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2000

Episode 50 of 50

Concorde crash lands in France and an InterCity 225 derails at Hatfield, while George W Bush wins the US elections and Ken Livingstone becomes the first elected mayor of London.

In the final instalment of our audio journey through the 20th Century, Jeremy Vine takes listeners back to the year 2000.

There is tragedy in the air and on the railways, as Concorde crash lands in France and an InterCity 225 derails at Hatfield. And, on her daughter's 10th birthday, the troubled life of Paula Yates reaches a tragic conclusion.

In America there's an election win for George W Bush, while in the UK Ken Livingstone becomes the first elected Mayor of London.

At the box office, there are big successes for X-Men and Russell Crowe's Gladiator. The first series of Big Brother becomes front page news when "Nasty Nick" tries to influence the voting. And the catchphrase of the new millenium is "Wassup!"

And we take a jet-propelled journey back through the last 50 years of tragedy, triumph, and trivia.

57 minutes

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Tue 15 Dec 2015 23:00
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Music Played

  • Baha Men

    Who Let The Dogs Out

  • Tom Jones & Stereophonics

    Mama Told Me Not To Come

  • Chicane Ft Bryan Adams

    Don't Give Up

  • Element Four

    Big Brother TV Theme

  • Eminem

    The Real Slim Shady

  • Craig David

    Fill Me In

  • Jamelia Ft Beanie Man

    Money

  • S Club 8

    Reach

  • Moby

    Porcelain

  • Darude

    Sandstorm

  • Britney Spears

    Ooops I Did It Again

  • Ronan Keating

    Life Is A Rollercoaster

  • Coldplay

    Yellow

  • Madison Avenue

    Don't Call Me Baby (Motez Vicious21 Remix)

    Remix Artist: Motez.

  • Madonna

    Music

  • Radiohead

    Optimistic

  • Coco Star vs Fragma

    Toca's Miracle

  • Eminem

    Stan (feat. Dido)

  • Travis

    Coming Around

  • Bob the Builder

    Can We Fix It

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis‐Bextor)

  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Can't Fight The Moonlight

  • Madonna

    American Pie

    • Richard Humpty Vission Mix.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Being Boring

Broadcasts

  • Thu 22 Mar 2012 22:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 15 Dec 2015 23:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2