There is a very complete BBC coverage here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/...de_retirement/
and the "virtual tour" is a quick but powerful explanation of this flying wonder from people who have flown it.
I think Capt Bannister's description and Sir Frost's commentary are a great testimony to the technical advances and beauty of this flying machine.
Saw it myself taking off 09R @EGLL in the rain a few years back, kept the pictures in frames ever since.