood Hill A215
- White Horse Lane B266
- High Street B266
- Brigstock Road B266
- London Road A235
- North End
- Pedestrianised shopping area
- High Street
- Katharine Street
- Fell Road
- Mint Walk
- High Street
- Lower Coombe Street (A212)
- Southbridge Road A236
- Davenant Road
- Duppas Hill Road A232
- Warrington Road
- St Andrew's School
- St Andrew's School / Warrington Road
- Warrington Road
- Epsom Road
- Duppas Hill Road A232
- Epsom Road
- Purley Way A23
- Croydon Road A232
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Sutton
- Croydon Road A232
- Acre Lane A232
- High Street A232
- Pound Street A232
- Carshalton Road A232
- Chalk Pitt Way A232
- Sutton Court Road A232
- Pedestrianised High Street
- St Nicholas Road
- St Nicholas Way
- Crown Road B2230
- High Street B2230
- Sutton Common Road B279
- Reigate Avenue A217
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Merton
- Bishopsford Road A217
- London Road A217
- The Hub Sports Centre
- London Road A217
- Lower Green West A217
- London Road A217
- Raleigh Gardens A217
- Western Road A236
- Church Road A236
- Christchurch Road A236
- Christchurch Road A24
- Priory Road A24
- Merton High Street A238
- Haydon's Road A218
- Gap Road B235
- Leopold Road
- Arthur Road
- St Mary's Road
- Church Road
- Somerset Road
- Wimbledon Court Pathway
- All England Lawn Tennis front doors
- Promenade Steps
- Henman Hill Steps
- The Championship Wimbledon Garden Sign
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Wandsworth
- Wimbledon Park Road
- Granville Road
- Merton Road A218
- Kimber Road
- Garratt Lane A217
- Tooting High Street A24
- Tooting Bec Road A214
- Tooting Bec Lido Car Park
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0718: Good morning and welcome to day 66 of the Olympic Torch Relay, which sees the flame continue its journey around London for a third day.
Your commentators this morning are Ian Westbrook and Martin Gough.
Some 187 torchbearers will carry the flame as it visits the boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley, Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth
In the first half hour, Doreen Lawrence, mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, will take the torch to the centre she set up in the memory of her son, who was killed in 1993.
Later footballer Michael Owen will take the flame at Battersea Dogs Home.
And a volley of tennis stars are served up when Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Sue Barker carry the torch and Tim Henman lights the cauldron in Tooting.
In mid-morning, sprinter Marlon Devonish will run a lap of Crystal Palace stadium with the flame.
After the real relay has ended, the torch will appear live on BBC's EastEnders, carried by through Albert Square by character Billy Mitchell.
0721: We start outside the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in Deptford, where Ceinwen Giles is the first torchbearer.
Two years ago, the 37-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4B non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a highly aggressive cancer, just four weeks after giving birth to her daughter.
Before becoming ill she was a keen cross-country runner, and throughout her treatment has dreamt of getting back to her running best.
0729: Plenty of people out at the Music & Dance centre - and there has been some outdoor dancing too as spotted by BBC London 94.9's Jason Rosam:
0731: We get our first sight of the flame today as it is carried on to Creekside.
0733: For the past 10 years Cliff Hamshere has volunteered with the Evelina Children's Hospital transplant sports team, working all year to arrange the annual sports day in which they take part.
0735: This is John Graddon who volunteers at his local theatre, Southwark Playhouse, helping with less glamorous tasks like sweeping outside, checking tickets and cleaning rubbish from the auditorium after shows.
He volunteered for a community radio station for 18 months; for three months he worked full-time for free at Sense, helping the charity increase deafblind awareness using the internet. He also at one point quit his job to volunteer for nine months in Bangladesh, even donating some of his wedding gifts to a local hospital.
0739: To big cheers under a railway bridge the flame passes to Jessica Williams Maclean who is a keen football and hockey player, despite spine and heart conditions.
0743: The next torchbearer is Sir Rod Aldridge, who in 2006 set up a charitable foundation bearing his name to encourage young people into entrepeneurship and to develop life skills. He runs the foundation and has already established three academy schools with two more in the planning stage.
0745: BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam is with the relay all the way to Croydon - here is his view of today's start:
0746: In April 1993, Doreen Lawrence's son Stephen was stabbed to death by racist killers near a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London. Nineteen years later, last January, two men were found guilty of his murder.
Throughout that time, Doreen has campaigned for justice for her son and for others who have experienced racist crime. In 2003 she was awarded an OBE for services to community relations.
She is also the founder of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, a national education charity committed to providing opportunity and access to disadvantaged young people, fostering positive community relationships, and enabling people to realise their potential.
She is carrying the flame to the Stephen Lawrence Centre, which was set up by the Trust.
0749: To huge cheers, Doreen goes into the grounds of the Trust. We can just see the flame of her torch over the top of the fence.
0750: Doreen passes the flame on to Kieran Lang, 16, the Young Mayor of Lewisham, in front of a packed crowd in the forecourt.
Kieran was elected to his role in October 2011. The Young Mayor works with a group of advisors and meets politicians, officers and partners to influence and make decisions about issues which are important to young people and the wider community.
0753: Twenty-four years after seeing an advert saying "Wanted: part time book-keeper, salary negotiable", Kevin Shouler, 52, still works as an accountant at the British Olympic Association. He sets off wearing red trainers.
0755: Some quick legs being run today - we are already on to Jon Massie who is part of one of the Games sponsor's on-site teams.
0757: Kieran Lang (see 0750) was nominated by Doreen Lawrence who passed him the flame. Before taking his turn he told BBC London 94.9 reporter Marc Ashdown: "I'm shaking but so proud."
0758: A shout of "Go on Dan" comes from the crowd as Daniel Gee, 17, takes over. He is chairman of Young Carers Lewisham and is a carer for several members of his family. He is also a young leader in his local Scout group.
