2000

2000

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 * UK Prime Minister: Tony Blair
 * FA Cup Winners: Chelsea FC (beat Arsenal 1-0, 20 May)
 * Christmas Number One: Bob the Builder - Can We Fix It?
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Stockholm, 13 May
 * Contest Winner: Olsen Brothers - Fly On the Wings of Love (Denmark)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Nicki French - Don't Play That Song Again (16th)


 * Blue Peter Team: Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker, Katy Hill (until 19 June) replaced by Liz Barker (from 23 June).
 * Doctor Who: -
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Zoe Ball (until 10 March) replaced by Sara Cox (from 03 April)
 * Big Christmas Day Film On BBC1: Titanic (1997)

Main events

 * Jan: The Millennium Dome in London is officially opened by HM The Queen; "Millennium Bug" fails to kick-in
 * May: May Day riot in Central London by anti-capitalist protestors; Tate Modern art museum is opened.
 * June: Millennium Bridge opens; Euro 2000 football tournament;
 * August: Queen Mother 100 years old
 * October: Wembley Stadium closes - England lose to Germany - Sven-Göran Eriksson becomes manager
 * December: post-Christmas Arctic weather conditions in UK

New shows
(first broadcast date in brackets) full list
 * BBC 1: Castaway 2000, Monarch of the Glen, Doctors, Down to Earth, Live & Kicking (re-launch), Bargain Hunt,
 * BBC2: The Weakest Link (to BBC1 in October),
 * Channel 4: Big Brother

Shows ending
full list
 * ''Dinnerladies,

Other TV events

 * BBC evening news moves to 10 pm
 * Blue Peter "Year 2000" time capsules from 1971 and 1984 are dug up.
 * 16:9 widescreen ratio for adverts and idents begins
 * Liza Tarbuck presents her final edition of The Big Breakfast
 * 10th anniversary of The Simpsons in the UK
 * EastEnders, ep. 2,000
 * 5 September–1 October – The BBC broadcasts the 2000 Olympic Games
 * QTV launched
 * Channel 4 18th anniversary

Music
UK Top 40 debuts:
 * Biggest selling singles: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Artist - Title  (full list)
 * Compilation albums: Title
 * Debut albums: Artist - Title (full list)
 * Eponymous debuts - Artist, Artist,
 * Alternative/independent: Artist - Title

Films
UK release

Births
Births
 * Khaby Lame (09 March), Phil Foden (28 May), Arlo Parks (09 August)

Birthdays

 * 20: Steven Gerrard, Kerry Katona, John Terry, Ashley Cole,
 * 30: Naomi Campbell, Louis Theroux, Jason Orange, Alan Shearer, Neil Hannon, Zoe Ball, Aled Jones
 * 40: Nigella Lawson, Prince Andrew, Jeremy Clarkson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Bradley Walsh, Mick Hucknall, John Taylor, Vince Clarke, Hugh Grant, Jonathan Ross, Gary Lineker, Kenneth Branagh
 * 50:
 * 60:
 * 70:

Deaths

 * Stanley Matthews (23 February, 85), Ian Dury (27 March, 57), John Gielgud (21 May, 96), Alec Guinness (05 August, 86), Robin Day (06 August, 76), Paula Yates (17 September, 41), Malcolm Bradbury (27 November, 68), Kirsty MacColl (18 December, 41).