13 Nov. 1995 – Leah Betts in coma after taking ecstasy 26 Sep. 2007 – Myanmar government, using extreme force, cracks down on protests Blockbusters Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1982 Pratchett, T. – Soul Music Celery Hilden, Linda The Tortoise and the Eagle Beverly Hills Cop Goodfellas Speed Peanut Brittle Dial M for Murder Russ Abbott Arena Coast To Coast Gary Numan Live Rammstein Vast Ready to Rumble (Dreamcast) Known Nursery Rhymes 22 Nov. 1995 – Rosemary West sentenced to life imprisonment 06 Oct. 2007 – Musharraf breezes to easy re-election in Pakistan Buckaroo Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1984 Pratchett, T. - Sorcery Chard Hill, Debbie The Jackdaw and the Fox Beverly Hills Cop 2 The Goonies Speed 2 Pear Drops Dinnerladies The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Aretha Franklin Cochine Gene McDaniels The Living End Ramones Vegastones Resident Evil (Various) All Around the Mulberry Bush 14 Dec. 1995 – Bosnia peace accord 05 Nov. 2007 – Thousands of lawyers take to the streets to protest the state of emergency rule in Pakistan. Chess Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1985 Pratchett, T. – The Streets of Ankh-Morpork Chickpea Hiscock, Anna-Marie The Boy and the Wolf Bicentennial Man The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Spider Man Picnic Doctor Who The Saint Armand Van Helden Cockney Rebel Gene Pitney Lizzy Mercier Descloux Randy Crawford The Velvet Underground Robocop (Commodore 64) As I Was Going to St. Ives 02 Jan. 1996 – US Peacekeepers enter Bosnia 09 Nov. 2007 – Police barricade the city of Rawalpindi where opposition leader Benazir Bhutto plans a protest Chinese Checkers Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1988 Pratchett, T. – Thief of Time Chicory Hodges, Andrew The Dog and the Shadow Big The Graduate Spirited Away Pineapple Chunks The Dooby Duck Disco Bus Saved by the Bell Arkarna Cockney Rejects Gene Vincent LL Cool J Randy Newman Ven Voisey Roller Coaster Tycoon (PC) A Wise Old Owl 26 Jan. 1996 – France halts nuclear testing 13 Nov. 2007 – Bhutto is placed under house arrest Cluedo Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1989 Pratchett, T. – Thud! Chilli Peppers Holland, Samantha The Doe and the lion Big Fish A Grand Day Out With Wallace and Gromit Splash Pink & White Fudge Drop The Dead Donkey Scooby Doo Artful Dodger CocoRosie Genisis London Symphony Orchestra Randy Travis The Verve R – Type (SNES) Baa Baa Black Sheep 05 Feb. 1996 – First GM food on sale in UK 16 Nov. 2007 – Musharraf swears in caretaker government. Bhutto’s house arrest order is lifted. Connect 4 Bestall, A. – Rupert Annual 1991 Pratchett, T. – The Truth Chinese Cabbage Hooper, Suzanne The Dog and the Hare The Big Lebowski Grease Stand By Me Polo Mints Due South Scrapheap Challenge Arthur Brown Codes For Source Collapse George Duke Lonnie Mack The Rapture The Village People Shadowrun (SNES) Betty Botter 10 Feb. 1996 – Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire 20 Nov. 2007 – Scientists in the U.S. and Japan devise new method to create embryonic stem cells Crash! The Bible Pratchett, T. – The Wee Free Men Chrysanthemum Hoskins, Martin The Rich Man and the Tanner Big Trouble in Little China The Great Escape Starship Troopers Porky Pigs Dynasty Scrubs Artie Shaw Coin Georges Brassens Lord Sitar Ray Charles Vladimir Horowitz Shenmue (Dreamcast) Bobby Shafto 18 Feb. 1996 – Bomb destroys London