Archive chronology
2000s
Picture stories and public appearances photographed through the 2000s, drawn from the reviewed public archive.
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From the 2000s
On This Day 2001: MTV Video Music Awards night at New York's Metropolitan Opera House
Eight photographs return to 6 September 2001 at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, with Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child, Usher and fellow arrivals on the MTV VMA carpet.
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The MTV Video Music Awards, New York (6 September 2001)
Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child, Usher, Will Smith, Christopher Walken, Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, India Arie and Ja Rule on one New York carpet.
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On This Day 2001: Westlife launch World of Our Own in London
Shane Filan, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Brian McFadden and Nicky Byrne at the launch of Westlife’s third album, World of Our Own, at BAFTA on 31 October 2001.
Westlife launch World of Our Own, 31 October 2001
A group photograph and five portraits revisit Westlife’s World of Our Own album launch at BAFTA in London on 31 October 2001.
Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart, 1940-2026: a life on stage and screen
Sir Patrick Stewart, celebrated for Shakespeare, Star Trek and X-Men, has died aged 86. Six archive photographs revisit his performances, charity work and public appearances.
Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart, 1940-2026
Six photographs of Patrick Stewart at film, theatre, charity and awards events in London between 2000 and 2009, including his performance as Macbeth.
On This Day 2001: Cher and fellow guests arrive at the Q Awards
Cher, Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Donovan, Paul Heaton, Kevin Rowland and Ash feature in six photographs from the Q Awards at London's Park Lane Hotel on 29 October 2001.
Cher and fellow guests at the Q Awards, 29 October 2001
Cher, the Appleton sisters, Donovan, Paul Heaton, Kevin Rowland and Ash arrive at the Q Awards at London's Park Lane Hotel on 29 October 2001.
On This Day 2001: National Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall
Brian Dowling, Hear'Say and Tracy Shaw feature in six photographs from the National Television Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2001, twenty-five years ago.
National Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, 23 October 2001
Six photographs of Brian Dowling, Hear'Say, Tracy Shaw and fellow guests at the National Television Awards in London on 23 October 2001.
On This Day 2001: Rainbow's Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV
Geoffrey Hayes joined Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV Oxford Street on 22 October 2001. Five photographs revisit the Rainbow release launch, twenty-five years ago.
Rainbow at HMV Oxford Street, 22 October 2001
Geoffrey Hayes and Rainbow characters Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV Oxford Street, London, on 22 October 2001.
On This Day 2006: George Foreman's Trafalgar Square fundraiser
Six archive photographs revisit George Foreman's British Heart Foundation appearance in Trafalgar Square, London, on 20 October 2006.
George Foreman in Trafalgar Square, 20 October 2006
George Foreman at the grill, with the fundraising display and meeting the camera during his British Heart Foundation appearance, twenty years ago.