Millennium Dome - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• During the political controversy surrounding the dome in 1996 Wonderbra ran an advertising campaign with the slogan 'Not all domes lack public support'
• On Channel 4's The Big Breakfast they had the Millennium Dome Watch, in which the same clip of the dome was used with a boat and bird going past. This was to parody the inaction over its construction. On 1 April 1998, the programme ran an April Fool's Day joke in the Dome Watch slot which showed the Dome's tented roof on fire
• Within the foundations of the Dome in 1998, a time capsule was buried by Katy Hill and Richard Bacon, two of the then current presenters of the long running BBC children's programme Blue Peter. The capsule is due to be opened in 2050.
• The Dome was featured in the pre-title sequence of the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, culminating in Bond rolling down the roof of the Dome
• The song "Silvertown Blues" from Mark Knopfler's album Sailing to Philadelphia deals with the construction of The Dome
• Since its construction in 1999, it has been a prominent feature in the title sequence of the popular soap opera EastEnders, having been built in that area of London. During a climactic scene in October 1999, involving an argument and fight between Grant and Phil Mitchell, the Dome was a part of the background as the scene took place directly on the opposite side of the river
• A running joke in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart was based on Yvonne Sparrow's involvement in the Body exhibit
• The Dome was the site of the first IIFA Awards, the premier award show to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood
• Two books about the attempted robbery of the De Beers diamonds from the Dome were published in 2004: Diamond Geezers - The Inside Story of the Crime of the Millennium (ISBN 1843171228) written by Kris Hollington, published by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, and Dome Raiders - How Scotland Yard Foiled the Greatest Robbery of All Time (ISBN 1852271949) written by Jon Shatford and William Doyle, published by Virgin Books
• The Dome was a location for the 2005 American CBS television series The Amazing Race 7 (Episode 10), for a roadblock where the teams had to drive a double-decker bus around the car park
• Gideon's Daughter is a BBC television drama written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. Starring Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson and Emily Blunt, it was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on 26 February 2006. It is set against the backdrop of New Labour's rise to power, the death of Princess Diana, and the development of The Dome. Both Nighy and Blunt received Golden Globe Awards for their performances. The show won a Peabody Award in April 2007
• In the 2007, Doctor Who novel Made of Steel (ISBN 1846072042) written by Terrance Dicks, featuring the Tenth Doctor, published by BBC Books, the Cybermen have made the empty dome their base. And also in the Eleventh Doctor novel, Borrowed Time (ISBN 184990233X) by Naomi Alderman, the Dome is featured being used as a storage facility for alien artifacts.
• The song "Failed Olympic Bid" from Future of the Left's album The Plot Against Common Sense mentions the Millenium Dome.