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A Brief History of the Eurovision Song Contest

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Documentary

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Love it or hate it, the Eurovision Song Contest has not only redefined Europe, it has redefined music. Conceived in 1956 as a great televised musical event which would bring peace and harmony to Europe, it has since launched meteoric careers and made hits of songs such as Waterloo, Volare and Boom Bang a Bang. It has also bred an annual hotbed of political intrigue, racial rivalry, allegations of bribery and plain old sour grapes. In this programme Abba, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard and many others sing while Katie Boyle, Bucks Fizz, John Peel, Michael Ball and Johnny Logan try to explain that special Eurovision "ring-a-ding-ding".

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

35 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 August 1992

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

John Allison

John Allison

Self

Katie Boyle

Katie Boyle

Self

Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan

Self

Michael Ball

Michael Ball

Self

Mike Nolan

Mike Nolan

Self

Cheryl Baker

Cheryl Baker

Self

John Peel

John Peel

Self

James Moir

James Moir

Self

Bill Martin

Bill Martin

Self

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