That Thing Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Britney Spears

  Profile of teen pop icon Britney Spears as she embarks on her first UK tour, exploring elements of her life including her strict religious family upbringing and her passage to fame

• Dr Seuss's Grinch

  Preview of potential festive blockbuster, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, based on the book by Dr Seuss and starring Jim Carrey

• Eminem

  Profile of the rapper Eminem who has taken the music world by storm with his controversial lyrics, and is seen by many as a spokesman for a generation of poor white youth culture

• Lara Croft

  A look at the Lara Croft phenomenon in the week the virtual heroine gets her very own movie, based on the popular Tomb Raider games. Is she really an icon of modern empowered womanhood or merely a male sexual fantasy?

• Madonna

  Insight into the marriage of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, examining how it will affect the nation as the mass media pounce on the celebrity couple, currently rivaled only by the Beckhams as icons of popular culture

• Playstation 2

  Insight into the cultural and commercial significance of computer games targeted at the twentysomething generation as Sony prepare to release their new Playstation, which they hope will revolutionise the industry

• Svengland

  Profile of new England football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson who left Italian giants Lazio to take up the challenge of what has been described as the most difficult job in England

• Text Messaging

  The growth of text messaging, the mobile phone phenomenon which has become massively popular over the past few months