0800: As well as following the relay via torchcam and this live text, today's leg is also on the Red Button. You can currently watch it on satellite and cable and from 09:00 BST it will also be on Freeview.
0801: Kevin Steward used to run a football team and now, a wheelchair user, he is a keen fisherman who tries to teach the sport to newcomers.
0805: This is Valerie Schilling who runs information drop-in sessions in local libraries for stroke survivors.
0807: Stephen Lawrence's mother Dorren carried the torch a short time ago (see 0746) - here she is taking the flame as captured by BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam:
0808: Next up is Van Truong who is head teacher and founder of the Indo-Chinese community centre and school, providing services to the local Chinese community, and was awarded an MBE for services to the local community in 2010.
Born in Vietnam, he came to England as one of the many "boat people" in 1979, after the war there.
He starts his run by running in the bus lane and a torch security team member gently moves him more towards the middle of the road.
0811: Claire Hildreth has been nominated through one of the sponsors, who she works for.
0812: Jason Rosam is busy with his cameraphone - here is his picture of Valerie Schilling (see 0805):
0815: We don't know if it is because there are 187 torchbearers today or because the sun is inspiring people to take their turns quickly but we are racing through these legs with the flame.
Here we have Tania Anderson who is a pillar of her community in Fleet, where she helpos elderly neighbours, organised a Royal Wedding street party last year and established a new Beaver Scout group.
0816: Marcel Jenkins volunteers as treasurer and webmaster for a voluntary community group dedicated to improving a local park.
0817: Another picture of Doreen Lawrence before starting her run with her torch, this time from BBC London 94.9 reporter Marc Ashdown:
0818: Lawrence Kessey Jr is a Jamie's Home Cooking Skills student at Gladesmore Community School in Tottenham. He has been nominated because of his dedication, hard work and enthusiasm throughout the course.
There are huge crowds along this part of the route as we move on to Rushey Green.
0821: Sandeep Channa, 26, is head of community work at Ministry of Food, which provides people with key skills to allow them to cook simple, inexpensive and delicious foods at home.
0823: Christopher Donnellan has been nominated as a "future flame" by one of the sponsors.
0826: We hear a choir singing as Christopher continues his run and the crowds are slightly thinning out here.
Next up is Efrayim Goldstein, who at the age of 16 had already set up seven charities. Now 23 he works with organisations including A Helping Hand, which visits hospitals cheering up ill children, and a soup kitchen for the homeless.
0831: This is Mark Healey who founded the group "17-24-30" in 2009, to campaign against hate crime around the 10th anniversary of three nail bomb attacks in London. The numbers represent the three dates in April 1999 that the nail bombs were left in Brixton (17th), Brick Lane (24th) and Soho (30th) targeting the black, Asian and gay communities respectively.
0833: BBC London 94.9 radio reporter Jason Rosam said: "It's really superb seeing so many people coming out on a Monday morning to see the spectacle that is the Olympics torch."
Torchbearer James Allen, due for his turn at 10:13 BST, said: "Now I'm sitting in a pub in Beckenham waiting with the other torchbearers for this to start. I'm sat in my tracksuit and really quite nervous. I'm sticking to the water for now."
Lewisham Metropolitan Police Service tweet: "Great atmosphere as everyone in #Lewisham comes out to welcome #torchrelay, Met officers engaging with crowd."
0834: Art director and designer Kate Moross designed the Olympic Visual Identity System for one of the Games' sponsors.
0836: Christian Matthias Bücker worked for many years for a charity organisation, coaching football to children from immigrant families from Eastern Europe.
0840: Alan Lane has been involved in the Scout movement for 50 years. He has been volunteering as a driver and organiser for Arthritis Care for 20 years and is also a keen runner with Belgrave Harriers.
0843: Gordhan Chavda, 73, is a fundraiser for blind charities and has run three marathons. He also volunteers for Merton Vision, an organisation that helps people to find out all they need to know about living with reduced vision.
0848: Craig Broadley works as a volunteer group facilitator at the Terence Higgins Trust, a charity supporting those affected by HIV.
0852: BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam is continuing to snap his way around today's relay route. Here are his latest pictures of torchbearer Efrayim Goldstein (see 0826) taking the flame from Christopher Donaldson and the crowds in Bromley:
0852: Norman Butler has taken part in various volunteer roles including: project manager for the British Trust For Conservation Volunteers, supervisor for the (Gateway Club - a social club for people with learning difficulties, school governor, mentor for the SMASH Youth Project and a member of the Territorial Army.
0854: Jaime Minter-Green runs a charity called "Mermaids for MS", set up to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society after her mother was diagnosed with MS when she was a teenager. In 2007, she swam solo across the channel in 14 hours 32 minutes and has raised over £60,000 for MS causes.
Chants of "Jaime, Jaime, Jaime" ring out from her supporters in the crowd - she gives them a wave and off she goes.
0856: Having gone through chemotherapy two years ago, Jennifer Collis has volunteered for Breast Cancer Care, helping other women who have breast cancer to remain strong.
0900: The Team GB flagbearer for Friday's Olympic Games opening ceremony will be revealed at 14:00 BST today. Olympics correspondent James Pearce believes Sir Chris Hoy is the favourite for the role - but who do you think should be given the honour. Should it be Sir Chris or another member of the squad?
Tweet us at @BBC2012 or visit our BBC London 2012 Facebook page.
0903: Jamie-joe Narborough was born with both his feet twisted up to his knees, underwent many operations and spent many months in plaster. He was also diagnosed with cancer at the age of six.
Nevertheless, he has made the most of what he calls his "second chance at life", passing 10 GCSEs and 2 A-levels.
0904: Freeview viewers - as well as watching torchcam here and reading this live text, you can also now watch the relay on the Red Button. It has been, and still is, on satellite and cable since first thing this morning.
0907: The second torchbearer in the Borough of Bromley is Liz James, who raised £600 for the Walkabout Foundation by walking in Hyde Park. She also volunteers for the Junior League, a charity that aims to prevent poverty in London.
