random retro-spective
The darling of Aintree wins the Grand National
Red Rum wins the 1973 Grand National in record time
the retro hour: 2007
We've been through the archive and compiled everything we think you need to know about the year. To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, everything is organised into categories.
the top stories
President George W Bush sent 21,500 more troops to Iraq
Jady Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara were accused of racial abuse towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother.
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk.
Heavy rain across one of the wettest summers on record brought flooding to South Yorkshire and parts of the Gloucestershire.
Tony Blair resigned as Prime Minister – Gordon Brown took over in June.
The railway station, St Pancras International, opened; reducing journey times from London to Paris to 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Smoking in public areas and work places was banned from July 1st.
on the chart
The most downloaded song of the year was Mika's Grace Kelly
X Factor winners started and ended the year on top of the chart - Leona Lewis in January with A Moment Like This, and the 2007 winner
Leon Jackson was the Christmas number one with When You Believe
Live Earth concerts were held in nine major cities around the world
The Concert for Diana was held at Wembley Stadium on the weekend of her birthday in July
on the tv and at the cinema
Viewers’ started to distrust broadcasters after several high profile programmes were shown to have mislead the public with competitions and the use of premium rate telephone lines.
The most watched TV programme of the year was the Rugby World Cup Final with 13.1 million
Films of the year included: Shrek the Third, Mr Bean's Holiday, Ratatouille, The Bourne Ultimatum and Spiderman 3
sports achievements and milestones
The first FA Cup Final was held at the new Wembley Stadium – Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0.
The Sports Personality of the Year went to Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe.
South Africa defeated England in the Rugby World Cup final in Paris.
Ricky Hatton had two fights in Las Vegas, beating Jose Luis Castillo in June but losing to Floyd Mayweather in November.
and finally
Scouting celebrated its 100th birthday
Apple released their latest gadget, the iPhone, in America
Sterling broke through the $2 barrier for the first time since 1992