On 10 September 2009, following an Internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government for " the appalling way he was treated ".

* Maurice Agis ( 1931 – 2009 ), a British sculptor and artist

Aon has sponsored the British Touring Car Championship team run by Arena Motorsport since 2009.

Abergavenny hosted the British National Cycling Championships in 2007 and 2009.

In 2009, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4, 419, 974 ( about two and a half million of whom were in Greater Vancouver ).

In June 2009 the British media reported that Argentina were lobbying for the 2013 British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia to incorporate a series of games in Argentina.

In 2009, Charles formed the Fantasy Funk Band, from the leading British musicians in the genre, and has presented the band at festivals, including Glastonbury.

Notable Cheddar cheeses include " Quickes ", which in 2009 was awarded cheese of the year by the British Cheese Association, " Keen's ", with a strong tang, " Montgomery's ", with an apple aftertaste.

( British singer Vera Lynn reached the top of the chart in August 2009 at age 92, but with the greatest hits album, We'll Meet Again – The Very Best of Vera Lynn.

The sale of High Speed One by the British Government having effectively nationalised LCR in June 2009 is also likely to stimulate competition on the line.

"( Re ) defining the English Reformation ," Journal of British Studies, July 2009, Vol.

The exploitation of human clones for dangerous and undesirable work was examined in the 2009 British science fiction film Moon, where the protagonist discovers that he is simply one clone out of many that maintain a mining camp on the moon during the duration of a three year lifespan.

In January 2009, the British tabloid News of the World revealed a video made by Harry three years previously, in which he referred to a Pakistani fellow officer cadet as " our little Paki friend " and later called a soldier wearing a cloth on his head a " raghead ".

In August 2009, a British Asian man from Birmingham, England received a suspended sentence after making derogatory comments to a police officer, who was of Irish origin.

In Afghanistan in 2009, the British Army was forced to commission a report into the sexuality of the local men after British soldiers reported the discomfort at witnessing adult males involved in sexual relations with boys.

* 2009 – John Mortimer, British barrister, screenwriter and author.

* 2009 – William Frederick " Bill " Stone, British World War I veteran ( b. 1900 )

* Wamagatta, Evanson N. " British Administration and the Chiefs ' Tyranny in Early Colonial Kenya ," Journal of Asian & African Studies Aug 2009, Vol.

In 2009 FourFourTwo named Dalglish as the greatest striker in post-war British football, and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans ' poll of " 100 Players Who Shook the Kop ".

In 2009, it emerged that a British Special Air Service team were training Libyan special forces.

Jimmy Page was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his charity work in 2005 and Robert Plant was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to popular music in 2009.

Campbell had a starring voice role in the hit films 2009 animated adaptation of the children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Cars 2.

After that, other films included The Triangle in 2001, The Triangle ( a TV miniseries ) in 2005, and Triangle in 2009.

Computer animation helped make blockbuster films such as Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) ( Disney / Pixar ), Avatar ( 2009 ), Shrek 2 ( 2004 ) ( DreamWorks Animation ), and Cars 2 ( 2011 ) ( Disney / Pixar ).

Several other films dealing with inner city issues and Black Britons were released in the 2000s such as Bullet Boy ( 2004 ), Life and Lyrics ( 2006 ) and Rollin ' With the Nines ( 2009 ).

Among the many remakes or " reimaginings " of other popular horror films and franchises are films such as Friday the 13th ( 2009 ), A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 2010 ), Children of the Corn ( 2009 )., Prom Night ( 2008 ), My Bloody Valentine ( 2009 ) and The Wolfman ( 2010 ).

He was to return for its 2009 sequel, but it was recently revealed that there won't be a chronological sequel ; it is currently unknown if he has been asked to resume the role in any future films.

In more recent years, the Indonesian film industry has also become an international force in the genre, with the Iko Uwais starring films Merantau ( 2009 ) and The Raid: Redemption ( 2011 ).

More recently, the genre has been revived with such films as Mayhem Motel ( 2001 ), Murder Inn ( 2005 ), Vacancy ( 2007 ), and its direct-to-video prequel, Vacancy 2: The First Cut ( 2009 ).

But from 2006 – 2009, the library was distributed by CBS Television Distribution, the television distribution arm of CBS Paramount Television ( now CBS Television Studios ) – the films are now distributed by Trifecta Entertainment & Media on television.