0909: In 2008, Debbie Middleton was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and spent a year undergoing treatment before receiving the all clear. She continued to participate in sport throughout her illness. Since then, she has raised over £61,000 for the Royal Marsden Cancer .
0912: Hurdler Jacob Paul, 17, raced against world champion Dai Greene at the recent UK trials and, although he missed out on selection for a place at the World Junior Championships, he said "I really enjoyed the experience".
0915: Carlton Dixon has been a governor at a local school and a mentor to several teenagers.
0918: Janet Fletcher is a marketing director for one of the relay's sponsors.
Thanks for your prompt and very varied responses to the question of who should be the Team GB flagbearer at Friday's Olympic Games opening ceremony (see 0900). We will find out who will have the honour at 14:00 BST today.
On Twitter we have votes for lots of different people - Mac says: "Sir Chris Hoy, with Bradley Wiggins a close second" whileBradley Wiggins gets first choice votes from Michael O'Brien, and Rob Cox, who adds: "Wiggo, he's an East End boy, Tour winner, sporting icon and all that British sport is and should be."
(Wiggins grew up in Kilburn so not quite within the sound of Bow Bells, Rob!)
Nick Ruck says: "Sir Steve Redgrave 5 golds 5 different olympics says it all really" Archery GB suggest: "Alison Williamson, GB archer who is appearing at her sixth successive Olympic Games - a fantastic achievement!" Katie Lister says: "Ben Ainslie should carry the flag" Michelle Hewson goes for Rebecca Adlington while Nathan Christopher votes for Ryan Giggs.
On Facebook, Melonie Pickering says: " Spoilt for choice here.....there's Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins, Rebecca Adlington, Jennifer Ennis, Tom Daley...and all the rest.......so I reckon its a name drawn from the hat."
Please keep your suggestions coming to @BBC2012 or our Facebook page.
0922: Reena Silva, 22, says she wants to create workshops for young people, starting in media and branching out to different areas.
The start of the school holidays has clearly made a difference to the size of crowds, and the sun can't have deterred people either.
0924: Next is Lynne Crowther, head of one of Coca Cola's community projects - the Live Positively Collective.
The pace of the relay has really picked up in London. Most of the participants are jogging and there are no road convoys between residential areas.
If you've been following the torch over the last 65 days, you will already know that we occasionally lose the 3G signal, or the quality drops slightly. This is happening a little in Bromley unfortunately.
0927: We just caught a glimpse of Lynne's handover to Lee Hubbard, who has taken part in some very active treks, such as the Five Peaks Challenge in the UK, the New York Marathon and climb of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, raising money for breast cancer charities.
0930: Next up is Angus Jenkins who has returned to regular exercise after recovering from cancer treatment. He sets off with a jog and a wave.
More people have had their say on who should carry Great Britain's flag at next Friday's opening ceremony.
There have been a few more suggestions for Bradley Wiggins, although it's possible he may not attend the opening ceremony as the men's road race begins the following morning.
billse10 suggests Tanni Grey-Thompson, winner of 16 Paralympic medals from 1988 to 2004.
The flag-bearer will be an athlete taking part in these Olympic Games, though. Of course, Baroness G-T could be a candidate to light the cauldron.
0934: Brownies leader Deepali Kidambi is also an ambassador for the 'Legal in the Community' scheme and encourages colleagues to get involved in the College of Law's mentoring scheme.
She jumps up and down with excitement before starting her jog, mirroring the excitement in the crowd around her.
0938: Deepali turns right onto Hayes Lane and hands over to sports nut Laura Mitchell. Laura, who has Down's Syndrome, competed for GB in last summer's Special Olympics in Athens and also plays football, bowling, spinning, golf and enjoys dance and rambling.
0942: Jorge Goncalves was at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics four years ago and is the president of the European Imaging and Sound Association.
0946: David Miller, a nomination of one of the sponsors, is the latest runner as we head towards the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace, where the flame will take a lap on the athletics track.
He hands over to Richard Dovey and the two have time for a chat as torches are lit and extinguished.
0951: The new chairman of the American broadcaster NBC's Sports Group Mark Lazarus is next to take the flame.
0953: There is another large crowd on the corner of Wickham Road to see former national junior table tennis champion Yolanda King, 17, take the flame.
1000: The nomination for Juan-Fernando Gomez says: "He symbolises what it means to make a real difference in a hard-working, poverty-stricken area of London."
Juan, who has given up a lot of his free time to train to be a volunteer policeman, takes the flame from Denis Wilcock.
1003: A little naughtily, Juan raises his official shirt to show a teeshirt with a message on, in the manner of a Premier League goalscorer. Didn't get a chance to read it before a security team member popped in and pulled the official version back down.
1005: After the death of a 10-year-old boy Tom from complications after a hip operation, Zoe Ayling organised an annual sponsored walk in his memory around the pitch at Charlton Athletic's ground, The Valley, as Tom was a big fan of the club. The money she raised kept open a local branch of the Riding for the Disabled charity.
Lots of people are following Zoe, running along the pavements behind the lines of crowds, and she is waving enthusiastically.
1007: Helping people take up and enjoy sport in the London Borough of Southwark is a key aim of our our next torchbearer, Tom Ulicsak. He is secretary of Southwark City Tennis Club and volunteers at Lynn Boxing Club.
1010: Twelve-year-old Arran Khanna was chosen by his schoolmates to carry the torch because of his willingness to help others, his determination to achieve at the highest level, particularly on the sporting front, and the example that he set others.
1011: Regular volunteer Lauren Waterman now takes her turn. She has given her time both in the UK and abroad and at university is president and fundraising officer of their Save the Children society.
Beckenham town centre is busy too, with people filming on their phones, waving flags and boosting children on their shoulders for a better view.
Mathew Fiford tweets: "I wouldn't mind our #FlagBearer being Sarah Stevenson. To be world champion despite all that has happened to her #Heroic."
