The BBC taking the Eurovision deadly seriously this year

By | January 17, 2016
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By doing the selection show and moving the two semi’s to BBC Four. Wow.

The UK final will be on Friday 26th February. Mel Giedroyc is hosting.

Hosted live from The O2 Forum Kentish Town by self-confessed Eurovision fan Mel Giedroyc, the 90 minute UK Eurovision extravaganza will feature performances by the six competing acts, as well as special musical guests and a look at what makes a memorable Eurovision winner.

The BBC recognises that the fan community is a very important element of the Eurovision Song Contest, therefore invited the UK branch of the OGAE to assist in the shortlisting of the entries sent in by the public. The OGAE is the largest independent Eurovision fan club in the world and its UK branch has around 1,000 members.

i.e. don’t blame us if it goes wrong, blame the fans.

Interested to see who will get to host the semi-finals in May now they’re on BBC Four and not youth-oriented BBC Three – Giedroyc? Scott Mills? The return of Paddy O’Connell? Others?

Show Discussion: The Getaway Car

By | January 15, 2016
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Dermot O’Leary returns to Saturday nights with a new show that purports to be about driving, right, but is actually about relationships, unlike any show involving two or more people who know each other already. Crazy.

Various driving challenges ensue and the best couple will race against Top Gear‘s The Stig to try and win £10,000.

I’m keeping an open mind because I like Dermot but my gut is not doing backflips thus far – it sounds a bit like a format created by committee doesn’t it? But you never know. Let us know what you think in the comments.

The Poll of 2015 vote is now closed

By | January 14, 2016
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Do not phone, your call will not count and you may still be charged.

Thanks very much for all your votes – I can reveal you smashed last year’s numbers – it’s going to take a little while to sift through all the comments and produce a write-up, but look out for the LIVE REVEAL with the UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll Winner’s Party of 2015 very soon!

Edit: The GALA LIVE RESULTS show will be Tuesday at 9pm on Youtube (also embedded here). The write-up and full results about twenty minutes after the broadcast. Do join us then!

David Bowie

By | January 11, 2016
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We were very sad this morning to hear the news about David Bowie who makes up a considerable proportion of my record collection.

So as a sort of tribute, a song from the fourth best film of all time (and in its own way, a cracking format) Labyrinth.