Journey through the news, music and television of the 2001, the taht saw Texas re-enter the chart and George W Bush inaugurated as US president.

Dennis The Menace turned 50 and Darius Danesh sang Baby One More Time on Popstars. The Labour Party won a landslide majority in the UK election, while in Scotland, Henry McLeish resigned as first minister over the Officegate scandal. It is also the year that saw tragedy strike when Islamic militants attacked US landmarks on 11 September.

And on TV, Ricky Gervais starred as the hapless David Brent in The Office, while in the charts Robbie Williams dueted with Nicole Kidman on Something Stupid for the Christmas number one.
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