I Love the '90s (British TV series)

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I Love the '90s
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Opening title
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1 (BBC2)
No. of episodes10 (BBC2)
Production
ProducerBBC
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC2
Picture format16:9[N 1]
Original release18 August (2001-08-18) –
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03)

I Love the '90s is a BBC television mini-series that examines the pop culture of the 1990s. It was commissioned following the success of I Love the '70s and I Love the '80s, with episodes being 60 minutes long, except for 1990 which was 90 minutes long. In 2019, the series was repeated as a weekly show lasting 30 minutes per year, with I Love 1993 following on from the I Love 1987 episode in BBC Two's Monday night listings.[1]

Background[]

There were ten episodes, with one devoted to each year from 1990 to 1999. Each episode recalled major events (such as the 1991 Gulf War and 1997 death of Diana, Princess of Wales) from the given year, along with popular or memorable films, television series, music, video games and fashion trends, as well as short-lived fads, and was hosted by a celebrity (or celebrities, or in one stance cartoon characters) connected with one of the items from that year.

The final episode, I Love '99, ended with the Baz Luhrmann produced hit single of the year, Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen), whilst a montage of all of the BBC "I Love..." episodes, from 1970 to 1999 was shown.

Contributors[]

The series used many regular contributors, which included Peter Kay, Clare Grogan, Dee Hepburn, Kate Thornton, Stuart Maconie, Emma B, Ice-T, Toyah Willcox, Tommy Vance, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Ross Noble, Vernon Kay, Trevor Nelson and many others.

Episodes[]

I Love 1990 Broadcast: 18 August 2001[]

Season one of Twin Peaks focused on a mystery centred around the character of Laura Palmer, played by Sheryl Lee.

Presented by Sheryl Lee (from Twin Peaks). Opening titles: "Doin' the Do" by Betty Boo. Ending credits: "The Power" by Snap!.

The episode features:

I Love 1991 Broadcast: 25 August 2001[]

Vic Reeves
Bob Mortimer

Presented by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. Opening titles: "The Size of a Cow" by The Wonder Stuff. Ending credits: "Get the Message" by Electronic.

The episode features:

I Love 1992 Broadcast: 1 September 2001[]

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as their Absolutely Fabulous characters, in 2016.

Presented by Mark Owen (from Take That). Opening titles: "It Only Takes a Minute" by Take That. Ending credits: "Stay" by Shakespears Sister.

The episode features:

I Love 1993 Broadcast: 8 September 2001[]

Aliens, government conspiracies and the paranormal were overarching themes of The X-Files, inspired by earlier series such as Twin Peaks.

Presented by Beavis and Butt-head. Opening titles: House of Pain - Jump Around: Ending credits New Order - Regret.

The episode features:

I Love 1994 Broadcast: 15 September 2001[]

Title and logo of Friends.

Presented by Eva Herzigova.

The episode features:

I Love 1995 Broadcast: 29 September 2001[]

Mel Gibson on the set of Braveheart.

Presented by Edwyn Collins Opening titles: Supergrass - Alright (Supergrass song). Ending credits A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins song)

The episode features:

I Love 1996 Broadcast: 6 October 2001[]

The Spice Girls, pictured in 1997.

Presented by Amita Dhiri (from This Life). Opening titles: "Female of the Species" by Space. Ending credits: "Slight Return" by The Bluetones.

The episode featured:

I Love 1997 Broadcast: 13 October 2001[]

A series of advertisements of women watching men while they worked and drank Diet Coke, ran from 1994.

Presented by Melinda Messenger. Opening titles: "Republica - Ready to Go". Ending credits: "No Doubt - Don't Speak"

The episode features:

I Love 1998 Broadcast: 27 October 2001[]

Dana International, pictured in 2019, won the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest, held in Birmingham.

Presented by Dana International. Opening titles Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You. Closing credits Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank.

The episode features:

I Love 1999 Broadcast: 3 November 2001[]

Britney Spears, pictured performing in 1999, achieved two UK number 1 singles - Born to Make You Happy and ...Baby One More Time.

Presented by Heather Donahue (from The Blair Witch Project). Ending credits: Livin' la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.

The episode features:

See also[]

External links[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Originally broadcast on analogue in 4:3 aspect ratio.
  1. ^ "BBC Two - I Love the 1990s, I Love 1993".
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