bus 28 Nov. 2007 – Musharraf steps down as military chief to be sworn in as civilian president Dark Tower Black, E. – IBM and the Holocaust Pratchett, T. – Wintersmith Courgette Houghton, Matthew The Old Man and Death Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure The Green Mile Star Wars I Raspberry Millions Eastenders Shameless Ascher Cold Ghost In The Machine Los Brasilios Ray Davies Volcano The Bear Short Circuit (Sinclair Spectrum) Bye, Baby Bunting 13 Mar 1996 - Dumblane Massacre 16 Dec. 2007 – Britain transfers control of Basra to Iraqis Downfall Blackshaw, R. – Scrawl Pratchett, T. – Witches Abroad Cress Howell, Katie The Jackdaw Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Gremlins Star Wars II Refresher Bar Emmerdale Sharkey & George Ash Coldplay Gigalo Aunts Loscil Ray Ray Supreme Volt Sim City (PC) Christmas is Coming 15 Jun. 1996 – Manchester bombing 27 Dec. 2007 – The death of Bhutto in a suicide attack leads to Musharraf’s government being suspected and rioting Draughts Blackwell, L. & Brody, N. – G1 Pratchett, T. – Wyrd Sisters Cucumber Howard, Lou The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Birds Groundhog Day Star Wars III Refresher Chews Eureka! Shooting Stars Ashanti Colin Winston-Fletcher Gilbert Becaud Lostprophets Razorlight Waldorf The Sims (PC) Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling 08 Jul. 1996 – Machete attack at an infant school in Wolverhampton 01 Jan. 2008 et seq. – Hundreds killed in tribal violence in Kenya Guess Who Blatty, W. P. – The Exorcist Presland, J. – Marcus Aurelius Dandelion Huby, Sarah The Horse and the Ass Black Cat, White Cat Halloween Star Wars IV Revels Euro Trash The Simpsons Ashlee Simpson The Commodores Gipsy Kings The Lothars Red Delicious Wamdue Project Snake (Sinclair Spectrum) Ding, Dong, Bell 10 Jul. 1996 – Josie Russell survives attack in which her mother and sister die 21 Jan. 2008 – Fears that the U.S. is heading for recession causes world markets to plunge Hero Quest Blyton, E. – Five Are Together Again Preussler, O. – The Little Ghost Endive Hughes, Carl The Horse and His Rider Black Hawk Down The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Star Wars V Rhubarb & Custard Faking It Simon and the Witch Asian Dub Foundation The Connells Girls Aloud Lou Reed Red Hot Chilli Peppers The Wannadies Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega) Doctor Foster 15 Jan. 1997 – Princess Dianna sparks land mines row 01 Feb. 2008 – Microsoft makes hostile bid for Yahoo Hungry Hippos Blyton, E. – Five Fall Into Adventure Pricken, M. – Creative Advertising Epazote Hughes, Lindsay The Man, the Boy and the Donkey Blade Happy Gilmore Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot Rocky The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Six Feet Under The Ataris The Contortions Glenn Branca Louie Vega Red Sparowes WASP Sorcery (Amstrad) Draw a Pail of Water 21 Jan. 1997 – Over 80 carers accused of child abuse. Bryn Esten, North Wales. 