THE NOUGHTIES
BBC2, 10pm
FROM the millennial angst as we approached the turn of the century, right through the ups and downs of the decade, this is a nostalgic look back through the Noughties.
Angela Scanlon invites comedians Ellie Taylor and Geoff Norcott to join her on a lighthearted wander down memory lane.
Starting with the year 2000, they share memories of celebrating a new millennium – the fireworks, the Dome, the Y2K bug and the general anticlimax of it all.
It was the year that the Big Brother house opened its doors for the very first time, giving the nation the hate figure Nasty Nick.
Kylie was Spinning Around in her iconic gold hotpants, Victoria Beckham went solo
and Anne Robinson became TV’s most feared woman, keeping quiz contenders in their place on The Weakest Link.
A funny review for anyone who was watching The Beach and Gladiator, obsessing over Brad and Jen and feeling relieved that the world didn’t end.