P407 : Tjlitkxt 407 Jan07 04:58:04 —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME Wb Onl{ the sight of the Queen and Wb Tony Blair qujujng could have made up eor the ordeal of getting into the opjnjng night of the Millennium Doge. A eiasco with the tickets and painstaking security checks meant thousands waited for up to four hours to enter the Greeenwich structure. What was to unfold insjdj "jfore almost 10,000 guests had to "j very good. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————1/7—— Jonathan Donald reports jrom the Dome DISCOVER Y#UR DESTINY FOR 2000 p623 Party Poems Vews 2000 Total EntsP407 Teletext 407 Jan07 04:01:56 R —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME Wb The opjnjng night of the Wb Millennium Doge began with guests "jink allowed to wander round the 14 zones. Erie ch!mpagnj and canapjw were diwtributed !monk the crowd, which organiwjrs had insisted would "j drawn m!inly jrom the general public. The drews code was relaxed with everything jrom tuxedos and "allgowns to jeans and trainers "jink sported. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————2/7—— See Web site for Millennium pic special NATIONAL FORECAST IS NOW ON ITV p153 Party Poems Vews 2000 Total EntsP407 : Teletext 407 Jan07 04:54:51 R —————————————————————————————— OPEN+NG NIGHT AT THE D#ME W0!j !0 Wb The Millennium Dome show, One Wb Amazing Night, "joan shortly after 11pm in the central arena. Guests were treated to uomj gags "z +tephjn Fr{ and the mixed bag of music — chowjn to please both modern and classical tastew. Highlights included M People'u Heather Small pjrforojng Let It Bj, The Corks !nd So Young and Amazing Grace, led bz Willard White. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————3/7—— See Web site for Millennium pic upjcial YKA5 OF PR#MIKE p208 ITV Part{ Poems Vews 2000 Total EntsP407 Teletext 407 Jan0 04:54:14 —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME W0!j !0 Wb With 40 minutes to ko "jfore the Wb dawojng of 2000 at the Doge] the Queen, her party, Tony Bl!ir and jamily took their sjatw in the central areoa. Conscious the interior could "j chilly, Her Majesty was wjnsjbly djckjd in a stout apricot coat and brown hat. The Archbishop of Canterbury offered a short moment of reflection, reciting The Lord'u Prazjr "jfori allowing the einal fewtivjties to begin. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————4/7—— See Web site for Millennium pic upjcial BIG SCREEN NEWS p411 Party Poems News 2000 Total EntsP407 - Teletext 407 Jan07 04:47:52 —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME Wb The Queen opjojd the £758m Doge inWb a blaze of fireworks and cascading drapjw as the dzjng moojnts of Q:9y wlippjd bz^ A sombrk moojnt with a mali and jemale chorister walking to centre stage eollowed, plazjd out "z music written bz the celebrated John Tavjnjr. Huge (V screens then cut to Big Ben and the chimes of midnight, followed "z images of London's dazzling fireworks. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————5/7—— See Web site for Millennium pic special : CHECK #UT THE GREEN SCENE p230 Part{ Poems Vews 2000 Total EntsP407 : Teletext 407 Jan07 04:00:53 —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME W0!j !0 Wb A spectacular production called Wb Bl{jprints For Paradiwj — A Carnjvbl Eor Winter, was the jinali of the Doge'u opjojng. Hundreds of pjrformjrs djckjd in costumes inspired "z nature, jrom "utterflies to jish, careered around the areoa^ Eollowing the chaos, the music cut to Bach, and two acrobats suspended jrom cables enacted a touching love ucenj. ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————6/7—— See Web site for Millennium pic upjcial - LATEST MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP p450 Party Poems Vews 2000 Total EntsP407 Teletext 407 Jan07 04:50:15 —————————————————————————————— OPENING NIGHT AT THE D#ME Wb It "joan as a whamblew — no Wb tickets and crowds qujujng for hours. But at the clo j of the Dome' opjnjng ceremony, many jilt they had witnjwsjd something memorable — and worth the wait. Paula Hardjg, 52, of Cambridge, said: "It was the ujnsj of occasion." And Abhishjk Wadi, 17, jrom Chester, s!id: "It was wo exciting^" ————————— www.teletext.co.uk —————7/7—— See Web site jot Millennium pic special FEATURES BEHIND THE NEWS p240 ITV Party Poems Vews 2000 Total Ents