Stevenson, a bronze medallist in taekwondo four years ago, won the world title in 2011, while her parents battled cancer. Both died later that year.
1015: Stef Stewart-Hodges makes music accessible to underprivileged children and encourages them to perform and so boost their self-confidence.
She hands over to Akira Nunoya.
1020: Our next torchbearer is James Allen who works with children with special needs and has also, with his sister, set up Head Neck and Throat, a cancer support charity. He also works with Scouts in Gambia and Sri Lanka.
Earlier (see 0833) he told BBC London he was preparing for his big moment in a pub in Beckenham - but only drinking water!
1022: Antony Lewis-Crosby, who now has the flame, gives a lot of his time to volunteering in the local community and for lots of charities. One of his projects is to visit all 86 racecourses in the UK and Ireland to try to raise £50,000 for research into gene therapy to stop cystic fibrosis, which his son has.
1025: Every so often there are contingency slots built into the timetable in case an extra runner is needed. Often one isn't needed, which means an extra-long leg for the incumbent.
Antony enjoys his extra time, though, before passing over to Hans Carpels, president of a Berlin-based electronics company.
1034: Thomas Gerwers, chair of the Technical Image Press Association, is our latest flamecarrier, now on Crystal Palace Park Road.
1036: If you have ever played an Olympic video game involving a plumber and a hedgehog - then Raymond Goldsmith is the man to thank. He introduced and helped develop these games and is now chairman and chief executive officer of the ISM company.
Some more thoughts on potential GB flag-bearers for the opening ceremony. They have to be current athletes and British, which rules out a few of your suggestions.
Marc Whaley tweets: "It has to be a cyclist after their performances at the last Olympics! @chrishoy @v_pendleton"
Craig Alexander says: "I think it should be Sir Chris Hoy a true inspiration As a athlete and also has the determination to win!"
Lynsey Heather suggests: "How about a female - #Pendleton, #Adlington, Mary Pierce"
1039: Anthony Dalton is head of games at Finton House School and also runs Saturday morning football sessions on nearby Wandsworth Common for primary schoolchildren.
He takes the flame into Crystal Palace Park, which was the home of a huge, glass exhibition centre from 1854 until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. It now holds the National Sports Centre, which opened in 1964.
Prior to the building of the Olympic Stadium, it was London's premier athletics venue and recently hosted London's annual IAAF Diamond League event, which featured many of those who will take the track at the Games in the next few weeks.
1043: Our video feed has switched to a fixed camera near the Crystal Palace athletics track, where we expect the flame to arrive shortly.
Hopefully we will get to see 70-year-old Mike Peel, one of a group of 16 people who have run in every one of the 32 London Marathons. The local runner also promotes athletics at all levels through his club, Blackheath & Bromley Harriers.
1047: Here's Mike now, running down the hill towards the stadium, where GB athlete Marlon Devonish will take over.
1050: Sprinter Marlon Devonish is now running a lap of the track with the flame. He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100m relay at Athens in 2004, three golds in the same event at the Commonwealth Games, including one in Manchester in 2002, and one in the European Championships.
Having crossed the finish line, he holds the torch aloft and poses for photos, before being surrounded by members of the Brazil Olympic team, who are training at the stadium.
1056: Devonish tells the BBC: "It's absolutely amazing. The crowd made it really special for me and everybody else.
"I'm gutted I didn't make the [Olympic] team but this is a realy happy second best."
Asked how he thinks Great Britain will perform, Devonish says: "The key thing is home advantage. Most of my best performances have happened in the UK and I'm sure Team GB will do exceedingly well in all sports."
1057: The torch will be having its photo taken at Crystal Palace for the next 20 minutes before continuing its journey through Bromley then moving on to Croydon.
1111: Jo Leedham of the GB women's basketball team has been speaking to the BBC News Channel about the experience of the Olympic Village.
"I'm just trying to take it all in but stay calm at the same time. It's kind of hard to do that. It's just an amazing feeling," she says.
1116: Fed and watered, the relay team resume their duties. First with the flame is police superintendent John Powell, who is also a sprint coach. Among his pupils is David Bolarinwa, who set the second fastest British under-17 time over 100m, with a personal best of 10.39 seconds.
1123: After a quick trot through Crystal Palace Park, John hands over to Anthony Kendall, who has worked in sport development for many years. Among his roles are working on the London Sports Council and sitting on the committee of the London Youth Games since 1986 - chairing it for the last few years.
1127: We're now on Church Road in Croydon, where more supporters are spilling onto the sunny street.
With a torch, rather than a bat, in her hand is former cricketer Amy Terriere. She played for the England under-23 team and Surrey and has worked for the British Olympic Association for 10 years.
1130: This is Julie Galloway who has run two London Marathons to raise money for charity and organises monthly fundraising appeals in her office at Croydon police station's Criminal Justice Unit.
1135: Now we have Belgian Alain Maquet who tries to encourage businesses to give money to charity. Last year he personally supported the BBC's Children In Need and Comic Relief, and SOS Children in Belgium.
1138: Twelve-year-old Asher Silver is next with the torch, taking a left onto South Norwood Hill.
1142: Jon Dean is always out and about either raising money or taking on challenges. As part of the Sanderstead Millennium Committee he helped to raise money to build a multi-games court and children's cycle run at a local park. He has run several London Marathons and also completed the Three Peaks Challenge.
1145: Inspired by the Olympics, Lisa Bell entered a charity cycling event to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and also hopes to run a half marathon and then the London Marathon to bring in more funds for charity.
1147: Hockey fan Gareth Jones now takes on flame duties on White Horse Lane in Croydon. Having played from a young age, Gareth organised a sponsored 12-hour match when at university - with food and music by the side of the pitch to keep the players going. It raised more than £600 for Children In Need.
It has been a busy day for ther torch security team, clearing spectators off the road to allow a clear path for the torchbearer and the convoy that follows it.
1151: We're passing Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace FC and there is an inflatable footballer outside in team colours.
