''2000 Today'' was an internationally broadcast

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to commemorate the beginning of the Year 2000. This programme included

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celebrations, musical performances, and other features from participating nations. Most international broadcasts such as the

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coverage originate from a limited area for worldwide distribution. ''2000 Today'' was rare in that its live and taped programming originated from member countries and represented all continents including Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and North America & Oceania.

Development

''2000 Today'' was conceived as part of the

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, given the numerical significance of the change from 1999 to 2000. ''2000 Today'' was commissioned by the BBC as one of the five main millennium projects that were broadcast across TV, radio and online services throughout 1999 and 2000. Most nations that observe the

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were not involved in ''2000 Today''. However, a few predominantly Muslim nations were represented among the programme's worldwide broadcasters such as

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( ERTU) and

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( RCTI). Africa was minimally represented in ''2000 Today''. The only participating nations from that continent were

and

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. Portugal-based RTP África distributed the programme to some African nations.

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was mentioned on the programme schedule, although it was unclear if ''2000 Today'' coverage was recorded or live.

Production

The programme was produced and televised by an international

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of 60 broadcasters, headed by the

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in the United Kingdom and WGBH in Boston, United States. The

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also included representatives from ABC (Australia),

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(Canada),

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(China), ETC (Egypt), RTL (Germany),

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(South Africa),

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(France),

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(Japan),

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(Brazil) and ABC (USA). The BBC provided the production hub for receiving and distributing the 78 international satellite feeds required for this broadcast. The idents for the programme were designed in the UK by Lambie-Nairn and the BBC for use by all the participating broadcasters taking part in the event. The linking theme throughout all the idents and promotions was a distinctively shaped stone engraved with the year 2000. The themes were: desert, fire, ice, lasers and water; plus a special

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ident. Up to 5,000 staff worked on ''2000 Today'', 1,500 of them in

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in West London, where all eight television studios were used during the 28-hour broadcast. Each participant financed and produced its own contributions and shared the core costs proportionately to its size and wealth. It is estimated to have cost $6 million to produce and broadcast. At the time, technicians at Radio-Canada were on strike. Transmissions were seen as scheduled, but using only the main feed from the BBC, with a French voice-over. Also, as a consequence, 2000 footage from Canada was scarce on SRC's presentation, while footage from Quebec was not available at all worldwide (though the CBC did manage to get the only Quebec coverage on their own network—a video shot of midnight fireworks in

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, shot from

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, Ontario). ''2000 Today'' was nominated for "Best Visual Effects and Graphic Design" at the 2000 British Academy Television Craft Awards.

Programme timeline

''2000 Today's'' core international broadcast was 28 hours long, following the beginning of the New Year 2000 across the world's

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s. The programme was tailored by individual broadcasters to provide local content and hosts. There was no in-vision commentary or studio used for the Estonian broadcast and was aired on TV3 without commentary between midnight and 6:00 UTC. The broadcast on

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in the

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started on 31 December 1999 at 09:15 UTC. ''2000 Today'' started its international feed at 09:40 UTC, with the

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celebrating the arrival of 2000 at 10:00 UTC. Most of Europe celebrated midnight at 23:00 UTC. Broadcasting celebrations from many countries under

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posed a particularly complex broadcast challenge. ''2000 Today'' chose to rapidly air each nation's midnight observances in succession, using tape delays in most cases. This hour of the broadcast included a blessing by

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from

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and the pyrotechnic display of the

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. ''ABC 2000 Today'' in the United States and French broadcasters

and

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covered the festivities live from the Eiffel Tower. In addition, Italian broadcaster Rai used the pope's blessing for its ''Millennium - La Notte Del 2000'' broadcast. ''2000 Today's'' international feed finished shortly after midnight celebrations were broadcast from

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on 1 January 2000 at 11:00 UTC. BBC One in the United Kingdom continued to broadcast with national features until 13:30. Later the same evening, it aired a two-hour highlights programme, ''The Best of 2000 Today''.

Personalities

National hosts

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(CBC – '' CBC 2000 Today'') ** (

) *** Peter Mansbridge (primary host, most hours) *** Laurie Brown (00:00–08:00 UTC, with Mansbridge) *** Alison Smith (13:00–18:00 UTC) ** (

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) *** French voice-over *

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

( TVN) ** Jennifer Warner ** Mauricio Bustamante ** Jorge Hevia ** Margot Kahl **

Karen Doggenweiler Karen Sylvia Doggenweiler Lapuente (27 August 1969) is a popular Chilean journalist and TV presenter. Biography Doggenweiler is the daughter of Félix Doggenweiler Heim, of Switzerland, Swiss-Germans, German descent and Silvia Lapuente, of Sp ...

** Felipe Camiroaga ** Pedro Carcuro ** Rafael Araneda ** Andrea Molina *

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( RCN Televisión) ** Claudia Gurisatti ** William Calderón ** Iñaki Berrueta *

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(

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) ** Marek Beneš ** Vladimír Jiránek ** Karel Gott **

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** Pavel Koutský **

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** Ota Jirák ** Václav Postránecký ** Petr Haničinec ** Petr Skoumal ** Jiřina Bohdalová ** Blanka Bohdanová ** Jiri Salamoun ** Karel Cernoch ** Martin Klásek ** Jan Balej ** Karel Fiala ** Zdenek Miler ** Alena Munkova ** Jiri Munk ** Robert Hájek ** Kristýna Květová ** Petr Narozny ** Josef Dvorak ** Jiri Barta ** Marek Eben ** Ludek Sobota ** Ludek Munzar ** Bolek Polivka ** Waldemar Matuska ** Martin Dejdar ** Iveta Bartosova ** Jiri Suchy ** Josef Mlady ** Petr Jablonsky ** Ilona Csakova ** Jan Nedved ** Jaroslav Uhlir ** Jaroslav Sveceny ** Hana Zagorova ** Petr Bobek ** Eva Pilarova ** Jitka Molavcova ** Ivan Mladek ** Josef Alois Náhlovský ** Jiří Korn ** Petr Vacek ** Lucie Vondráčková ** Boris Hybner ** Karel Zich ** Josef Laufer ** Lenka Plackova ** Petr Vitek ** Zdenek Smetana ** Emil Viklicky **

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** Jaromír Gal *

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( TV3) ** Ene Veiksaar (9:40–12:00 UTC) ** Lauri Hussar (9:40–12:00 UTC) ** Jüri Aarma (12:00–15:00 UTC) ** Priit Aimla (12:00–15:00 UTC) ** Rein Lang (15:00–18:00 UTC) ** Kiur Aarma (15:00–18:00 UTC) ** Harri Tiido (18:00–21:00 UTC) ** Vello Rand (18:00–21:00 UTC) ** Mart Luik (21:00–00:00 UTC) ** Märt Treier (06:00–09:00 UTC) ** Kätlin Kontor (06:00–09:00 UTC) ** Enn Eesmaa (09:00–11:00 UTC) *

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(

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) ** Katariina Lillqvist *

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(

– ''Le Millénium'') ** Jean-Claude Narcy ** Valérie Benaïm ** Christophe Dechavanne ** Carole Rousseau ** Jean-Pierre Pernaut ** Évelyne Dhéliat ** Claire Chazal ** Patrick Poivre d'Arvor ** Charles Villeneuve *

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( RTL Television) ** Peter Kloeppel **

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** Bernd Fuchs ** Heiner Bremer ** Michael Karr ** Birgit von Bentzel *

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** Sigrún Eldjárn ** Þórarin Eldjárn ** Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir *

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( RTÉ One – '' Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000'') ** Miriam O'Callaghan ** Mark Little ** Geri Maye ** Pat Kenny ** Liz Bonnin **

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( Keshet 2) ** Miki Haimovich ** Ya'akov Eilon *

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( RAI – ''Millennium - La notte del 2000'') ** Bruno Pizzul ** Monica Maggioni ** Carlo Conti ** Gigi Proietti ** Valeria Marini ** Clarissa Burt *

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(

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** Haruo Minami ** Saburo Kitajima *

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( MBC) **

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** Shim Hye-jin *

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*** Mayra Saucedo ***

Marco Antonio Regil Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez (born December 27, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of ''Family Feud'' (''100 mexicanos dijeron'' and ''100 latinos dijeron''), ''The Price I ...

