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👑 Prince Harry’s Fashion Fiasco – A royal costume party goes awry, and the future Duke of Sussex learns a lesson in history—and headlines. ✋ Fancy dress parties are overrated anyways, but you will be shocked at the theme for this one. 

🚀 Eris, the Queen of Strife! – A distant icy rebel in the Kuiper Belt shakes up astronomy and dethrones Pluto. Goddess of discord or frozen farts? You be the judge.🔭

🗽 George W.’s Second Act – Protests, policy, and pomp at the 2005 presidential inauguration. Is freedom really on the march? 🦅

🎾 Serena Williams dominates Down Under! – A legendary comeback at the Australian Open. From shaky start to formidable queen of the court. 👑🎾

🍎 The Mini Revolution – Apple introduces the Mac Mini. Affordable, compact, and a “Switcher Box” for the masses. Tech gets tiny! 💻

🎮 Resident Evil 4’s Game-Changing Horror – Zombies, puzzles, and survival horror perfection is released on the GameCube. Pure nightmare fuel. 🧟‍♂️🎮

🎶 PLUS -The Soundtrack of January ‘05 – Mario’s 'Let Me Love You' is top of the charts, but Snoop and Destiny’s Child are keeping it hot. And we find out whether or not the UK really knows what there in for with Ciara's 'Goodies'.🎤🔥

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We've saved some of the biggest stories of 2004 for our last week of summer programming.

Protesters, dressed as Batman, scaled Buckingham Palace. Protesters, dressed as construction workers, broke into British Parliament. And Saddam Hussein, dressed as Saddam Hussein faced his first day in court following his capture. 

We dissect the conspiracy theories around Eron's Ken Lay and his mysterious death, George W Bush covers Eamon's "F**k It (I don;t want you back)", Fat Joe leans back and we provide a long awaited update on Aussie reality music TV sensation Selwyn. 

Plus our favourite film, Napoleon Dynamite, turns 20 and we put in a few calls and chat to people in his home town.  

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We're halfway through our little sabbatical and getting ready to come back with our biggest season yet. In the meantime enjoy the tall tales of Malice at The Palace - the biggest brawl in NBA history, the time Britney married K-Fed and Mel's adventures with porno Tetris. Plus we've got shaved mouse mats, tornado chasers getting sucked out of ditches and we see whether or not reality show The Biggest Loser stands up against today's moral standards!

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We're still taking a short break but now is your chance to catch up on some of our bigger moments from 2004. The Killdozer rampage, Lance Armstrong's fall from grace and who could forget the time Dave Matthews tour bus dumped a full tank of human waste on the city of Chicago!?!? 

Also we have the body horror that was the reality series The Swan, a book of 10 Big Ones from Janet Evanovich, a new album from Hanson and we discuss the subtle differences between the US and Australian versions of People Magazine. 

So get your pink on, sit with your Mean Girls in the no smoking area of Fibber McGees as you study Yelp reviews in your fave battle jacket and enjoy. 

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Its that time where we get to put our feet up, but not before we go over some of the better stories from 2004. So load up your Party Susans and get ready for Nipplegate, Ceasar Milan, some hot coffee from GTA 3 and loads more. 

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It's our best of the best for the year 2004 where the internet’s favorite new words take center stage 📖, we find out who Time’s Person of the Year was and look at all the hot topics that were trending on Google search🌟.

On the music charts, there were epic dance tracks 🕺, soulful ballads, and funky throwbacks dominating airwaves. Over on iTunes, fans downloaded pop hits and rock anthems that are now karaoke classics 🎤.

Gamers embraced groundbreaking releases, from a crime-filled sandbox adventures 🚘 to a timeless Nintendo handheld console 🎮. At the movies, superheroes, ogres, and wizards ruled the box office 🍿. Meanwhile, bookshelves overflowed with conspiracy-laden thrillers 📚, sparking debates that were just as fiery as the reviews.

On the tech front, Mozilla Firefox gave web browsing a slick new look 🔥🦊, Google introduced Gmail 📧, and The Facebook began its quiet revolution—back when “poking” was still a thing.

It was a year of cultural firsts, seismic shifts, and digital beginnings that still echo through our lives today. 🌍✨

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🌏 On December 26, the Boxing Day Tsunami, triggered by a 9.3 magnitude earthquake, devastated 14 countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. With waves up to 30 meters high traveling at 800 km/h, nearly 228,000 lives were lost, 167,000 in Indonesia alone. The disaster exposed the lack of warning systems and even shifted Earth’s rotation slightly.

Sony’s PSP launched in Japan on December 12, redefining handheld gaming 🎮. With console-quality graphics, Wi-Fi, and UMD discs for games and movies, it became a multimedia sensation, selling over 80 million units globally.

Meanwhile, Ciara’s 1, 2 Step had everyone dancing 🪩, and Tupac’s posthumous Loyal to the Game, produced by Eminem, stirred debate with remixed vocals. In Australia, Kasey Donovan’s Listen with Your Heart topped the charts, while the UK embraced Do They Know It’s Christmas? 🎄.

