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We Are History

Eurovision

We Are History

Angela Barnes and John O'Farrell

History

4.9802 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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That's enough plague and war - for the last show of the series we talk about the really serious stuff - the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, you're listening to We Are History with me, Angela Barnes.

0:09.8

And me, John O'Farrell. What are we talking about today, Angela?

0:12.7

This is a fun one today, because it's the last one in our series. It's a bit like the equivalent

0:17.4

on the last day of term when they let you bring games in and just play all day.

0:21.2

It's just games history.

0:22.4

We are having a fun one today.

0:24.0

We are talking about the very serious topic of Eurovision.

0:29.3

Eurovision song contest.

0:31.5

Indeed.

0:31.9

Yes.

0:32.7

I think people will think that I chose this.

0:35.4

But actually, I just want to make it clear that Mr. John Sirius O'Farrell chose this.

0:41.5

The Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson European.

0:45.4

Ooh, have you been practicing that?

0:47.5

No, I've got three French A-levels.

0:52.0

I kept failing and kept getting an O, so kept failing the A level.

0:56.8

So, yes, sometimes, you know, usually history is stuff that's important and world changing and, you know, has consequences.

1:04.1

But sometimes you can look at history and it's the way that you can witness those changes taking place.

1:08.9

And I think that's what Eurovision is.

1:10.8

It's not a Viking invasion, notwithstanding Norway. that you can witness those changes taking place. And I think that's what Eurovision is.

1:16.1

It's not a Viking invasion, notwithstanding Norway's 1992 entry.

1:20.9

But it's not the Black Death, you know,

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