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A lot of people approached the end of 1999 with trepi- dation. There were reports that aeroplanes would fall out of the sky at the stroke of midnight. All computers would crash, leading to world turmoil and people would wake up to a world EXAMPLE IMAGE NOT COPYRIGHT that they did not recognise. CLEARED

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n acknowledgement of this huge mile- Istone in the World’s calendar, most countries and or cities decided to meet the momentous occasion in various ways. Some planned fixed structures to celebrate,

while others met the by changing Brighton millennium celebration, image from the Zap archive names of buildings, cities etc. Still, others EXAMPLE IMAGE planned firework displays beyond anything NOT COPYRIGHT anyone had ever CLEARED seen. In an attempt

to capture events Tower el ff at the turn of the century, led by the BBC and WGBH-TV and several other EXAMPLE IMAGE companies, the NOT COPYRIGHT CLEARED 2000 Today pro- gramme was cre- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the opening of the Millennium Dome Fireworks burst from the Ei ated. It was to be a way of encapsulating the worldwide New the New year. being the last. Year events over a 28hour period, starting However, it was later controversially from 31st of December 1999 to the 1st of reported that the first country to cele- January 2000. The TV coverage of New brate the dawning of 2000 was, in fact, Year celebrations would span across sev- the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The eral countries, using over 70 international inhabitants of the South Pacific island cel- broadcasters, starting at the Line Islands. ebrated by having a cross-cultural Maori The Line Islands were supposedly the first and Christian blessing on the beach, while region in the world to see the dawning of young children sang. A beacon was lit as Prada Fall 2000 advertisement - not copyright cleared RETROSPECT 12 RETROSPECT 13

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they looked out to the Pacific were all ways to commemorate There were reportedly 3 million ment as part of the televised India agreed to release six pris- cast. Attendance was by ticket Ocean. A couple orchestrated the new century. Then later people who came to see the worldwide celebrations. oners in exchange for their free- only with VIP costing one thou- 2000 that they completed their wed- in the year, the Tate Modern spectacle with the striking back- dom. Thankfully, the New Year sand Egyptian pounds and ding vows as the new year was opened drop of the In , there were sev- was still celebrated with a fire- the cheaper ticket costing fifty began. They were reported as to memorialise Eye and Big Ben. eral events. In Auckland, there work display in New Delhi. Egyptian pounds. HELLO being the first couple of the year the Millennium Other minor cit- was a firework display over the to be married. too. There was ies in the UK, had Sydney Harbour Bridge. There elson Mandela lit a candle Not all countries celebrated 1999 a magnificent their celebrations was a party costing approxi- N in a cell on Robben Island, with a firework display and or ondon had several ways of fireworks dis- too, for instance, mately $2000 per head, at the to concerts. A few L recognising the New Year. play, the River Birmingham held Sydney Opera House. There mark the stroke had their own “Passengers and GOODBYE Some in the form of fixed struc- of Fire, stretch- a concert at the were stage shows that incorpo- of midnight. The cultural and tra- tures, still in use today. The ing along the National Indoor rated the diversity of the conti- significance of crew had returned ditional interpre- opening of the Millennium River Thames Arena. There were nent, overseen with a reported this being, it home after being tations to cele- Bridge, the London Eye and the from the Victo- well-known stars 1,000,000 spectators. There was where he brate the New Millennium Dome (opened by ria Embankment of the time, who was a flotilla of yachts and spent 27 years in held hostage for Year in. For the Queen on New Year’s Eve) to South Bank. provided entertain- boats, with sails dressed and lit prison because six days on a fl ight instance, several up to look like the species of of his opposi- cities had drops Dove fl ying over from Afghanistan.” Manger Square marine life found in the har- tion to apartheid, at the stroke of EXAMPLE IMAGE in Bethlehem bour. The fireworks display for him this was midnight. Time NOT COPYRIGHT on that occasion was seen commemorating the closure of Square, USA, had a special CLEARED to be one of the world’s most his past life. The lit candle was drop made in acknowledge- WHO SAID HELLO impressive. It was made up then passed onto a young child, ment of the New Year, called TO 2000 FIRST? of approximately 200,000 thus representing hope for the Millennium Crystal Ball. The individual fireworks, culminat- South Africa’s future. This was motorised ball was made up of EXAMPLE IMAGE ing with the word Eternity, lit up. also the theme of the celebra- 504 Waterford Crystal triangles 1. NOT COPYRIGHT Other celebrations included a tions before midnight on Table and 6000 bulbs encircled with 2. Samoa CLEARED presentation in Adelaide, con- Mountain. Where representa- 90 pyramid mirrors. It weighed 3. New Zealand cluding with a firework display tives of several spiritual church/ 485.3kg and was 1.83 meters 4. Part of Russia, Fiji at the Central Business District. groups met together and carried in diameter. It dropped without 5. Part of Australia, Micronesia out their religious symbolism a hitch, although there was a 6. Papua New Guinea In Tokyo, to mark the end contingency if there were any 7. Japan, South, part of Japan the New of 1999 and the problems. There were several 8. China, Taiwan, Year was brought “In Tokyo, Japan beginning of the other drops throughout Amer- 9. Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia in with the ring- the New Year new era. This ica, there was the Peach, Peli- 10. Myanmar ing of the temple was brought in included singing, can and the Possum Drop. 11. Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan bells, which were prayer, beacons 12. Nepal rung 108 times with the ringing of and candles lit ach continent/country/city 13. India and Sri Lanka Sydney Harbor during the midnight celebrations to chase away the temple bells, to signify peace, Ehad its own official and 14. Pakistan, Maldives the forces of evil. hope and unity non-official celebrations some 15. Iran, Afghanistan The Tokyo Tower which were rung for South Africa. included cultural traditions/ 16. UAE, Oman, Azerbaijan was ablaze with 108 times to chase ceremonies etc. with its 17. Lithuania, Finland, etc. lights, while there away the forces of Jean Michal Twelve Grape tradition, Beth- 18. The Czech Republic, was a firework Jarre performed lehem releasing 2000 doves as 19. display after evil.” a new con- a symbol of peace, The Pope 20. Morocco, Iceland several concerts cert called The delivering his New Year’s bless- 21. Cape Verde throughout the night. Twelve Dreams of the Sun at ing in the Vatican Square and 22. Part of the foot of the Pyramids in Giza, with the Eiffel Tower lit up 23. and most of , ndia’s New Year celebrations . It was held in two parts, with 20,000 flashing lights. Just 24. Bahamas and Regions of USA Iwere pushed to the back of starting on 31st December to mention a few celebrations 25. Panama, , part of Maxico the news coverage because 1999 and ending on 1st Jan- that took place on the historic 26. Costa Rica, Honduras passengers and crew had uary 2000. The performance occasion spreading from 31st 27. Cook Islands returned home after being held cost approximately $9,500 000, December to 1st January 2000. 28. Much of US Minor Outlying Islands hostage for six days on a flight it was attended by 120,000 29. American Samoa from Afghanistan. Mercifully, all people and with another 3.5 155 people were released after billion viewers via live broad- Nelson Mandela lighting a candle on Robben Island Photo by: Brenton Geach RETROSPECTE R S C 114 RETROSPECT 15

