2009

2009

MMIX


 * UK Prime Minister: Gordon Brown
 * FA Cup Winners: Chelsea FC (beat Everton 2-1] 30 May 2009
 * Christmas Number One: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
 * Eurovision Song Contest: Moscow, Russia, 16 May
 * Contest Winner: Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (Norway)
 * UK Eurovision Entry: Jade Ewen - It's My Time (5th)
 * Blue Peter Team: Ayo Akinwolere, Helen Skelton, Joel Defries
 * Doctor Who: David Tennant (incumbent) - no regular series only three specials: Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars, The End of Time Pt.1
 * Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ: Chris Moyles
 * Big Christmas Day Film on BBC1: The Incredibles (after lunch), Speed (late night)

Music

 * Biggest selling singles: Lady Gaga - Poker Face, Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love (full list)
 * Biggest selling albums: Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream  (full list)
 * Compilation albums: NOW 72 / 73 / 74, Anthems Electronic 80s (Ministry of Sound), Will Young - The Hits, Madonna - Celebration, Annie Lennox - The Annie Lennox Collection, Snow Patrol - Up to Now
 * Debut albums: Cheryl Cole - 3 Words, Florence and the Machine - Lungs, Duffy - Rockferry (full list)
 * Eponymous debuts - La Roux
 * Alternative/independent: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid, The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die, Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

Birthdays

 * 20: Daniel Radcliffe, Taylor Swift
 * 30: Will Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, James MacAvoy, Jamie Cullum
 * 40: Graham Coxon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Catherine Tate
 * 50: Morrissey, Andy McCluskey, Bruno Brookes, Sarah Ferguson, Sheena Easton, Tracey Ullman, Steve Jansen, Emma Thompson, Ben Elton, Cerys Matthews
 * 60: Mike Batt, Alan Titchmarsh, Rick Wakeman, Trevor Horn, Moira Stuart, Mark Knopfler, Robin Gibb, Floella Benjamin, Twiggy, Bill Nighy, Robert Lindsay,
 * 70: David Frost, Trevor McDonald, John Cleese, Tom O'Connor

Deaths

 * Tony Hart, David Vine, Wendy Richard, Danny La Rue, Mallie Sugden, Simon Dee, Edward Woodward