Eurovision

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🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Eurovision is an annual extravaganza of European music and culture but what is its history and what role does it play? To help explore this subject Dan is joined by two men steeped in Eurviosion; TV and podcast critic Scotty Byran and Radio 1 DJ and Eurovision commentator Scott Mills. They describe what Eurovision means to them, some of the history of the competition, how the rest of Europe treat it much more seriously than the UK, why it still stands out in the era of streaming and, most importantly, which songs you should look out for this year.

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0:00.0	Everybody welcome to the poll. It is the Eurovision episode, folks. By popular,
0:05.9	demand, we're back talking about Eurovision. It's history. What is it? Why is it? And how is it?
0:13.4	Well, I think whenever I turn on the television to watch this annual Extravaganza. I'm very
0:19.5	lucky to have two Scots on this podcast. First up, you're going to hear from Scott Bryan. He's a TV
0:24.4	critic. He's a broadcaster. He's got the Must Watch pod on BBC Five Live. And he's a lovely
0:29.8	guy that knows all about Eurovision. And then I've got Radio royalty. Always the best for you guys.
0:36.5	Scott Mills. Scott Mills has had a show on BBC Radio One since 1998. That is a bonkers run.
0:46.4	Am I still going to be doing this pod in 20 years time? Probably not, you'll be glad to hear.
0:51.9	Anyway, I'm very glad Scott Mills does still have his show. He's an absolute legend. He's been working
0:57.3	on Eurovision for years. And it was great to hear from two professionals. Why do they think Eurovision
1:02.0	still matters? Perhaps even more so, in a music world rapidly changing. Wherever you are in the world,
1:08.8	do enjoy watching Eurovision tonight. If you prefer, understandably watching history documentaries,
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1:22.5	historyhit.tv. And you got access to hundreds of hours of history documentaries. And you can
1:27.7	be in the right place when my Bismarck program drops next week. And potentially knocks Dr.
1:32.6	N. Leigh Yanagas Medieval programs out of the top five, but I doubt it. They are proving
1:38.4	extremely popular, so well done to her and the team. So head over to historyhit.tv and make it
1:43.7	your own mind. But in the meantime, everyone, here's our Eurovision special. Enjoy.
1:52.8	Scott, thanks for coming on. Happy to be here. How big is Eurovision?
1:57.2	It's huge. I mean, like this is a thing. It's not just one of the biggest shows. It's also one of
2:03.5	the longest running TV shows in history. I think it is a show that feels really big when you
2:09.6	watch it on TV, because this is a made for TV event. But when you're there, I think it's also a
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