In the midst of the unrelenting bad news that began the week, there was one quirky ray of sunshine: film directorDanny Boyle may be producing the opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics.

The possibilities are endless: a Bollywood style musical number a laSlumdog Millionaire or my own suggestion; a parade of national zombies a la28 Days Later, which would be very interesting indeed. There are alreadyvoices in the UK wondering if Danny should do it because it’s so bloody mainstream but I say go for the, uh, gold…