His films include Reservoir Dogs ( 1992 ), Pulp Fiction ( 1994 ), Jackie Brown ( 1997 ), Kill Bill ( 2003, 2004 ), Death Proof ( 2007 ), and Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ).

In 2009, in an interview for Italian TV, after being asked about the success of the two Kill Bill films, Tarantino said " You haven't asked me about the third one ", and implied that he would be making a third Kill Bill film with the words " The Bride will fight again!

Other notable stop motion feature films released since 1990 include Fantastic Mr. Fox and $ 9. 99, both released in 2009, and The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb ( 1993 ).

In addition, they have appeared in various spin-off media, and prominently in the two films Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002 ) and Star Trek ( 2009 ).

In 2009, Bullock starred in two of the more financially successful films of her career, The Proposal and The Blind Side.

As of 2009, Bullock's films have grossed over $ 3. 1 billion worldwide.

As of the 2009 release of The Proposal, Mark Kermode said she's made only three " good " films in her career — Speed, While You Were Sleeping, and Crash, and says " she's funny, she's gorgeous, it's impossible not to love her and yet she makes rotten film after rotten film after rotten film.

The July / August 2009 issue of Film Comment polled several critics on the best films to win the Palme d ' Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Night of the Living Dead is parodied in films such as Night of the Living Bread and Shaun of the Dead, and in episodes of The Simpsons (" Treehouse of Horror III ", 1992 ; " Treehouse of Horror XIII ", 2004 and " Treehouse of Horror XX ", 2009 ), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, South Park (" Pink Eye ", 1997 ; " Night of the Living Homeless ", 2007 ), Medium (" Bite Me ", 2009 ) and Invader Zim (" Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom " 2001 and " FBI Warning of Doom " 2002 ).

Gran Torino grossed almost $ 30 million ( US $ in dollars ) during its opening weekend release in January 2009, the highest of his career as an actor or director.

Green Card grossed $ 10, 585, 060 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 16, 725, 817 in 2009 dollars.

Muriel's Wedding grossed $ 15, 765, 571 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 23, 648, 357 in 2009 dollars.

Earthquake eventually grossed nearly $ 80, 000, 000 US ($ 350, 000, 000 US, adjusted for inflation in 2009 dollars ).

Prowse's contract for Return of the Jedi included a share of profits on the movie, and although Return of the Jedi grossed $ 475 million on a $ 32 million budget, Prowse explained in an interview in 2009 that he has never received residuals for his performance.

Sirens grossed $ 2, 780, 839 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 4, 170, 959 in 2009 dollars.

Ned Kelly grossed $ 808, 000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 7, 716, 400 in 2009 dollars.

The movie grossed $ 800 million, but received mostly negative reviews by critics, with LaBeouf sharing a nomination for the " Worst Screen Couple of 2009 " Razzie Award with " either Megan Fox or any Transformer.

The film had grossed $ 3, 370, 650 at the box office in Australia, equivalent to $ 5, 864, 931 in 2009 dollars.

They're a Weird Mob grossed $ 2, 417, 000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 26, 127, 770 in 2009 dollars.

The Odd Angry Shot grossed $ 866, 000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 3, 386, 060 in 2009 dollars.

Australian Rules grossed $ 567, 333 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 692, 146 in 2009 dollars.

As of August 2009, the film has grossed $ 23, 242, 853 from DVD sales alone.

Two Hands grossed $ 5, 478, 485 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 7, 505, 524 in 2009 dollars.

Don's Party grossed $ 871, 000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 4, 503, 070 in 2009 dollars.

The Year My Voice Broke grossed $ 1, 513, 000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 3, 041, 130 in 2009 dollars.

Malcolm grossed $ 3, 482, 129 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $ 7, 592, 242 in 2009 dollars.

On 21 May 2007, AOL claimed the film is the lowest grossing animated film of all time by counting it's US gross ($ 1, 119, 368 ), while as of August 2009, two widely released animated features, The Ten Commandments ($ 952, 820 / 830 theatres ) and Delgo ($ 694, 782 / 2, 160 theatres ) have actually grossed even less than F. R. O. 7.

WrestleMania XXVI grossed $ 5. 8 million and became the highest grossing and attended entertainment event ever hosted by the venue, breaking the previous record held by a U2 concert on October 20, 2009 that attracted 50, 775 fans and grossed $ 4. 9 million.