Annotations: History of Now: The Story of the Noughties: Episode 1: Growing Young

TV History of Now: The Story of the Noughties is a new three part BBC Two series that sits between The Power of Nightmares and I Love the 70s/80s/90s as it examines the past decade through a sociological lens, pitching academics against journalists as they come to terms with what just happened (as best they can in the few moments that pundits are granted to put their point across).

Last night's episode, Growing Young, examined the widening physical and geographical gap between generations that are paradoxically psychologically growing ever similar, with the old trying to regain their youth just as that youth and their new culture becomes disenfranchised. It's smart and often very funny, utilising the shots of kids in playgrounds shouting "We are coming..." from the last series of Torchwood to illustrate that the old know that time is the one weapon the young has against them.

The BBC's own website simply lists three contributors and the producer, so I've decided to annotate each instalment, with further information on the topics covered and the contributors.

Growing Young

Subjects

Millennium Dome

Micro Scooter

Kidulthood
- SchoolDisco
- Harry Potter

Middle Youth

Botox Parties

Dot com boom
- lastminute.com

Quants

Property Porn

Grandboomers

Baby Gap

Binge drinking

Youth Violence
- Hoodies
- Mosquito

Music
- Wonky Pop
- Bassline
- Grindie
- Dubstep
- Donk
- Techquake

O2 Arena

Contributors

Andrew Marr Broadcaster [biog, wikipedia, amazon]

Will Self [biog, wikipedia, blog, amazon]

Toby Young [wikipedia, blog, twitter, amazon]

Krissi Murison, Editor, NME [biog, blog]

Mick Wall, Music Journalist [wikipedia, blog, twitter, amazon]

Nick Joslin, MicroScooter distributor [interview]

Prof Sarah Harper, Oxford Institute of Aging [biog, wikipedia]

Prof Danny Dorling, Human Geographer, University of Sheffield [biog, amazon]

Sam Baker, Editor, Red Magazine [wikipedia, blog, twitter, amazon]

Suzanne Moore, Journalist [blog, twitter]

Prof Laurence Kirwin, Plastic Surgeon [blog]

John Lanchester, Author [biog, wikipedia, amazon]

Tim Footman, Author, The Noughties [wikipedia, blog, twitter, amazon]

Michael Bywater, Author, Big Babies [wikipedia, blog, amazon]

Larry Elliott, Economics Editor, The Guardian [wikipedia, blog, amazon]

Julia Margo, Director of Research, Demos [biog, blog, amazon]

Jonathan Glancey, Architecture Critic [wikipedia, twitter, amazon]

Prof Colin Drummond, Institute of Psychiatry [biog]

Dr Phil Hadfield, Author, Bar Wars [biog, blog, amazon]

Philip Bond, Author, Red Tory [wikipedia]

Prof Tanya Byron, Clinical Pschologist & Broadcaster [wikipedia, website, amazon]

Dr Jack Fawbert, Sociologist, University of Bedfordshire [biog]

Carlene Firmin, Race On The Agenda [biog, facebook]

Howard Stapleton, Investor & Entrepreneur [wikipedia]

Jon Savage, Author, Teenage [wikipedia, blog, journalism, amazon]