At the movies, Ocean’s 12 delivered heist thrills, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events brought dark whimsy, and Meet the Fockers broke Christmas Day box office records with laugh-out-loud family chaos 🎬.

On bookshelves, Night Fall by Nelson DeMille explored TWA Flight 800 conspiracies, though its ending left some readers unimpressed 📚.

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It's a week full of heartbreak. There's no way to sugar coat it, but we will press on and make the best of it.

On December 8, tragedy struck the music world 💔 when an obsessed fan killed Dimebag Darrell Abbott and three others during a Damageplan performance at the Alrosa Villa nightclub. The shooting riased a LOT of questions about the safety of music venues but also fuelled the gun debate in the USA, which shows no sign of changing 20 years and countless senseless shootings after the fact...

On the same day, IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo 💻 for $1.75 billion, marking the end of an era. After pioneering personal computers and creating the iconic ThinkPad, IBM shifted to AI and cloud computing ☁️, while Lenovo became the world’s largest PC maker.

At the 15th Billboard Music Awards 🎤, Usher dominated with 13 wins 🏆, Alicia Keys claimed 7, and rising star Kanye West earned New Male Artist of the Year. On the charts, hits like “Drop It Like It’s Hot” 🔥 and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” 🎄 kept the world singing.

In theaters, the puppet-powered satire Team America: World Police 🇺🇸 made waves, while National Treasure 🗺️ thrilled U.S. audiences. Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan dropped her debut album “Speak” 🎶, led by the angsty anthem “Rumors,” which became a platinum success.

Finally, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen pledged maternity leave 👶 for Bangladeshi workers producing their fashion line, earning praise for promoting ethical practices.

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This week, the heartbreaking Shaanxi coal mine explosion in China. A methane gas build-up caused one of the deadliest mining disasters ever, claiming 166 lives and shining a harsh light on the dangers of an industry where safety often took a backseat. 💔💨

But in Wales, it was all about the glow-up! ✨ After years of drama (and a scrapped Zaha Hadid opera house), the Wales Millennium Centre finally opened its doors. With its slate-clad walls and local flair, this cultural hub proved you can mix world-class art with a bit of Welsh grit. 🎶🦉

Meanwhile, Shawn Fanning—the Napster bad boy turned music industry’s reformed rebel—launched SNOCAP. Imagine Napster, but legal. His tech promised a win-win for artists and fans alike, but could it survive in the wild west of early digital music? 🤔💿

On the airwaves, Mario crooned “Let Me Love You” while Joel Turner’s These Kids delivered an Aussie Idol redemption arc with a beatbox edge and a heavy message about youth struggles. 🎤🇦🇺🎭

Plus, Jay-Z and Linkin Park dropped the mashup magic of Collision Course 🎸🎤, and Kelly Clarkson reminded us that with Breakaway, there’s always a way out of pop pigeonholes. In TV news we saw Ken Jennings’ epic Jeopardy! streak-ending and the debut of Project Runway🧵💡

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🎨 Orange is the New Revolution: Ukraine in 2004 wasn’t just a spot on the map—it was a movement. The Orange Revolution burst onto the scene as Ukrainians ditched political apathy for orange scarves and chants of democracy. Poison plots, rigged elections, and peaceful protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square took the global stage. By December, Viktor Yushchenko triumphed in a re-vote, and Ukraine took its first big step toward Europe. Russia, unsurprisingly, wasn’t thrilled.

🚗 NASCAR Gets a Makeover: The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup ended with Kurt Busch grabbing the championship in a season that introduced the Chase for the Cup. But the excitement came with heartbreak—a devastating Hendrick Motorsports tragedy earlier in the season cast a long shadow.

🎮 Touching is Good: Nintendo DS made its debut and changed handheld gaming forever. Dual screens, a touchscreen, wireless connectivity, and a built-in microphone? Take that, Game Boy Advance! With hits like Nintendogs and Brain Age, even Grandma was gaming.

🎵 A Melodic Medley: Gwen Stefani asked, "What You Waiting For?" while Kylie Minogue gave us her Ultimate greatest hits. Casey Donovan won Australian Idol, becoming the youngest winner yet—but Telstra's ad typo? A classic PR fail. Meanwhile, Ludacris was all about Get Back, and U2 dismantled an atomic bomb (metaphorically).

🗺️ National Treasure: Before Nic Cage memes, there was Nic Cage stealing the Declaration of Independence to unlock hidden clues in this hit adventure film. Half treasure hunt, half history lesson, 100% wild ride.

🌱 End of an Era: Burke’s Backyard hung up its gardening gloves after 17 years. Was it changing tastes or behind-the-scenes drama? Either way, Don Burke’s lawn mower got parked for good.

🎮 Enter Azeroth: World of Warcraft hit the shelves and reshaped online gaming. Love it or hate it, millions of players joined the Alliance or Horde to chase loot and glory. But starting WoW in 2024? That’s like showing up to Woodstock after the cleanup.

📚 Racing, Relics, and Regrets: Janet Evanovich’s Metro Girl delivered a spicy cocktail of NASCAR, Cuban gold, and cringe-worthy reviews. Critics hated it, laundromat shelves loved it.

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