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Join us as we crack open the Bucks Fizz and have our own celebration as we talk about all things Eurovision ahead of the UK hosting the song contest. Over three episodes, with special guests from the Eurovision Hall of fame, as well as fellow superfans and experts, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot look at the politics behind the contest, the best Eurovision performances over the years and what it means for the city of Liverpool to be hosting on behalf of Ukraine. Produced by Silvia Maresca.
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May 12, 2023
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW108691243 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">This year, the annual celebration of Europe’s pop landscape that is the Eurovision song contest is taking place in the UK city of Liverpool, who are hosting on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine.</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">So, what does it mean for Liverpool to have this honour - and how much work has gone in to get the city ready?</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">In our final episode, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot talk to <span class= "TextRun SCXW96969307 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW96969307 BCX0">BBC Eurovision Executive Producer Andrew Cartmell, <span class="TextRun SCXW28722479 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW28722479 BCX0">Liverpool outgoing major Joanne Anderson</span></span> <span class="EOP SCXW28722479 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> and </span></span></span>Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision star Tina Karol to find out.</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0"> </p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">Produced by Silvia Maresca.</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0"> </p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">Credits: 'Show Me Your Love', Tina Karol (2006)</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108691243 BCX0">'Love Love Peace Peace', Måns Zelmerlöw, Petra Mede (2016)</p> </div>
May 10, 2023
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0">In our second episode, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot look at the highs and lows of the Eurovision song contest, including some of the best - and worst - performances over the years.</span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0">Joining them are</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0">Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston, two of the original members of Bucks Fizz, who won Eurovision in 1981 with Making Your Mind Up, and Carrie Grant, who represented the UK at the song contest in 1983 as part of the pop group Sweet Dreams.</span></span></p> <p>Produced by Silvia Maresca.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong></p> <p>'Making Your Mind Up', Bucks Fizz, RCA (1981)</p>
May 9, 2023
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0">Even though the song contest prides itself on being apolitical, Eurovision has always been steeped in politics — from the voting to the performances.</span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW22219784 BCX0">In this episode, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot speak to <span class= "TextRun SCXW191343979 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW191343979 BCX0">Dr Eurovision, Paul Jordan, and James Rowe, E<span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">urovision expert and presenter of The Euro Trip Podcast, to find out the politics behind Eurovision, what political statements have been made at the song contest in the past and how significant it is politically today.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Produced by Silvia Maresca.</p>
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Join us as we crack open the Bucks Fizz and have our own celebration as we talk about all things Eurovision ahead of the UK hosting the song contest.
Over three episodes, with special guests from the Eurovision Hall of fame, as well as fellow superfans and experts, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot look at the politics behind the contest, the best Eurovision performances over the years and what it means for the city of Liverpool to be hosting on behalf of Ukraine.
Produced by Silvia Maresca.
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