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200TH ISSUE | RETROSPECTIVE
When we were young In our first year of publishing, everything looked and sounded very different. From the finale of Friends to the Olympic Games, as we rewind to 2004, let us remind you of some of the most memorable moments in...
...TV & film
Tech...
Friends Ending its decade-long run on 6 May, The Last One was seen by 52.5 million American viewers, which made it the most-watched episode of the 2000s on US television.
Hello Moto The Motorola Razr V3 was the most iconic mobile phone of 2004 with its slim design and ‘Hello Moto’ ringtone that still haunts our dreams today. Welcome, Gmail Google launched Gmail on April Fool’s Day. It had the power of Google search and the life-altering ability to group messages into conversation threads.
Mean Girls Released on 18 June, Mean Girls grossed $130 million worldwide and developed a cult following. James Bond Pierce Brosnan stepped down as James Bond after doing his last film, Die Another Day, in 2002.
Music... Eamon vs Frankee Eamon achieved the number-one spot with a song with more profanities than any other hit single; it stayed at number one for four weeks. The answer song by Frankee replaced the original single at the top of the charts for three weeks despite selling less than half as many copies as Eamon’s.
76th Academy Awards The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King picked up 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Come on England The remake of Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners) by 442 was released on 7 June to coincide with the England national team’s appearance at the European Championships. It reached number two in the pop charts.
The X Factor The first TV programme produced by Simon Cowell’s production company, Syco. Cowell was joined on the judging panel by Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne. The general public voted singer Steve Brookstein as the show’s first winner.
iTunes launches Apple’s online iTunes Music Store launched in the UK in June 2004, selling over 450,000 songs in the first week.
Strictly Come Dancing BBC newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and her dance partner Brendan Cole were crowned the champions of the first ever series of Strictly Come Dancing.
UK Official Download Chart begins Westlife’s Flying Without Wings was crowned the first ever number one in the UK Official Download Chart.
The Last One aired on 6 May
Image: Sky
July’s number ones Obviously by McFly, Burn by Usher, Lola’s Theme by Shapeshifters and Dry Your Eyes by The Streets all made it to number one.
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Glastonbury headliners Muse had the honour of gracing the Pyramid Stage on 27 June while The Killers and James Blunt both appeared in The New Tent, a stage designed to promote emerging talent.
Gaming evolution The Nintendo DS was launched back in 2004, as the successor to the Game Boy series. Apple iPods Apple introduced its fourth generation Classic iPod, with photo and colour display, and its first mini iPod. Car of the Year The boxy Fiat Panda was 2004’s European car of the year. Surfing the web Firefox 1.0 was first introduced in November and challenged Internet Explorer’s dominance with 60 million downloads within nine months.
The fourth generation Classic iPod was released on 19 July 2004
Sex and the City The final episode aired on 22 February after six successful seasons.
