Eurovision Thong Contest

[the other bob wilson]

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I remember that!
My dad had the paper in front of him(Maybe Radio Times?) with a list of the acts, giving marks as they performed.
When the announcer introduced KM "wearing traditional dress" my dad threw his pencil at the TV :hehe:

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

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It's been quite tricky to avoid it. 5 Live have featured it, often as their lead story for about a week. I'm not interested but I'm happy for those who are. I'm less happy about it dominating the news.

[blue sky]

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IMG_0491.jpg this was one of the highlights and I was glad that Moldova finished above the UK.

[poc]

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It's been quite tricky to avoid it. 5 Live have featured it, often as their lead story for about a week. I'm not interested but I'm happy for those who are. I'm less happy about it dominating the news.

do the bbc pay for it , its everywhere on the channels :angry:

[bobh]

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do the bbc pay for it , its everywhere on the channels :angry:

Don't know if it's specifically the BBC, but the UK pays a shedload into it.
That's why we never have to go through the semi-finals. (I think a few other countries are the same)

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]5569[/ATTACH] this was one of the highlights and I was glad that Moldova finished above the UK.

Christ that was dire

But better than our lass

Must have been the sympathy vote

[jon1959]

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Has it finished yet?

[Wash DC Blue]

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do the bbc pay for it , its everywhere on the channels :angry:

It was on the front page/first story of BBC News yesterday.
I’m not one that wants to see the BBC defunded…I just wish it would get back to the fantastic news organization that it used to be.

[JamesWales]

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It was on the front page/first story of BBC News yesterday.
I’m not one that wants to see the BBC defunded…I just wish it would get back to the fantastic news organization that it used to be.

I must admit, I don't mind them making a big event of Eurovision because it is a huge event for people across the country having parties etc

I do find the BBCs obsession with Glastonbury a bit questionable though. There are loads of festivals. I'd probably rather they covered more of them with less gusto rather than going mad about one of them.

[Wash DC Blue]

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I must admit, I don't mind them making a big event of Eurovision because it is a huge event for people across the country having parties etc

I do find the BBCs obsession with Glastonbury a bit questionable though. There are loads of festivals. I'd probably rather they covered more of them with less gusto rather than going mad about one of them.

The day after the event it is still the leading story on UK news on the BBC.
It was never this big a deal and maybe the tabloids would give a shit…but the BBC?

Surely there are bigger, more important stories in the UK today?

[the other bob wilson]

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It was on the front page/first story of BBC News yesterday.
I’m not one that wants to see the BBC defunded…I just wish it would get back to the fantastic news organization that it used to be.

:thumbup:

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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The day after the event it is still the leading story on UK news on the BBC.
It was never this big a deal and maybe the tabloids would give a shit…but the BBC?

Surely there are bigger, more important stories in the UK today?

11 million watched it last night. Like it or not, that is a big news story.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

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It's utter Tommy rot

[City123]

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I must admit, I don't mind them making a big event of Eurovision because it is a huge event for people across the country having parties etc

I do find the BBCs obsession with Glastonbury a bit questionable though. There are loads of festivals. I'd probably rather they covered more of them with less gusto rather than going mad about one of them.

They cover Reading as well don't they?

To be fair, when you consider the size of acts at Glastonbury it would be questionable if the BBC didn't cover it as much as they do

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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They cover Reading as well don't they?

To be fair, when you consider the size of acts at Glastonbury it would be questionable if the BBC didn't cover it as much as they do

Glasto is huge. People like Beyonce want to headline it despite knowing they could get a lot more elsewhere.