The London Marathon

Watching the video

We will be broadcasting live from Greenwich Town Centre as the marathon runners pass the Cutty Sark. Our special live video stream will be live from 8.30-1pm (approx.). You can also watch BBC One coverage live on the web (see link on the right of this page).

You will need Realplayer to watch the live video (UK only). You can download free by using the link below;

You might also need to check your playback settings for best results. Choose - Tools - Preferences - Connection - and select your normal bandwidth as 256k (or higher).

Webcam

We also have a stills webcam with views updated from 8.30am until 1pm (approx.) on the morning of the Marathon. Click on the link below to view the images;

The image will update every 5 minutes.

BBC London 94.9 coverage:

From 8.30am Matt Jones will be live at the Marathon course bringing you regular travel updates

8.30am: Jo Good and Paul Ross are live from the start point at Blackheath. They'll be speaking to runners as they prepare to set off.

10.30am: We'll be at Canary Wharf (the 19 mile point) with Lesley Joseph and Simon Lederman

Throughout the morning the presenters will go live to our reporters out and about all around the course. Keep tuned in!