In keeping with the 400^th issue, we thought it would be fun to reprint some articles from a past issue of Venue. This page features two articles from Issue 126 of The Event (an old name of Venue), dating back to January 15^th 2003. For time comparison, this issue is a couple of years older than most current first year who have come to university straight after further education. The scans aren’t the best quality, but we’ve tried to restore them the best we can. Hopefully you can read through the articles – if not a scanned copy of the issue can be found online on Issuu.  

These articles are a true time capsule of early 2000s television, covering the return of Friends, Fraiser and ER on Channel 4 (all of which have now ended) and a selection of TV and radio highlights, including Wife Swap, a classic that is the epitome early 2000s British TV. It’s an interesting contrast to today’s Venue, especially in featuring a Radio 2 show, as radio is not something we’ve really featured this year – although perhaps we should next year! 

There’s a bittersweet nostalgia to this article, as we’re now reading the Friends segment after the passing of Matthew Perry. It’s interesting to read how viewers who tuned in each week for another episode, reacted to the show’s decisions. Juste certainly did not appear to be a fan of Monica and Chandler’s relationship, “I was the first to sigh and give up in advance.” – a surprising comment, seeing how well-loved their relationship is to Friends fans.