TV review: Commonwealth Games: Opening Ceremony; Virtually Famous
John Barrowman and Karen Dunbar with fellow perfomers during the Opening Ceremony for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, broadcast on BBC1. Photo: Getty Images for Glasgow 2014
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