I Love the '90s (UK TV series)
| I Love the '90s | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 (BBC2) |
| No. of episodes | 10 (BBC2) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | BBC |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 18 August 2001 – 3 November 2001 |
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.
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
Presented by Sheryl Lee (from Twin Peaks)
The episode features
- Twin Peaks
- MC Hammer / Vanilla Ice
- Supermodels
- Volkswagen girl advert
- Goodfellas
- Vogueing
- Creature Comforts
- World Cup 90 / Gazza
- Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- The Simpsons
- Adamski/ Seal
- Baywatch
I Love 1991 Broadcast: 25 August 2001
Presented by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
The episode features include music from Right Said Fred plus the rise of grunge with bands such as Nirvana, computer games Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario, film The Commitments. Also popular this year was the TV show Vic Reeves Big Night Out, it was also the year male strippers the Chippendales became big in Britain.
I Love 1992 Broadcast: 1 September 2001
Presented by Mark Owen (from Take That).
I Love 1993 Broadcast: 8 September 2001
Presented by Beavis and Butt-head.
I Love 1994 Broadcast: 15 September 2001
Presented by Eva Herzigova.
I Love 1995 Broadcast: 29 September 2001
Presented by Edwyn Collins.
I Love 1996 Broadcast: 6 October 2001
Presented by Amita Dhiri (from This Life).
The episode features include the Spice Girls. Euro '96 Lara Croft Tomb Raider
I Love 1997 Broadcast: 13 October 2001
Presented by Melinda Messenger.
I Love 1998 Broadcast: 27 October 2001
Presented by Dana International. The episode features include SOUTH PARK.
I Love 1999 Broadcast: 3 November 2001
Presented by Heather Donahue (from The Blair Witch Project).
The episode features include Britney Spears, Flat Eric, The Blair Witch Project, Hello magazine and the wedding of Posh & Becks, Kelly Brook on The Big Breakfast, Spike Jonze directing the iconic video for Fatboy Slim's Praise You, Queer as Folk and Baz Luhrmann's hit Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen).