Anneka's 90s Treasures
Anneka will be awarding Annies to the best television shows of the decade, while playing the greatest musical hits of the 90s. Ab Fab, Friends, ER and Alan Partridge should feature
It was the decade of Britpop and Cool Britannia, Tinky Winky and Laa Laa. The 1990s saw the Spice Girls telling us what we really wanted and you knew when you’d been Tangoed; Gazza shed a tear or two, things could only get better for a keyboard player called Brian Cox and an unknown author called Joanne Rowling. Wayne and Garth were not worthy, while Groundhog Day and Austin Powers were much imitated.
Future stars, like Claire Danes in My So Called Life, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson in Dawson’s Creek and Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox in Friends, made their names on the small screen.
Once again Anneka will be reminding us of cult and classic TV with the biggest TV and music hits of the period, with her memories of many of the stars involved.
The biggest music artists of the decade will feature, including All Saints, Britney Spears, Bryan Adams, REM, Toni Braxton, Everything But The Girl, Simply Red, Fugees and Robbie Williams.
Anneka will be awarding her own personal ‘Annies’ to programmes, after canvassing opinions and memories.
Will Buffy The Vampire Slayer overpower Mulder and Scully or even Agent Cooper? Was Will Smith fresher than Frasier Crane? Was ER more gripping than The Sopranos? Who wore smarter suits – President Bartlet in The West Wing or Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City? Aha! Like Victor Meldrew you won’t believe it if Hyacinth Bucket triumphs over Edina and Patsy or Jim and Barbara Royle. Men Behaving Badly will be throwing buns at the Dinnerladies and cups of tea at Mrs. Doyle and Father Ted.
Prime Suspect, Cracker, This Life, House Of Cards and Our Friends In The North, amongst many others, will remind you that much great television came out of the 90s.
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Music Played
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New Order
Regret
- Glorious (Various Artists).
- Columbia.
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Underworld
Born Slippy
- Huge Hits 1996 (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
Three Lions
- Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
- Universal.
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Los del RÃo
Macarena
- The Best One Hit Wonders In The World.
- Virgin.
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Iggy Pop
Lust For Life
- Cigarettes And Alcohol: 40 Modern Anthems (Various Artists).
- Columbia.
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Mark Snow
The X Files
- Songs In The Key Of X.
- Warner Bros.
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Nerf Herder
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album.
- Columbia.
- 1.
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Seal
Crazy
- The Hit Pack (Various Artists).
- CBS.
- 4.
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Julee Cruise
Falling
- Soundtrack From Twin Peaks.
- Warner Records.
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Madonna
Ray Of Light
- Celebration.
- Warner Bros.
- 10.
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Mike Post
Theme From NYPD Blue
- Inventions From The Blue Line.
- American Gramophone Records.
- 1.
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Alabama 3
Woke Up This Morning
- Columbia.
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En Vogue
My Lovin'
- The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
- Sony Music TV.
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The Hollywood Prime Time Orchestra
Law & Order
- Law & Order.
- Silva Screen.
- 1.
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2Pac
California Love (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman)
- Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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James Newton Howard
Theme From ER
- Music From The Television Series.
- Warner Bros.
- 1.
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All Saints
Pure Shores
- (CD Single).
- London.
- 8.
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Paul Weller
The Changingman
- True Brit (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Primal Scream
Movin' On Up
- The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
- Virgin.
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Douglas J. Cuomo
Sex And The City (Main Title Theme)
- Sex And The City CD1.
- Sire.
- 1.
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Spice Girls
2 Become 1
- Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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Danny Elfman
The Simpsons theme
- Television's Greatest Hits Volume 7: Cable Ready.
- TeeVee Toons.
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Vonda Shepard
Searchin' My Soul
- (CD Single).
- Sony Music.
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Bryan Adams
Cloud Number Nine
- Now 43 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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W.G. Snuffy Walden
My So-Called Life
- My So Called Life.
- Atlantic.
- 11.
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The New South Bay Orchestra
Beverly Hills 90210
- Beverly Hills 90210 OST.
- Giant.
- 12.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Greatest Hits.
- Zomba Records.
- 10.
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The Rembrandts
I'll Be There For You
- The Love Songs Album (Various).
- Universal.
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Paula Cole
I Don't Want To Wait
- I Don't Want To Wait.
- Warner Music UK Limited.
- 1.
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Juan GarcÃa Esquivel
Mini Skirt (Theme to Louis Theroux Weird Weekends)
- Tesoros de Coleccion - Juan Garcia Esquivel.
- RCA Records.
- 1.
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Robbie Williams
No Regrets
- (CD Single).
- Chrysalis.
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Brighouse and Rastrick Band
Ground Force
- Tonight... With The Brighouse & Rastrick Band.
- Grasmere Records.
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Britney Spears
Baby One More Time
- Now 44 (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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U2
Mysterious Ways
- (CD Single).
- Island.
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Simply Red
Thrill Me
- (CD Single).
- East West Records.
- 4.
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Frank Fitzpatrick
The Larry Sanders Show
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Bruce Miller
Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs (Theme To Frasier)
- white.
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World Party
Is It Like Today?
- (CD Single).
- Ensign.
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Oasis
Half The World Away
- Definitely Maybe - B-Sides & Extra Tracks.
- Big Brother Records.
- 016.
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London Theatre Orchestra
Men Behaving Badly
- Let's Have A Laugh.
- Emporio.
- 4.
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Julie Driscoll & Adrian Edmondson
This Wheel's On Fire (Absolutely Fabulous theme)
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Natalie Imbruglia
Torn
- 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
- Elektra.
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Eric Idle & Richard Wilson
One Foot In The Grave
- One Foot In The Grave.
- Victor Records.
- 1.
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Everything but the Girl
I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love
- Everything But The Girl - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Movies.
- Blanco Y Negro.
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Jan Hammer
Chancer
- Crockett's Theme.
- Universal-Island Records Limited.
- 2.
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Elvis Costello & Richard Harvey
G.B.H. Closing Titles
- G.B.H. Original Soundtrack.
- Demon.
- 22.
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The Big Dish
Miss America
- Satellites.
- East West.
- 1.
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Pete Anthony & W.G. Snuffy Walden
West Wing Main Title
- Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden.
- BMG.
- 14.
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The Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody
- Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
- Old Gold.
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Carl Davis
Pride and Prejudice
- Pride And Prejudice.
- 1.
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The Way Out
This Life theme tune
- This Life (Music From The Cult TV Series).
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
- 1.
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Fugees
Killing Me Softly With His Song
- (CD Single).
- Ruffhouse.
- 1.
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