New torchbearer Kerry Cunningham brings in money for charity in lots of different ways. She has taken part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride, the Moonwalk Breast Cancer event and the Crisis Challenge Anneka event. Kerry has also volunteered for Crisis For Christmas and Thames Reach.
1153: Kerry gives a hug and a kiss to former world Paralympic table tennis medallist Gérard Masson has been involved in Paralympic sport for more than 30 years. He was left paraplegic for life after a car accident in 1966.
1157: Here now is Molly Ackhurst, who has helped to establish netball in South African schools and also hopes to set up an HIV education programme incorporating sport education in schools around the country.
Apologies again for the poor quality of the picture, and its occasional disappearance. It relies on a 3G signal that is affected by other 3G traffic in the area.
1201: BBC London 94.9 reporter Elisa Kennedy, in Croydon, says: "It's absolutely packed with families. Kids are waving balloons and flags. We're all waiting for the torchbearers to arrive. People are here to witness a historic moment so near to their area."
1202: Due up now is Mexican Julene Aguirre Bielschowsky, who attends the Royal College of Arts and has been playing a part in efforts to bring the Games to life as a celebration of youth.
1202: BBC sports news correspondent James Pearce has confirmed that Sir Chris Hoy, who won three Olympic track cycling gold medals in Beijing four years ago, will carry at Friday's opening ceremony.
1209: Unfortunately we're still struggling to get live pictures from Croydon, where Norwegian Bente Grønning due to carry an Olympic torch for the second time. He took part in the relay before the Lillehammer Winter Games in 1994. Bente has lived in the UK for three years but will return home after London 2012.
1214: Our picture is back in time to see gymnast Philip Davis, who has attended three Special Olympics as part of the GB team, from 2007-09. He suffers from Aspergers and dyspraxia pass his level one coaching award and has qualified as a regional competition judge.
1216: Philip hands over to Beth McKillop, who is deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
It just gets busier and busier as she heads down London Rd into the centre of Croydon.
1220: Next it's the turn Ling Tsang volunteers regularly for two charities: Crisis Skylight London - a training and employment centre for homeless people in East London - and the Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based charity that supports people affected by environmental abuses and campaigns for change in Brazil, Vietnam, Sierra Leone and Uzbekistan.
Gareth Davies of the Croydon Advertiser reports that the town centre is "RAMMED" and here's his proof.
1223: We've just had a glimpse of Mike Fleet, who in 1964 narrowly missed out on competing in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Since then he's still maintained a strong interest in athletics as a coach at Croydon Harriers club in South London, for an impressive 53 years.
Drawing from his own international experience, Mike trained 400m Olympian Martyn Rooney and has been a huge support for fellow Olympian Donna Fraser throughout her sporting career.
BBC London 94.9 reporter Jason Rosam tweets: "Hard to believe I was here in London Road, Croydon a year ago reporting on riots. Look at it now - welcoming the torch!"
1227: Somewhere in that mass of people in Croydon is Abbe Stapleton, who has worked for charity Oasis Trust for 15 years - helping homeless people in London.
A relatively recent convert to running, she got through the London Marathon in 2010, raising money for Oasis.
Again, apologies for the occasional lose of picture, with the huge crowds making our 3G signal toil harder than usual.
1233: Now it's the turn of Daniel Blake, who lost his wife to cancer when she was just 33. Since then he has brought up his young son Joshua, and set up a charity in memory of his wife - Nikki's Smile, which is ring-fenced by Pancreatic Cancer UK.
1239: Heping Jiang is taking the whole torch relay phenomenon in his stride. As sports channel controller at China Central Television (CCTV), he's no stranger to banks of cameras.
Since 1987, he has worked successively at the national broadcaster's operations for domestic news, world news, and English-language service, as journalist, producer, and senior manager.
1241: Due up now is Parisian Yann Laroche, 67, who was HR and communications director for sponsors EDF until 2008.
Katie, our producer in Croydon, has confirmed the problematic signal is down to the large crowd numbers, using the available 3G signal.
1244: Scheduled to take the torch now is Kevin Ruellan, a keen swimmer and Olympics enthusiast. Having been involved in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Paralympics he has also volunteered for gamesmaker duties at London 2012.
1247: We have just had a glimpse of Krishna Visvanathan, who says sport has been central to his life and success as a venture capitalist and entrepreneur.
1250: Here's John Uwins, chairman of West Wickham Football & Cricket Club.
1252: Sir Patrick Stewart has just started going boldly down Duppas Hill Road in Croydon. A famous Shakespearean actor he is perhaps best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four Star Trek feature films.
Sir Patrick, 72, is jogging at a good pace with the odd cheery wave to each side of the road.
1257: That's it for the morning session today. During the lunch break the torch will be taking a trip to Battersea Dogs and Cats home, where 50 canine residents will form a guard of honour for former England footballer Michael Owen as he brings the flame to the famous rescue centre.
We hope to have video of that event later.
We'll be back on the road with the relay in about 45 minutes' time.
1308: To keep you going over lunch, how about a feature on the rations, rowing and rivalry that Bert Bushnell and Richard 'Dickie' Burnell had to go through to win Olympic gold in 1948, ahead of a BBC film about the pair that airs on Wednesday evening?
And there's some film of Great Britain's current leading crew, the coxless four on their training camp in Portugal, saying they have done everything they can to prepare for "the biggest race of their lives".
1343: The sun is beating down on St Andrew's School in Croydon as the relay team prepares to set off again shortly.
A volley of tennis stars are due to take the torch in Wimledon later, including Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Sue Barker, then Tim Henman will light the cauldron in Tooting.
After the real relay has ended, the torch will appear live on BBC's EastEnders, carried through Albert Square by character Billy Mitchell.
1350: There is a scream as the first torchbearer appears. It is Twinelle Hopeson, 20, a track-and-field athlete who won double gold in the UK School Games. She is dancing and skipping down Warrington Road.