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Many musical artists London Children’s Choir and that portrayed a sense of were part of the 2000 Today a group of instrument per- the past, the future, and the broadcast and the Millen- formers from various coun- essence of what was hap- nium Countdown concert in tries joined together to per- pening across the UK. On the TTHEHE 20002000 TODAYTODAY LIVELIVE Greenwich featured perfor- form A World Symphony for final bong, the first fireworks

SMALL SCREEN SMALL mances from Eurythmics, the Millennium. were lit at Tower Bridge to BBROADCASTROADCAST EENDSNDS AATT , Bryan Ferry and create one of the most dra- Martine McCutcheon. The n the minutes leading up to matic scenes of the night 113:303:30 programme’s anthem was a Imidnight, 2000 Today visited – a wall of flame along the version of ’s song events around the country Thames to Vauxhall Bridge. “One Love” performed by The following the Queen’s offi- , Ziggy Marley, cial opening of the Millen- WHAT’S ON THE ON WHAT’S Tsidii Le Loka and the Boys nium Dome (see page 23). Choir of Harlem. Meanwhile, At the stroke of midnight, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the twelve bongs of Big Ben the London Voices, the New punctuated twelve images

2000 Today was an internationally broad- cast television special commemorating the beginning of the Year 2000. The program was conceived as part of the (given the numerical signif-

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ost international broad- The programme was pro- the broadcast. Gaby Roslin Mcasts (such as Olympic duced and televised by an and lead Games coverage) originate international consortium of the team at the BBC Televi- from a limited area for world- 60 broadcasters and was sion Centre and were joined wide distribution, however headed by the BBC in the UK. by other well-known names 2000 Today was rare in that The BBC provided the pro- including Barbara Windsor, its live and duction hub for Michael Palin, Rolf Harris taped pro- receiving and and gramming distributing the originated “2000 Today’s 78 international 2000 Today’s core inter- from mem- satellite feeds national broadcast lasted 28 ber countries core international required for the hours, following the begin- and repre- broadcast lasted broadcast, with ning of the New Year 2000 sented all the coverage across the world’s time continents. 28 hours” costing approx- zones. The BBC devoted As a result, imately £12 its entire schedules of BBC the broad- million. Out of One to celebrate the new cast had a the 5,000 staff millennium, broadcasting worldwide audience of 800 that worked on 2000 Today, from 9:15am on Friday 31st million people, with an audi- 1,500 of them were located December 1999 until 1:30pm ence of 12.6 million people in the BBC Television Cen- on Saturday 1st January on the BBC alone. tre, where all eight television 2000. studios were used during Poster for the Cast Away fi lm starring Tom Hanks - not copyright cleared RETROSPECT 18 RETROSPECT 19

