The lighting had to take account of the daylight from the glass roof at the beginning of the event, and then accommodate the fading light as the event progressed. Hawthorn's sound engineer Jon Curnew had the unenviable task of balancing sound against the pool acoustics. Jon commented: "The combination of the high roof and the number of reflective surfaces meant that careful speaker placement was paramount, but with the added difficulty of keeping sight lines clear for the TV cameras."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