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( NOS - Hallo 2000) ** Maartje van Weegen ** Philip Freriks ** Aldith Hunkar ** Mart Smeets *

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— ''GMA Ayala Millennium Party'') ** Mike Enriquez ** Jessica Soho **

Mel Tiangco Carmela "Mel" Corro Tiangco (; born August 10, 1955) is a Filipino television newscaster and television host. She is one of the news pillars of GMA Integrated News, GMA Public Affairs and a multi-awarded news anchor. Biography Carmela Co ...

** Jay Sonza ** German Moreno ** Angelique Lazo **

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** Paolo Bediones ** Karen Davila **

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Arnold Clavio Arnold Clavio (; born November 2, 1965), also known as Igan, is a Filipino radio and television newscaster, journalist, and television host. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's morning show ''Unang Hirit'', and DZBB-AM, DZBB's morning radio ...

** Danilo "Mang Totong" Federez (puppeteer of Arn-arn) ** Mickey Ferriols ** Miriam Quiambao ** Ryan Agoncillo ** KC Montero ** Suzi Entrata ** Kara David ** Bernadette Sembrano ** Luchi Cruz-Valdes ** Ninna Castro ** Lyn Ching ** Margaux Salcedo ** Arnell Ignacio ** Susan Enriquez ** Tisha Silang **

Antoinette Taus Antoinette Cherish Flores Taus (born August 30, 1981) is a Filipino-American actress and environmentalist. Taus started out as a child actress for ABS-CBN and Viva and rose to popularity starring in the GMA drama series '' Anna Karenina'' (1 ...

** Francis Magalona ** Dingdong Dantes **

Martin Andanar Jose Ruperto Martin Marfori Andanar (born August 21, 1974) is a Filipino television news personality, news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, voice-over artist and a columnist. He served as the former secretary of the Presidential Communica ...

** Butch Francisco **

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Joey de Leon Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon and also known as Henyo Master, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television host and songwriter. He is one of the members of the comedy trio, collectively ...

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Jose Mari Chan Jose Mari Lim Chan (; born March 11, 1945), born José Mari Chan y Lim, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, businessman and TV presenter. Regarded as one of the country’s most renowned balladeers and composers, he is popularly dubbed as the "K ...

** Dolphy *

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TVP2 TVP2 (TVP Dwa, ''Telewizja Polska 2'', ''Program Drugi Telewizji Polskiej'', ''"Dwójka"'') is a Polish public mainstream TV channel operated by TVP. Launched in October 1970, its varied line-up contains a variety of programming (documentary, h ...

) ** Halina Filek-Marszalek *

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

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** Fann Wong ** Tanya Chua ** Elsa Lin *

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

( Jednotka) ** Julius Pantik ** Marián Slovák ** Marián Labuda *

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) ** David Dimbleby **

Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson (28 March 1935 – 16 August 2023) was an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show '' Parkinson'' from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other ta ...

Michael Buerk Michael Duncan Buerk (; born 18 February 1946) is a British journalist and newsreader. He presented BBC News from 1973 to 2002 and has been the host of BBC Radio 4's '' Moral Maze'' since 1990. He was also the presenter of BBC One's docudrama ...

** Peter Sissons ** Peter Snow ** Philippa Forrester **

Jamie Theakston James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor. He has hosted television programmes for the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV, Channel 4 and 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5. He co-present ...

** Gaby Roslin ** Huw Edwards ** Shauna Lowry ** Tim Vincent ** Siân Lloyd ** Noel Thompson ** Kate Thornton ** Fergal Keane ** Tony Robinson ** Jackie Bird ** Kirsty Wark ** Sian Williams ** John Kettley **

Dale Winton Dale Jonathan Winton (22 May 1955 – 18 April 2018) was an English radio DJ and television presenter. He presented the shows '' Supermarket Sweep'' from 1993 until 2001 and again in 2007, the National Lottery game show '' In It to Win It' ...

** Steve Wilson ** Emma Ledden ** Katy Hill ** Alan Dedicoat *

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

** ( ABC – '' ABC 2000 Today'') ***

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American television journalist. He was best known for serving as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 200 ...

***

Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, ...

