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Professor Stephen Hawking will be narrating the opening ceremony of the paralympics in London. Prof Hawking will act as a guide to Miranda, a character from William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Prospero, another character from the play will be played by Sir Ian McKellen.

 

 

 

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Hawking on the "Vomit Comet" in 2007.

 

 

 

"You will be taken on the most exquisite journey of discovery inspired by the wonder of science. Both Hawking and McKellen in their narrative talk about what we all need to remember: don't just look down at your feet, look at the stars, be curious."

Jenny Sealey

 

 

 

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