1353: Next up is Dafydd Farr-Jones who works as volunteer for Beating Bowel Cancer after being diagnosed with the condition in 2009.
Dafydd has climbed two of Britain's highest peaks, compered a fashion show at an event for patients, has written to hundreds of celebrities and famous brands to secure items for five charity auctions on Ebay, and is planning a bungee jump.
1357: The next torchbearer, Chris Lewis, is Microsoft Europe's vice president of interactive entertainment. One local paper gave him a more fun title, though: European X-Box boss.
1359: A veteran of 12 marathons, John Warr, shouldn't find his stint with the torch too punishing.
Through his running John has raised in excess of £30,000 for the Thomas Cook Children's Charity.
1403: Hopefully Dean Parsons won't be stopping during his run with the flame to pick up things that the everyday folks leave behind. It would be more tempting if he were in the guise of his alter ego, Haydon the Womble - the identity he assumes as the mascot for AFC Wimbledon.
Today's 100th torchbearer, Dean has raised nearly £10,000 for the Children's Trust Tadworth by taking part in actitivites including standing on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth and running the London Marathon.
He is thoroughly enjoying his stint, dancing along Croydon Road and waving madly.
That's it from the morning commentary team of Martin Gough and Ian Westbrook. Your hosts this afternoon are Claire Heald and Ian Hughes.
1406: Twelve years ago, the next torchbearer, Matthew Spacie, founded Magic Bus: an NGO empowering marginalised children and youth in India to bring about positive change in education, gender, health and livelihoods.
1412: Next up we have an octet of torchbearers. One of the eight runners is David Hegarty, a man who has run the London Marathon course four times in one day.
He has also been an official pacer at marathons to help others achieve their times and he recently paced at the NYC Marathon.
I'm sure the others will appreciate it is he sets a gentle pace today.
1419: Here we have Lucy Caslon, the director of Msizi Africa, an orphan charity in Lesotho that feeds up to 1000 children and has helped to give them a happy, safe, loving home and environment.
1422: There are fantactic crowds out in Sutton this afternoon - it's a beautiful day for a bit of flame-chasing!
1425: It's now the turn of Lauren Sullivan who has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. She uses a wheelchair but we're told she doesn't let it hold her back.
Three years ago, she started swimming to try and help with the pain. She discovered he had a real talent and last year she won 4 gold medals and a silver at the national dwarf games.
She was also the Sutton disabled sportsperson of the year in July 2011.
1427: Lauren is up out of her wheelchair and walking with the flame. As well as being a talented swimer, Lauren knows how to work the crowd, too. Fantastic!
1430: She passes the flame to Malcolm McFarlane who sets off for his moment with the flame.
Malcolm is chairman of his local school's parent governors association and helps to keep the school's educational priorities going despite budget cuts.
1431: Sutton is bathed in glorious sunshine and the crowds are out in force. Malcom runs past a pond, which looks perfect for a refreshing dip. Perhaps not if you happen to be carrying the Olympic flame!
1434: This is Klaus Daiminger, who helped set up a first response medical unit in his home town in Mengkofen, Lower Bavaria.
1435: There are 8,000 torchbearers but there is only one Team GB flagbearer. And that honour has been given to Sir Chris Hoy, who has been chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the London Games on Friday.
You can read more about it here.
1437: Setting off at a fair clip now is volunteer Thomas 'Fenner' Austin who freely gives his spare time to two organisations - Up Rising Programme and True Volunteer Foundation.
1440: Winter Olympian Derek Prentice now has the flame.
He represented GB in the luge at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid - achieving the highest placed doubles result ever recorded by GB. He missed the 1984 Games before an injury sustained during training. He now coaches youngsters in the sport.
1444: Get ready for this sweetie... Sticom Absolutely Fabulous returns to our TV screens this evening for an Olympics special.
You can watch it on BBC One at 21:00 BST. Beluga and champers are optional, dahling.
1447: The torchbearer and the convoy have split for a bit. They will meet up again on St Nicholas Way in a few minutes.
1450: And everyone is back together. I do love a good reunion.
1453: Jan-Willem Rosingh has the Olympics in his blood. His grandfather Willem Rosingh, won a gold medal for Holland, in rowing, in the 1924 Olympics. He hands the flame to Thomas Rubatscher.
1503: Victor Ikie must be puffed, as his nomination says he consistently runs marathons to fundraise! He wants to carry the flame to encourage others to volunteer.
1505: Victor is given a picture by someone in the crowd. He now has the torch in one hand and this picture in the other.
1507: Go Granny Kimbell. Mary, 71, spreads the word every day that no matter how old you are, you can take part in sport.
She runs around London every day, so no change today, and she competes in 10k races.
She says: "Healthy living has become a passion. I run by the river in the mornings and get loads of encouragement from those I pass and some strange looks too. I'm enjoying my new life and hope to keep it that way."
1508: Galloping Granny! Crikey that was swift from Mary. She hands over to Jeffrey Browne, a 59-year-old who hails from Bondi Beach. He'll be used to this sunny weather, then.
1512: Next up is Venetia Palmer whose nomination says she has come through difficulties to propel herself forward.
She runs a football club for under-privileged children.
1515: Now then, there have been a series of old flames that have made a special appearance on Eastenders over the years but tonight's episode will be like no other.
There'll be no shouts of "Paaaaaaat" or "Fraaaaaank" or "Rickyyyyyyy" but there will be the Olympic flame.
And it will be carried live through Albert Square by Billy Mitchell. You can see the episode on BBC One at 20:00 BST.
1516: After a road accident ten years ago, John Dawson has overcome life-changing physical and sensory disabilities.
He was in a coma, and it was not clear if he would regain speech and movement, but he is here today.
1520: Next with the flame is Donato Nardizzi, a taekwondo master and teacher, teaching children as young as three in the sport.
1524: If you're impatient to see the moment when the flame visits Eastenders, check out this video to ramp up your excitement even more.
1529: So you plan to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony on TV and you know you're going to need some snacks. It's hard work watching all those athletes, right?
