Don't Look Back in Anger

This 1998 programme compiles archived news stories, providing a retrospective examination of the year’s most prominent headlines. Viewers are taken back through the significant events and reports that shaped 1998, offering a concise overview of that period’s media coverage and public reaction.

The show is a television programme classified as an episode, produced in 1998. It falls squarely within the genre of a retrospective news segment, presenting material that was originally broadcast at the time. As a self‑contained episode, it offers viewers a concise package that fits neatly into a standard broadcast slot. Its core content consists of archived news stories, each one drawn from the headlines that dominated the public agenda in 1998. The episode strings these reports together, allowing the audience to look back at the events that shaped that year’s news cycle. By revisiting the original reports, the programme provides a clear window onto the issues, incidents and developments that were front‑page material at the time. The format relies on existing footage, meaning the material is presented exactly as it appeared when first aired, without any new interviews or commentary added. This approach lets the viewer experience the original tone and style of the 1998 broadcasts, preserving the historical context of each story. In doing so, the episode serves as a time‑capsule, capturing the atmosphere of the late‑1990s and offering a straightforward reminder of what captured public attention back then.