***

Diane Sawyer Lila Diane Sawyer (; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ''ABC World News Tonight'', ''Good Morning America'', ''20/20 (U.S. TV series), 20/20'', and ...

***

Charles Gibson Charles deWolf Gibson (born March 9, 1943) is an American Terrestrial television, broadcast television news presenter, anchor, journalist, and podcaster. Gibson was a host of ''Good Morning America'' from 1987 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2006, ...

*** Elizabeth Vargas *** Jack Ford *** Sam Donaldson *** Connie Chung *** Cokie Roberts *** Deborah Roberts *** Carole Simpson *** Morton Dean ***

Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted ''American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid (game show), ...

** ( PBS) *** Various participants *

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

** ( VTV – ''Chào năm 2000'') *** Nguyễn Thanh Lâm *** Thu Uyên ** ( HTV – ''Thế giới chào đón năm 2000'') *** Mạnh Linh *** Nguyệt Sa *** Lê Hưng *** Ngô Hồng

Music performers

Musical artists were part of the ''2000 Today'' broadcast, including: ;Africa *

Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompan ...

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Giza pyramid complex The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of G ...

, Egypt ;Asia * Maki Ohguro –

Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also task ...

, Japan *

Hikaru Utada , also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. She is best known by international audiences for w ...

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan * Ketsumeishi -

, Japan * Seikima-II -

, Japan * Regine Velasquez –

Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

, Philippines ;Europe *

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Sweden *

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

, Sweden * Zenenker Team - Hungary *

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public per ...

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Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

, Iceland * Frantisek Ringo Cech,

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

, Czech Republic * C&K Vocal -

, Czech Republic * Maria Podhradska -

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

, Slovakia * Richard Canaky -

, Slovakia * Charlotte Church – United Kingdom * The Corrs –

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, England, United Kingdom *

Eurythmics Eurythmics were a British New wave music, new wave duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band t ...

– United Kingdom * Ronan Keating –

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, Ireland *

Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Wales, Welsh Rock music, rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. The band consists of Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, le ...

–

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

, Wales, United Kingdom * Martine McCutcheon – United Kingdom *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

- United Kingdom * Natalie MacMaster – Ireland *

Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson (; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Her 1995 debut album ''Robyn Is Here'' produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 single ...

– Sweden * Ruslana –

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, Ukraine *

Simply Red Simply Red are an English soul music, soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. Band leader, singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall was the only original member left by the time Simply Red initially disbanded in 2010. They have released thir ...

– London, England, United Kingdom *

Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They have sold over 10 ...

– London, England, United Kingdom ;North America *

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in ...

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Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, Florida, United States *

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor. Colloquially Honorific nicknames in popular music, nicknamed Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, ...

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* Great Big Sea – St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada * Kenny G –

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, New York, United States *

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musicians of all time. He has written and ...

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Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, Colorado, United States *

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

– Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida, United States *

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, was a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...

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Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Ontario, Canada ;Oceania *

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive rock, progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visua ...

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Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

, New Zealand *

Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". On 1 December ...

– Gisborne, New Zealand ;South America * Los Fabulosos Cadillacs –

Ushuaia Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital city, capital of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, U ...

, Argentina * Alejandro Lerner and Mercedes Sosa – Iguazú Falls, Argentina * Lito Vitale and Estudio Coral de Buenos Aires – Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

Participating broadcasters

The following nations broadcast ''2000 Today''. Some nations were licensees of the broadcast, rather than formal members of the broadcast consortium. * Argentina: El Trece * Australia: ABC * Austria: ORF * Brazil: Rede Record * Canada: CBC (English) and Radio-Canada (French) * Cape Verde: RTP África * Caribbean: CBU * Chile: TVN * China:

* Colombia: RCN Televisión and Teveandina * Czech Republic:

* Denmark: DR and TV3 * Ecuador:

Teleamazonas Teleamazonas is an Ecuadorian television network that was launched on 22 February 1974. It is one of the major television networks in the country. It was founded by Antonio Granda Centeno and has two feeds: one produced in Quito and broadcast in ...

* Egypt:

ETV ETV may stand for: Television * Educational television, the use of television in education * Enhanced TV, an interactive television application specification Africa * e.tv, South Africa * ETV (Ethiopia), Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation * ETV G ...