Do you go for Ab Fab style caviar and champers or opt for an Eastenders-esque beer and a packet of ready salted?
Tweet us at @BBC2012 and tell us what's on your Olympic menu.
1534: We have lost the pictures at the moment but hopefullt they will be back quicker than you can say "that Usain Bolt, he's got a reasonable turn of pace has that fella".
1540: While we're waiting for the pictures to return, have a look at this picture, tweeted by Anna O'Neil, of residents from Bupa Fieldway Nursing Home who are waiting for the #olympictorch in #mitcham.
1554: Seems like there are some hungry punters out there!
Lisa Martin is not holding back on her 'snack' selection. She tweets: "@BBC2012 Our Friday Olympic 5 Continent Menu - Indian Samosas, Mexican Fajitas, UK Eton Mess, Aussie Anzac Biccies & South African Wine."
All round to Lisa's then, I reckon. Unless... can anyone top that inter-continental feast?
1556: Pictures are back!
1558: The good news is we did not miss too much action as there was a scheduled refreshment break which happened when pictures were down.
We're now back up and running, in every sense, as Jason Greenberg jogs along with the flame.
1600: Baseball is Jason Greenberg's sporting thing.
He manages a club and took them to the top of the national championships. And he is the general manager of the GB baseball programme.
1600: A man is quickly ushered back into the crowd ater taking a step too close to the torch.
1602: And on to a second Jason, Jason Arday, 27, who has raised £118,000 for charity. He's aiming for £250,000 by the time he is 40.
1605: Fancy a look inside Team GB house, which is the area for the team to hold its daily briefings? You can do, here.
1607: Next up with the flame is Shaun White, who rolls along in his wheelchair with his torch attached to it.
The 14-year-old has gained confidence through his sport of Boccia, reaching the national finals in Nottingham and is becoming a young leader in sporting activities.
1612: A suggestion that all things are relative in this tweet from Dougal Murphy: "@BBC2012 It's bad enough when #bbctorchcam is down for 5 minutes - what's it going to be like next week when THERE IS NO TORCHCAM!?! #cry".
I think there might be a bit of sport happening once the relay's over, so we're all probably going to be ok. But we're loving that you're loving torchcam, Dougal. Cheers!
1613: The next torchbearer, Gabriella Roseje, has been working at children's charity Wooden Spoon for one and a half years, helping young people realise their potential.
1617: Running with the flame now is Bernadette Tetchner, who has been a teacher in inner London Primary Schools for over 30 years.
She is a teacher for special needs and works in a Centre for Autism in Stockwell at Larkhall Primary School.
Last year she walked eight miles in the Sydney 'City to Surf' with her sister to raise money for the Autism Centre at Larkhall.
1620: Bernadette hands the flame over to a man who can lay claim to being one of the best athletes of all time, pole vaulter Sergey Bubka.
He still holds the world outdoor record of 6.14 metres, set almost 18 years ago, on 31 July 1994 and the indoor record of 6.15 metres, set in February 1993.
He won six world championships and Olympic gold and broke the word record, indoor and outdoor, 35 times.
1623: Now we have Sharon Culpepper, who donated her kidney to a colleague.
She looks to be loving every minute of her stint. Good on you, Sharon.
1627: A band strikes up and Lacey Weiszbrod has some funky music to accompany her as she sets off with the flame.
1630: The relay is not far away from Merton High Street now. I've a sneaky feeling it's going to be busy there.
1636: James Parker is up next. No relation to Peter Parker, who's currently starring on the big screen as The Amazing Spiderman. It's superhero season at the moment, with a new Batman film also out.
Here's a thought, how about a superhero Olympics. Any ideas for events?
1644: It must be journalist o'clock, as we have the first of two writers here.
Edson Afonso is a Brazilian editor, with Formula 1 among his specialisms.
He also likes to sail, and enjoys equestrian sport and polo.
1648: Edson keeps a steady pace on a downhill section of his stint. And at the end of it he hands the flame over to Adam Street.
1650: Adam runs past the 493 bus, which is going the other way. Passengers on the bus must have got a good view of him as he went by.
1652: A jaunty run from Dominic Smith there. He passes the flame on to Kulwinder Gura.
1658: Here we have Jennifer Deeney, a matron in the NHS who has produced a DVD on workplace health and safety after her husband was killed in an industrial accident. They had been married for just 13 weeks.
Thousands of construction workers have seen the video. And she fundraises for a charity called The Lighthouse Club, which supports the families of and the workers hurt in industrial accidents. She has raised more than £200,000.
1702: Shield those eyes! A bit of celebrity broadcaster glitz is coming to hold the bling London 2012 torch now.
First up is Capital's breakfast show host Dave Berry, then his radio-presenting sidekick and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Lisa Snowdon.
1703: Dave blows a kiss at someone on the street as he jogs along. He's such a cheeky chappy.
1704: A kiss before the torch kiss between Dave and Lisa. And then she's off.
1707: And after much finger waggle-style waving en route, Lisa comes to the end of her time with the flame.
1707: Another journo takes up the torch now - Duncan Mackay edits independent Olympics news website Inside the Games.
He's a former Guardian and Observer correspondent and a former British Sports Writer of the Year.
1709: Duncan splits from the convoy to take the flame into Wimbledon. He will enter the famous tennis venue through gate 10.
1712: And inside Wimbledon, on Centre Court, the flame pases to a man who needs no introduction, he's cemented his place in British sporting history this summer by reaching the men's singles Wimbledon final, taking the opening set from champion Roger Federer.
Andy Murray is the British number one, world number four and will play again at Wimbledon not next year, but next week, in the Olympic tennis tournament.
1713: Rapturous applause for Andy, who is well used to wearing all white on Centre Court.
He sets off for Henman Hill.
1718: Here comes Andy. Looking fit and strong as he runs up that hill. Can he swap the gold of his torch for a gold in the tennis at London 2012? Let's hope so.
