The BBC has today released tickets for the United Kingdom’s national final, Eurovision – You Decide, which is set to take place in The O2 Kentish Town, London on February 26th. Tickets are now available from HERE for £39.75 and an added fee of £4.75 for booking (€52.44 + €6.27), with standing and unreserved seating available. As a result of …
UK: BBC Will Broadcast Both Semi-Finals
After today’s announcement by the BBC, some EuroFans may have been worried at the fact that the home of the Semi-Finals will no longer be a TV channel, it will be moving as an online channel; so the BBC may have chosen to only broadcast the Semi-Final they are required to vote in. This is not the case! The BBC …
The UK National Selection: Why we should be excited… (BLOG)
Yes you have heard all about it, the BBC (the UK’s Television Broadcaster in Eurovision) have announced that they are to hold a National Final selection in the lead up to the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, so that the public can decide who will sing for them. Yes, I did say that right, the public this time around will get to …
United Kingdom to return to national selection
In the last few minutes the BBC, national Eurovision broadcaster for the United Kingdom, has confirmed in a press release the recent rumours – the UK will decide its song for Eurovision for 2016! The format of the shows themselves are yet to be confirmed but the BBC have wasted no time in organising a search for a song and …
UK: Song For Europe 1968 & 1973 Host, Cilla Black, Dies
Yesterday, in her Spanish home, one of the most loved and appreciated people in show business, Cilla Black, passed away. The well-known singer and presenter show to fame 50 years ago and has had a successful career throughout that time. One of the many jobs Cilla had over the five decades was the host of the UK’s national selections in …
Graham Norton defends BBC from budget cuts
The following article contains sensitive language which may not be suitable for younger readers. As I’m sure many Brits reading this will agree, the BBC is a major part of the British cultural landscape, and has been an integral part of the British broadcasting complexion. Now though, the UK government is looking into mechanisms to save money at the broadcaster, …
United Kingdom: Former commentator criticizes BBC
Sarah Cawood, a former semi-final commentator for the BBC in 2007, 2009 and 2010 alongside Paddy O’Connell, has expressed her dismay at the BBC’s attitude towards the contest. Speaking to Attitude magazine, the British presenter thinks the contest will be “monumentally anticlimactic” for the broadcaster, saying that the UK is “being represented by a band they don’t know singing a …
UK: Watch Electro Velvet Perform Live
As many people know Electro Velvet performed at Eurovision’s Greatest Hits, although the performance has not been seen as the TV cameras filmed it. They performed their Eurovision entry “Still in love with you”. The BBC have now released their performance. This is the first time that the live performance can be seen as a production for TV. In Eurovision there are …
BBC: Vote For Your Favourite Eurovision Winner
The BBC will once again broadcast BBC Radio 2 Eurovision, just as they did last year. On the BBC website they are calling for Eurovision fans to vote for their favourite Eurovision Winner. Each of the winning songs from 1956 to 2014 are available to vote for (including all 4 winners from 1969). Ken Bruce will countdown the top 20 …
1.89 million watch Eurovision’s Greatest Hits in UK
1.89 million people are understood to have watched Eurovision’s Greatest Hits when it aired last night on BBC One. The average figure would mean 9.5% of the total market share watching on Friday night tuned in to see the BBC’s 60th anniversary spectacle, featuring the likes of Lordi, Johnny Logan, Dana International and Conchita Wurst. The concert peaked at 2.12 …