09 Feb. 2008 – New module added to International Space Station Jenga Blyton, E. – Five Get Into a Fix Pricken, M. – Creative Advertising (New Edition) Fava Bean Hughes, Sam Blade II Hard Rain Stray Dogs Rolos Family Fortunes Skins Athlete Coolio Glenn Miller Louis Armstrong Reef The Waterboys South Park (Dreamcast) Eeper Weeper 06 Feb. 1997 – Diane Blood allowed to be inseminated with her dead husband’s sperm 10 Feb. 2008 – A Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and a Monet are stolen in broad daylight from the Zurich Museum Kerplunk Blyton, E. – Five Get Into Trouble The Qur’an Fennel Iijima, Ai Blade Runner Harry Potter The Suicide manual Rowntrees Jelly Babies Family Guy Skippy the Bush Kangeroo Atomic Kitten The Cooper Temple Clause Gloria Estafan Lovin’ Spoonful Reel 2 Reel Weather Report Space Invaders (Atari) The Farmer in the Dell 21 Feb. 1997 – ‘Bridgewater Three’ freed 20 Feb. 2008 – A U.S. missile interceptor shoots down a dying satellite 130 miles over the Pacific Ocean Ludo Blyton, E. – Five Go Adventuring Again Rankin, I. – Resurrection Men Fiddlehead Fern Ilot, Vicky Towns and Cities in England Visited Blade: Trinity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Sweeney Todd Rum & Raisin Fudge The Family Ness The Sky at Night Audioslave The Coral Gloria Lynne Lowell Fulson Regina Spektor The Weevils Spiderman (Atari) Fiddle Dee 22 Feb. 1997 – Dolly the sheep is cloned 10 Mar 2008 – China cracks down on protests by monks in Tibet Mastermind Blyton, E. – Five Go Down to the Sea Ransome, A. – Swallows and Amazons French Bean Innes, Rhona Adlington The Blair Witch Project The Haunting Swordfish Sherbert Balls The Fast Show Small Talk Autistic Daughters Cormac O’donoghue Gnarles Barkley Lowgold Return To One Weezer Star Wars (PC) Five Fat Sausages 02 May 1997 – Labour wins by landslide 03 Apr. 2008 – NATO invites Croatia and Albania to join Monopoly Blyton, E. – Five Go to Billycock Hill Rey, H. A. – Curious George Garlic Jackson, Emma Alton Blazing Saddles Hellboy The Sword in the Stone Sherbert Dip Father Ted Smallville Avenue Q Cornershop Goldbug Lucid Richard Ashcroft Westlife Streets of Sim City (PC) Five Little Ducks 01 Jul. 1997 – Hong Kong handed over to China 06 Apr. 2008 – Olympic torch relay draws protests Mouse Trap Blyton, E. – Five Go to Demon’s Rocks Richmond, S & Dodd, J. – The Rough Guide to Japan Ginger Jackson, James Ascot The Blob Hellraiser A Tale of Two Cities Sherbert Fruits Fawlty Towers The Smurfs Avril Lavigne The Corrs Go radio Luciftias Richard Holmes Wet Wet Wet Super Hang-On (Amstrad) Five Little Speckled Frogs 06 Jul. 1997 – Mars buggy starts to explore Red Planet 08 Apr. 2008 – Iran announces plans to expand Uranium enrichment Operation Blyton, E. – Five Go to Mystery Moor Rockport Publishers – 1000 Package Design Gherkin James, Richard Ashburton The Blues Brothers Highlander A Taste of Honey Sherbert Lemons Fifteen to One Snoopy B 52’s The Course Godskitchen Luis Bacalov Rick Braun Wham Super Mario Cart (SNES) Georgie Porgie 15 Jul. 1997 – Gianni Versace murdered 15 Apr. 2008 – Putin elected leader of Russia’s leading political party Pictionary Blyton, E. – Five Go To Smuggler’s Top Royland, B. et al. – The Beatles Anthology Houttuynia Januszewski, Dörte Ashford (Surrey) Blue Velvet Hook Taxi Driver Sherbert Pips Fingerbobs Snuff Box B Real The Cranberries Goldfrapp Lullabye Arkestra Rick James Wheatus Super Mario World (SNES) Girls and Boys Come Out to Play 31 Aug. 1997 – Princess Dianna dies in car crash 19 Apr. 2008 – Iraqi forces take control of Basra Pop-Up Pirate Blyton, E. – Five Go Off in a Caravan Sacks, O. – The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Ice Plant Jones, Adam Ashford (Kent) The Bodyguard Home Alone 1 Teen Wolf Skittles Finger Mouse Soldier Soldier B Witched Courtney Love Goldie Lynyrd Skynyrd Rick Wakeman Whitehouse SuperTux (Mac) Goosey, Goosey Gander 01 Sep.