* Estonia: TV3 * Fiji: Fiji TV * Finland:

Yle Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle () (formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock comp ...

* France:

* Germany: RTL * Greece: ERT * Guinea-Bissau: RTP África * Hong Kong: ATV * Hungary:

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

( MTV1, selected coverage;

MTV2 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global, through PMN’s MTV Entertainment Group Subdivision. The channel launched initially as an all-music ...

, full coverage) * Iceland: IBC * India:

Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...

* Indonesia: RCTI, TVRI * Ireland:

RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...

* Israel: IBA and ICP * Italy: RAI * Japan:

* Jordan: JRTC * Lebanon:

* Lithuania: TV3 * Malaysia: RTM * Mexico: Once TV * Mozambique: RTP África * Netherlands: NPO * New Zealand: TV3 * Norway: NRK and TV3 * Oman: Oman TV * Panama: Telemetro * Paraguay: Telefuturo * Peru: Panamericana Televisión * Philippines:

* Poland: TVP * Portugal: RTP * Romania: Antena 1 (licensee) * Russia: VGTRK and Prometey AST * Samoa: Samoa TV * São Tomé and Príncipe: RTP África * Singapore: TCS, CNA, STV12 and SCV * Slovakia: (licensee), STV 1 * Slovenia: POP TV (licensee) * South Africa:

* South Korea: MBC * Spain: TVE * Sri Lanka:

* Sweden: TV3 and SVT * Switzerland:

SRG SSR The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (; ; ; ; SRG SSR) is the Swiss public broadcasting association, founded in 1931, the holding company of 24 radio and television channels. Headquartered in Bern, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is a non-pro ...

* Taiwan: PTS * Tonga: TBC * Ukraine: Novyi Kanal, Inter, 1+1 * United Kingdom:

* United States: ABC and PBS * Uruguay:

Teledoce Teledoce Televisora Color, also known as Canal 12 is a Uruguayan free-to-air television network, located in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. It is owned by Grupo Disco. Television transmissions commenced in 1962. History It was the third a ...

and TNU * Vietnam: VTV and HTV * Venezuela: RCTV

Recorded time broadcasts

* Longest time broadcasts: HTV (42 hours 30 minutes) * Shortest time broadcasts: VTV (6 hours)

Ratings

''2000 Today'' had an estimated worldwide audience of 800 million people, with an audience of 12.6 million people on the

alone.

Soundtrack

''2000 Today: A World Symphony for the Millennium'' is a television

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

of music commissioned by the BBC for its internationally broadcast television special, ''2000 Today'' and released by Sony Classical Records in December 1999. The music was composed and conducted by multi award-winning composer

Tan Dun Tan Dun (, ; born 18 August 1957) is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. A leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a pairing which has shaped much of his life and mu ...

, and performed by the

BBC Concert Orchestra The BBC Concert Orchestra is a British concert orchestra based in London, one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's five radio orchestras. With around fifty players, it is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale sym ...

, London Voices choir,

New London Children's Choir The New London Children's Choir was a children's choir which rehearsed at Highgate Primary School in North London and, latterly, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, giving singing opportunities to members aged seven to eighteen. Members were from London and s ...

, and a group of world instrument performers from around the world. It was featured on PBS and ABC throughout the promotions leading up to the broadcast and throughout the broadcast itself, providing musical "stepping stones" from country to country, culture to culture, day to night. The programme's theme song was a cover version of

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...

's song " One Love" performed by the

Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France. The band, whose members have Catalans, Catalan heritage, play a blend of Catalan rumba, flamenco, Salsa music, salsa, and Pop music, pop. They perform mos ...

, Ziggy Marley, Tsidii Le Loka and the Boys Choir of Harlem. This version was released as a single in Europe. "One Love" was performed live by Gipsy Kings as part of the broadcast from Miami, Florida.

Track listing

Personnel

* Tan Dun – composer, conductor, producer * Charles Harbutt – engineer, post production * Mary Lou Humphrey –

liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or cassette j-cards. Origin Liner notes are descended from the prog ...

* Photonica – photographer * FPG International – photographer * Grace Row – producer

References

External links

*
''2000 Today''
at the

British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

*
2000 Today (BBC) on YouTube
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