this is it? this is the new castle that was built to replace the old one that fell down. not so new any more. the team behind the city s bid are full of confidence. we have the hotel space, we have the arena, we have the connectivity links. we are the perfect eurovision host city. the area s previous links to eurovision are not strong. prefab sprout s paddy mcaloon once wrote a song released by frances ruffelle the year after she represented the uk. sadly, it missed the charts. but one former eurovision contestant does still live locally, working in a vet s in south shields. hello, rocky. david ducasse has made the move from scooch to pooch. everything all right? # flying the flag for you. would you like a complimentary drink with your meal, sir? in 2007, the uk s entry scootch came 22nd out of 24. i think out of the four of us, i was the one who genuinely believed
It’s official! The United Kingdom will host the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC doing so on behalf of Ukraine after their memorable victory in Turin earlier this year. So let’s take a look back at the History of the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest…