just the place to be. all right. well, this is impromptu. come on. let s go to the next one. now, i m an american and i ve got to tell you, the accent sometimes, i stumble. could you teach me a bit of the lingo? of course i can. now, boss . boss. ..means you re a nice guy. the queen of scotty road is boss. that s good. ta ..- ta. ..means thank you. ta, queen of scotty road. and the most famous saying of all times are hard and friends are few. now, ta ra to you , will. and ta ra to you. 0oh! so, where did this love of entertainment come from? to find out, let s rewind for a second. as liverpool grew with the trade from the docks, so did the number of irish sailors who came into the port and never left. at one point, it was estimated that 20% of liverpool s entire
of course, this isn t just a bingo night. jonny s taken a british institution that s normally associated with older players. £300! ..and given it a uniquely scouse twist. and the reason that eurovision has come to liverpool? cos it s the best city in the world! eurovision, bongo s bingo they re also quite similar events. eurovision is all about having fun and just letting loose and it s just such a colourful event. and when it first got announced, i almost felt like it s going to have to be liverpool. there s no better city. jonny, thank you for tonight. that was incredible. yes. do you feel it? oh, i feel it all over. the energy. headache, leg ache. but the passion. i told you, strap yourself in.
largest collection of its kind. there s also the two hour magical mystery tour, which will whisk you past their childhood homes, along with some of the other places mentioned in their songs, like penny lane and strawberry fields. liverpool biennial festival returns this june for its 12th year. this time, the contemporary artists involved have been asked to explore the city s role in colonialism, slavery and the british empire. it s on for 11! weeks and, alongside the usual galleries, there ll be exhibitions in historic buildings like the tobacco warehouse and cotton exchange. finally, because it s celebrating a 30th birthday, a mention for the liverpool chester liverpool bike ride. it s a non competitive family cycle with routes from 5 to 100 miles, depending on your ability and ambition. one of the highlights is the chance to cross the river mersey through the normally busy birkenhead tunnel, which will be closed to traffic on the day.
it sjust mud. but once i d got rid of the home, i felt this excitement. and that s what i wanted to feel. i wanted to go and explore life and see if there was another way of living where i could be truly authentic and happy. now, i ve gone from being broken in my mid 50s to finding my happy place just approaching 64. it was an emotional triumph for more than just musical reasons. last year, ukraine won the eurovision song contest and liverpool was selected to hold this year s jamboree on their behalf. so, this is a huge collective occasion for both liverpool and ukraine because not only are they hosting the eurovision song contest together, but they ve got the royal seal of approval because the king and queen
but first, will s been to find out why, out of the 20 cities that applied to host, liverpool was chosen and it might be something to do with their reputation for showmanship. all: we love liverpool! in the 19th century, the port of liverpool was considered the busiest on the planet. at one time, an estimated 40% of global trade passed through these waters, exporting the fruits of the industrial revolution and importing commerce, culture and people from everywhere to england s north west coast. these days, liverpool is known for a lot more than that music, entertainment and this year, the eurovision song contest. it s thought the event could end up attracting an extra 100,000 people to come and see england s only unesco city of music. so, i ve got one question why are scousers such good