The 90 second film will be broadcast at 9.00pm GMT concurrently across leading United Kingdom television channels that include all of Channel 4's networks, ITV1, Five, Sky One, Eurosport and all of UKTV's channels.

Set to the track Harder Than You Think by hip hop group Public Enemy, the film showcases the abilities of some of the leading British Paralympians including double Beijing 2008 wheelchair racing champion Dave Weir.

It also represents some of the unique stories behind the elite athletes, with a heavy car-crash featuring in it, while it also shows the huge efforts that have gone into the Paralympic athletes' preparations for the Games.

The mini-film was shown to the athletes and VIP guests at the London 2012 ParalympicsGB launch dinner this weekend but it will be making its debut on television tonight.

"London 2012 is a coming of age moment for the Paralympics," said Channel 4's chief marketing and communications officer Dan Brooke.

"This marketing campaign is designed to help bring a whole new audience to it and may even raise a goosebump or two along the way."


The new television campaign is the second phase in Channel 4's marketing campaign for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which began earlier this month with a series of promotional trails introducing leading British Paralympic athletes and Paralympic themed Channel 4 idents.

In the build-up to the Games, the campaign will also encompass major outdoor poster, press and digital activity as Channel 4 looks to bring a new audience to the Paralympic Games, while raising awareness of Paralympic sport.

The latest campaign was commissioned by Channel 4 marketing, and conceived and directed by Tom Tagholm for Channel 4's in-house agency 4creative.

The film will be available to view after 9pm tonight here.

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