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ith such a large num- smaller cameras that were The first run of four epi- Wber of participants from provided to the castaways, sodes proved a ratings hit, many varying ways of life, a confessional camera was attracting audiences of 7–8 there were many arguments also installed in the “diary million viewers in Janu- LLAUNCHAUNCH OFOF TTHEHE RREALITYEALITY on the island, with one nota- room”. The footage recorded ary of that year. Four more

ble clash being between a by these cameras was then “updates” were broadcast SCREEN SMALL TTVV SSHOWHOW CCASTAWAYASTAWAY 22000000 family of devout Seventh-day collected every two weeks in April with 6.5–7.5 million Adventists and a gay man. by visiting pro- viewers. 5.4– ducers. “there were many 6.4 million At the time, the series tuned in for a differed from other real- It is also arguments on the third series of ity shows in several ways. worth noting updates that

island, with one THE ON WHAT’S Firstly, there was no sup- that the series were aired in porting crew and the cast- differed from notable clash being September, aways had to primarily film other real- between a family of with the final themselves. This was due ity shows in series of epi- to the belief that having the sense that devout Seventh-day sodes airing too many camera operators there was no Adventists and a gay in December would undermine any sense competition. mam” and January of isolation. Alongside the Castaway 2000 2001. These had no prize on included a offer at the end of the year- series of live, 10-minute long experience, with the broadcasts from Taransay goal of the show being to presented by Julia Bradbury establish a community rather that were broadcast daily in than selecting a “winner”. As the last week of 2000. EXAMPLE IMAGE SOURCE UNKNOWN a result, the series came to be regarded as more of a Although the show was EXAMPLE IMAGE SOURCE BBC Cast for BBC programme Castaway 2000 documentary of a yearlong a ratings success, it none- Ron Copsey sued the BBC for libel experiment in community theless featured a number and won building than a reality show. of issues during filming, leading to bad publicity and Castaway 2000 was a reality TV programme broadcast on BBC even a legal dispute. Around One throughout 2000. It followed a group of thirty-six men, 18 months after the show women and children from the British public who were tasked had finished, castaway Ron with building a community on the remote Scottish island of EXAMPLE IMAGE SOURCE BBC Copsey sued the BBC and Lion TV for libel on the basis Taransay. Candidates for the programme were selected and that he felt the production trained by survival expert John “Lofty” Wiseman to represent a company had gone too far cross-section of British society. in their attempts to create By Becky Wales drama for the show. This included manufacturing a storyline that indicated there illed as a bold experiment Build their own homes Build environmental- was conflict between Copsey Bfor the new millennium, 1.(which took the form of 3.ly-sound infrastructures and other castaways by using the castaways were to build turf-covered eco pods) and (which included a wind turbine, footage that was actually a sustainable self-sufficient other essential buildings (such a hydro-electric dam, waterless from a conflict between him community from scratch as a school, a slaughterhouse urinals and long drops) and the producers. He was (apart from some buildings and erected poly tunnels) eventually awarded £16,000 which were already there, as restitution. and some which had been Cultivate the land to grow Decide on the rules under placed there for them). 2.vegetation and rear their 4.which the community Whilst on the island, the own cattle, sheep, pigs, and would operate Castaway participant Ben Fogle opened up about mental health issues after the end castaways had to: chickens of the show

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The new decade of 00’ brought many technolog- ical advancements and new experiences. In June 2000, ’s Samsung launched its first built-in camera flip phone named SCH-V200.

By Martina Monsportová

This exciting machine ple the freedom of captur- them to the pc was recom- with a slick grey design was ing their spontaneous life mended as the internal dis- a better version of its pre- adventures in an instant play, showing up to 65000 decessor Kyocera Visual with their pocket phones. colours, only had a resolu- Phone VP-210 (brick phone), Although focused pictures tion of 128x160 pixels. To debuted in May 1999 as the could be taken up to 50 access and download said actual world’s first camera cm of distance, the camera pictures, the phone had to phone. With the limit of 20 could rotate at 180 degrees be connected to a computer pictures and a camera matrix angle, allowing users to take which was a great oppor- of 0.35-megapixels creating pictures of their surround- tunity to install other files pictures with a resolution ings as well as selfies, but such as video clips. These of 640x480 pixels, cam- this term was first used later were able to be viewed at era makers did not have to in 2002. In order to be dis- approximately 6-8 shots per be worried about their cus- tributed via MMS messages, second speed and played tomers turning away. How- all images were saved in with adjustable sound. ever, two batteries made of jpeg format with a possibil- Despite the Sharp Electron- a lithium-ion accumulator of ity of ‘low’ or ‘high’ quality. ics J-SH04 J-Phone fighting 850 mAh capacity, giving an V200 also supported GPRS for the first built-in cam- actively used phone three giving its users the option era phone status and sev- days of life, maybe a bit of wireless communication. eral updates, V200 stayed thicker but still handy size The phone offered to view an enjoyable and reliable dimensions of 91х48х23 mm pictures on a 1.5-inch LCD option, available for enthusi- and 96g weight gave peo- screen but downloading asts of the latest technology. Nokia 3310 advertisement from 2000 - not copyright cleared RETROSPECT 56 RETROSPECT 57

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