Episode 6

2006

Published on: 27th July, 2014

Richard Hammond's crash, Danish cartoons, the Thames whale, Da Vinci Code...

Tracklisting:

– Life on Mars

– Orson – No Tomorrow

– Danish cartoons controversy

– The Da Vinci Code

– Steve Irwin dies

– The Kooks – She Moves in Her Own Way

– Charles Kennedy resigns from Lib Dems

– Amy Winehouse – Rehab

– Alexander Litvinenko killed

– Razorlight – America

– Ricky Gervais Podcast with Stephen Merchant & Karl Pilkington

– Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah

– John Prescott admits affair

– Beyonce – Irreplaceable

– BBC’s ‘Wrong Guy’

– Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancing

– Ariel Sharon has stroke

– Heroes

– Gary Glitter jailed

– The Automatic – Monster

– Michael Schumacher retires

– Infernal – From Paris to Berlin

– Chelsea win Premiership

– England knocked out of World Cup on penalties

– Fedde le Grand – Put Your Hands Up for Detroit

– Zidane headbutts in World Cup Final

– Italy win World Cup

– Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon final

– Paul Hunter dies

– Paolo Nutini – Last Request

– Egyptian ferry disaster

– Borat

– Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

– Muse – Supermassive Black Hole

– Tony Blair plans resignation

– High School Musical

– IT Crowd

– Lily Allen – Smile

– Richard Hammond’s crash and recovery on Top Gear

– Nelly Furtado – Maneater

– Al-Zarqawi killed

– Casino Royale

– Chris Cornell – You Know My Name

– Paul McCartney separates from Heather Mills

– Justin Timberlake – Sexyback

– Yo, Blair!

– Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie

– Whale stuck in the Thames

– Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars

– First single to reach #1 on downloads alone

– Gnarls Barkley – Crazy

– Steven Wright charged over Ipswich prostitute killings

– Take That – Patience

– Top of the Pops axed

– Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in my Hair

– Saddam Hussein hanged

– My Chemical Romance – Welcome to the Black Parade

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About the Podcast

The Sounds of the 21st Century

An audio time machine from 2001 onwards.

An unofficial continuation of BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 21st Century.

If you’ve found this podcast, then chances are, like me, you were a massive fan of BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 20th Century.

Created by Trevor Dann’s Company, the original series ran from 2011 and 2012. Each episode was an hour of one particular year’s biggest moments (news, TV shows, films, sports etc), alongside that year’s memorable hit songs. It was similar to the Rock and Roll Years TV shows from the ’90s, which broadcasting legend Trevor Dann was also behind.

What was particularly awesome about it, was that it didn’t feature any ‘talking heads’, analysis or hindsight. They were simply audio collages of each year, allowing you to work out what was being played, and to make connections to what happened in the following years.

With the series ending after the year 2000, I was left bereft and wanted more. As someone who is obsessed with nostalgia, charts and pop culture, and because the 2000s were my formative years, I decided to give making an unofficial continuation a go myself.

So this series is an ongoing project that will continue the original series from 2001 onwards, with attempts made to keep it in the original style as much as possible (including the theme tune, run-length etc).

Each episode aims to be a 60-minute snapshot of the world (largely from British eyes!), as it was back then. Archive news clips have been taken from various sources (such as BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4, ITV, The Guardian, CNN and other news networks). However, as I only have access to what is available online, some clips, particularly from the early years of the internet, may sound a bit tinny in quality, as they were ripped from incredibly old files (such as old .ram files – remember them?), that no longer exist since I made the first few episodes back in 2012.

NOTE: If you’ve previously downloaded the series – I have since made revisions to the episodes in 2022. Please re-download to get updated versions with improved intros and other new clips.

The series is in no way endorsed by Trevor Dann or the BBC, but was meant as a bit of fun, as a homage to the brilliant series, and to give fans something new. Trevor himself has been kind enough to acknowledge the series, as long as I call it ‘Bootleg Sounds of the 21st Century’.

In 2021, the original series returned as Sounds of the 21st Century. It was in a slightly different style, with Claudia Winkleman replacing original host Jeremy Vine.

I greatly encourage everyone to listen to the original series if you can track it down. The 2021 series can be found here.

Please do get in touch in the comments sections if you’d like to say hello or give feedback – or follow me on Twitter (@eamezey).

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Tom Eames