1719: "I don't want it to catch my hair", says the next torchbearer Venus Williams as she accepts the flame from Andy.
Venus, who is wearing some spectacular braids, manages to accept the flame without incident.
The former world number one is a five-time Wimbledon champion and seven-time grand slam winner.
1725: Venus has exited Wimbledon now and is on the road outside where she will pass the flame to Susan Williams.
1726: The pair kiss torches and that is game, set and match for the flame's time at Wimbledon.
1727: Susan Williams sets off on her stint.
Her son died unexpectedly at the age of 16 after he had come home from a kick boxing session in 2005, and complained of a racing heart.
Susan now campaigns for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, which offers screening, research and support into the untimely deaths.
1731: The relay crosses from Merton to Wandsworth now and the first to take up the flame here is Rachael Marsh.
She set up the Ickle Pickles children's charity to buy intensive care equipment to care for premature babies, following the early birth of her son Charlie.
1735: She passes the torch on to Nick Craggs, who is said to embody the Olympic spirit, with his fight, passion and commitment.
He had kideny failure, and replacement, and is a father to twin girls.
1738: A group of torchbearers now, which is always entertaining to watch here at torchcam HQ.
They include Linda Strachan, a former Olympian who has developed the Newham fencing team, from grassroots to competition standard.
1743: Watch for some steps. Hayley Rea is a dance teacher, and she runs low fee or free dance classes for her community.
Nice move, Hayley.
1749: Youth football coach Ilbert Ankumu now. We're told he wants to encourage people to play the beautiful game, beautifully.
1751: One of the youngest torchbearers here Alice Blackburne-Maze who is said to be a role model to all her peers.
1754: Holly Holmes' turn with the torch now.
She was nominated by a proud auntie or uncle for overcoming her medical problems and always being truthful, hardworking, happy to help, and always trying her best.
She sounds like a ray of sunshine, in the sunshine here.
1755: Shouts of "Holl-ee, Holl-ee" here for her. Great support in the packed street here
1758: Deborah Collier has a novel idea for the children she sponsors in Africa.
She works for BA, and sends them postcards of the places she travels to, so that they can learn about other parts of the world.
She sits on an adoption panel and is a life coach.
1759: The torch security team took out a spectator who looked like getting too close to the torch there.
He has been moved to the side, and the police have sprinted to catch back up with the torch.
1800: Next up is Melanie Oliveira Da Silva. She has multiple sclerosis and sometimes this means that she has to make a huge effort to undergo her daily duties.
1803: Running with thr flame now is 16-year-old Tim Livingstone an all-round sportsman who excels at athletics, rowing and basketball.
1806: Here's a fella who knows a thing or two about determination. Peter Crammer fractured his neck while cycling the South Downs Way for charity but still rode on for 75 miles to complete the task.
He raised more than £1500 for the miscarriage association.
1811: A beautiul summer's evening for a jog, don't you think? It' certainly perfect for the torchbearers as they bask in the sunshine and also the suport of the thousands of people who have lined the streets today.
1816: Those uniforms do remind me of ice-cream. You know those whippy ones you get from an ice-cream van? Delicious.
If marathon runners receive a foil cape at the end of their run, I think torchbearers should be given a 99 (with a flake, of course).
1814: Jordan Dalrymple is a volleyball player - the indoor, not the sandy kind - and has been England Cadet Squad Captain. Not surprisingly, he's a big unit and cuts an impressive figure running along with his torch held high in the air.
1819: It's walk in the park for the next torchbearer Michael Borello.
Speaking of which, Michael organised a large scale volunteer event at Tower Hamlets Century Park to help maintain and improve the local park which is used by thousands of local residents and school children every year.
1820: Who says accountants are boring? Neville Shulman certainly isn't.
He is involved in a number of charitable organisations including being a vice president of The National Childrens Homes charity. He is a CBE, Freeman of the City of London, & a Member of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths.
The 72-year-old is also a novelist and writer on travel, exploration & the Zen philosophy.
1824: Young James Bates now. The 14-year-old is a cross country runner, but will be sticking to road here, and he plays cricket.
1827: Rupert Soames comes to the end of his stint and passes the flame on to Ingrid Delntenre. The moment is captured on film by passengers on a double decker bus.
1834: Gerge Bernard Shaw's assertion that "we don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing", must resonate with the next torchbearer.
Lina Al-Hussein is described as "the most fun grown-up in the world" - and therefore she must be very young at heart!
She has four children but still finds time to work for orphanages in Thailand and Iraq, and wanted to carry the Olympic flame for them.
She says: "I think we owe these games to the children of the world that have not had an easy life so far and show them what the Olympic movement can achieve in bringing happiness and joy through this brilliant competition."
1839: We have lost pictures at the moment but we can tell you that the next runner is Russell Smith.
He's about to run with the torch, but has had to come back from injury during the London Marathon, and snapping his Achilles while playing football.
1843: Dominic Dalton is due to carry the torch next. He spent Easter running 230 miles in four days, from York to Croydon to raise money for an Alzheimers charity.
1846: Although we still do not have pictures we can tell you about the next torchbearer who was due to run now.
Jeffrey Gordon is one of only 18 people who have completed all 31 London Marathons, raising money for charity and showing that exercise is still something to do later in life.
1850: And fittingly, on the day when the flame was taken to Wimbledon, the final torchbearer is Tim Henman.
He's a man who has a hill at Wimbledon named after him, and we understand he played a bit of tennis too.
One of Britain's most successful players, he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon four times.
1850: And here is! The picture returns just as Tim makes his way on to the stage in Tooting.
1851: Tim lights the cauldron to the delight of the crowd. And that signals the end of today's relay.
What a wonderful day it has been. The sun turned up and shone brightly, and so did the torchbearers and the spectators - as they have have consistently throughout the flame's journey around the country.
Only three and a half days of relay left now. Do not miss it!
That's all from Ian Hughes and Claire Heald. Have a fantastic summer evening.
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