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The Sounds of 2007

Claudia Winkleman introduces Episode 8, 2007. News and music from the year of Shilpa Shetty, Scooch, phone hacking, the Wally with the Brolly, Bleeding Love, Mika and a new PM.

Claudia Winkleman introduces Part 8 of Sounds of the 21st Century, eleven shows - one hour for each year - recalling the music, the media and the stories of 2000 to 2010. No comment, no analysis, no celebrity memories, just the sounds of the year as they were heard at the time.
 In this episode it's the soundtrack to 2007. The iPhone and the iPlayer are launched, the smoking ban is introduced and Gordon Brown takes over from Tony Blair. There's controversy when Shilpa Shetty appears on Celebrity Big Brother. Madeleine McCann goes missing, Steve McClaren is the wally with the brolly while Rihanna takes her umbrella to No.1. Scooch fly the flag at Eurovision, Mika wants to be Grace Kelly and Take That rule the world.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Oct 2021 21:00

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  • Sun 24 Oct 2021 21:00