Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to watch an open-air spectacle starring magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, a 10-year-old rapper and a dozen aerial dancers to launch Bradford's year as UK City of Culture.

Bradford is the UK's City of Culture this year and aims to start it's 12-month role as cultural capital with a bang! Stay with us through the afternoon and into the evening to find out more about what's happening over the next year - and the opening event later on.

The TV magician told the crowd how he started his career doing street magic exactly where they were all standing