Object lessons
A decade of big TVs, square specs and coffee cups

Decade of turmoil
Was there a more momentous event than this?

Swipe it yourself
The tyranny of the self-service store checkout

Ban slang, innit
Should words like nang and sik be banished?

All in a name
Which single person best sums up the decade?

Decade in words
Bling, sexed up and Asbo... send us your favourites

No ball games
Why did children disappear from our streets?

World Cup weird
Charlize Theron, hot balls and 10 million pints of lager

Doing nothing
Democracy means living care-free, says Clive James

7 days quiz
Who's sorry now? Spot which is Tiger's apology

No fly zone
Get me to the climate summit - but not by plane

Mr Moderation
There IS a hero in this recession - and it's probably you

No sail zone
Where not to go when in charge of a boat

Waste-mas
Why we think gifts aren't worth what they cost

Z-listed
Can you judge a town by who turns on its festive lights?

No dad at home
Alesha Dixon on growing up with an absent father

Sound of 2010
Watch and hear the rising stars on the BBC new music list