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A look back at the news, music and TV of 2003.

Rewind to the year 2003 to relive a momentous year of news and events.

Rewind to the year 2003, a momentous year of news and events.
 
March sees a coalition led by the US and Britain launch Operation Iraqi Freedom, leading the Iraqi capital of Baghdad to fall after just 20 days.

Later in the year, a BBC report questions a government dossier on Iraq’s weapons programme that led to the war. The BBC source is revealed by the media to be government weapons expert Dr David Kelly. However, Dr Kelly denies that he is responsible for the leak and, two days after his testimony, he is found dead after apparently taking his own life, leading an enquiry to be launched.

In the art world, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Madonna of the Yardwinder - valued at £30 million - is stolen from Drumlanrig Castle. And
Celtic musician Martyn Bennet releases his groundbreaking album Grit, which combines traditional Scot Celtic folk music with electronic drum beats. Meanwhile, in sport, up to 80,000 Celtic supporters travel to Spain to cheer on their side as they face Porto in the Uefa Cup final.

Tragedy strikes Space Shuttle Columbia as it breaks up shortly before re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere, causing the loss of all seven crew members. And an outbreak of a deadly lung disease spreads from animals to humans in South China - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) reaches 29 countries, killing 774.

And in politics Iain Duncan Smith loses a challenge to his leadership of the Conservative Party, while there is a surprise winner in Pop Idol as Ballieston’s Michelle McManus wins the second series of the singing competition.

Rewind: 2000s

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Series revisiting all the great moments from the 2000s.

Series revisiting all the great moments from the 2000s through the news events, music and TV..

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