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If you didn't have 3 and a half hours to watch the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony last night, here's a short 60 second round up of some of the key moments.
At approximately 9.10pm, some lucky dancers wore half biscuit, half marshmallow, foil-wrapped costumes to celebrate Tunnocks Tea Cakes, a classic part of Scotland's culinary heritage
9.20pm: Did Susan Boyle forget the lyrics to the Paul McCartney and Wings song Mull of Kintyre?
Around 9.25pm: The Queen arrives in a Rolls-Royce, with what looked like a new set of hydraulics
9.25pm: The Red Arrows perform a flypast over the city to signal the arrival of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Rumors suggested that the smoke was supposed to fly blue, white, blue, which would make sense
John Barrowman kissed a bride at a mock Gretna Green performance. It wonderfully highlighted that, according to Stonewall, it is still illegal to be gay in 42 of the 53 Commonwealth countries
A message was delivered live from the International Space Station, 330km above Earth
Then this passionate and slightly awkward kiss happened. I hope you weren't watching it with your parents
Scottie dogs wearing little coats stole the show. Did they have 71 dogs, one for each participating country, or a series of quick costume changes?
Someone from the England team demonstrated the dangers of multitasking
11.30pm: The Queen looked disapproving as the Commonwealth Games federation president Prince Tunku Imran was unable to remove the cap from the baton containing her speech.
Oh dear, you had one job ...
11.35pm: the Queen declares the 20th Commonwealth Games open! Yey!
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