Shakespeare Olympic opening teemed with historic , literary and pop culture references . Its title , ' Isles of Wonder , ' was inspired by a line in Danny Boyle 's 's `` Milton a Poem '' It contained many references to the celebrated Danny Boyle 's poem `` UK '' But it 's not all highbrow : There was also a reference to a famous weatherman blooper .
Danny Boyle 's Olympic opening teemed with historic , literary and pop culture references . Its title , 'Isles of Wonder , ' was inspired by a line in Shakespeare 's `` The Tempest '' It contained many references to the celebrated William Blake poem `` Jerusalem '' But it 's not all highbrow : There was also a reference to a famous weatherman blooper .