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Loving the Eurovision

I’m a big fan of the Eurovision song contest – so much so that my new music, bleeding edge BBC Introducing branded radio show will be taking a Eurovision theme this week. Don’t get me wrong I won’t be playing Boom Bang a Bang or even Dum Tek Tek (Turkish tip for Eurovision top spot that means Boom Bang a Bang). But I will be playing songs from around Europe [...]

 

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iPlayer pick: JAM

There are some shows on the BBC that are icons in their own right – they’ve gone beyond just being normal ‘radio’ and moved into the realm of culture and … well Britishness. One of those shows is Just a Minute, chaired by the lovely Nicholas Parsons for the entirety of its 35 year run – alongside some of the fastest, sharpest wits of three generations. Image via Wikipedia Over [...]