These titles include autobiographies, fiction for adults, and from the Young Adult genre, books which show how music has shaped political change and vice versa. These books were crowdsourced and shortlisted by librarians from across the UK. Around one in 200 of the population is registered blind or partially sighted. Eurovision Described fuses audio description with musical storytelling to deliver accessible content for everyone. Each episode will focus on a different iconic Eurovision performance from 1956 to today, bringing to life the visual moment for those who are blind or partially sighted. Next up is Poli Geneva, a Bulgarian singer whose music career began aged 4, and has seen her go on to represent Bulgaria at Eurovision twice. In her native Bulgaria she has appeared as a coach or mentor on The Voice of Bulgaria and X Factor Bulgaria, has had three #1 singles and hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Sam Ryder: Road To Eurovision, first broadcast in May 2022. Sam became a viral TikTok star during the pandemic, reaching a huge fanbase of 12 million people. Here, we follow his journey as he represents the UK at the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

Winning Eurovision then was a chance not only to celebrate, but to show a different side of Ireland. Hosting the event in 1981, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997, the country was unified in a joyous way and given a chance to be truly, purely proud of their small nation. For the first time in the history of Eurovision, and to celebrate the contest being hosted in Liverpool, you will be able to listen to an alternative Scouse commentary of the Grand Final How do you write a great Eurovision song? How did a made-up band from Glasgow end up on stage in San Marino as part of their official Eurovision selection process? Part travelogue, part comedy entertainment with a dose of Scottish Eurovision history -this hilarious and irreverent film looks to answer those questions and more.Ahead of the big night in Liverpool, Claudia builds up to the Grand Final with the best music and some very special guests. A TBI Media production An uplifting story about a group of music fans who dreamed of entering Eurovision, A Song For Scotland is an Only Films production. BBC Wales Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - A rewatch of last year’s sensational Turin Grand Final show on Friday 5 May to get everyone into the Eurovision spirit and building anticipation for a big week of Eurovision fun.

Junior Eurovision 2022 UK representative Freya Skye will be reporting for Newsround from Liverpool during Eurovision week. She will also be live in the Blue Peter studio on the 12th May looking ahead to the Grand Final and giving her predictions. Paddy says: “I’m walking on sunshine to join Radio 2 live in Liverpool hosting the Eurovision semi-finals. Sam Ryder broke the UK Eurovision spell last year and I hope it’s magic for Mae in 2023.” BBC Breakfast will be live from Liverpool from Tuesday 9 May until Sunday 14 May. There will be reporters live from the waterfront, soaking up the atmosphere at the Eurovision Village and Liverpool Arena ahead of the live shows. The famous red sofa will be on location outside the Liverpool Museum on Friday 12 May and Saturday 13 May , with Charlie Stayt co-presenting from the city. In addition, there will be a special live event planned at a Liverpool music venue with Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg, and weather presenter Carol Kirkwood will be giving the forecast from the Liver Building and the River Mersey. Morning Live will be helping the audience get in to the Eurovision spirit with a mix of stories, lives on location and a very special Eurovision takeover of Strictly Fitness, headed up by Ukrainian Strictly star Nikita Kuzmin. In addition to teaching Eurovision fitness each morning, Nikita will be presenting filmswhich explore how Eurovision Song Contest is bringing communities together. He’ll be meeting Ukrainians who have settled just down the road from the host city in Stalybridge and he’ll be chatting to fans ahead of each semi-final. Fresh from the Eurovision Turquoise carpet on May 7th, Sam Quek is co-hosting alongside Gethin Jones as we go live to various locations across the UK to see how the nation’s getting ready for the musical extravaganza. Plus we’re also filming with students and staff at a Liverpool school which helped the city in their hosting bid. The pupils there will be treating us to a special performance of “Imagine” and looking at how the deaf community will be enjoying the music event.Speaking on her guest appearance, Cheryl said: “I was so thrilled to be asked to take part in an episode of EastEnders. It’s a British institution, for goodness sake! As a real-life ‘Eastender’, I have loved the show since day one and I literally can’t wipe the smile from my face.” All scrunchies are made with stretchy and durable elastic, covered with patterned fabric and finished with our Kingdom Dash tag.

Between them, Scott and Natalie will celebrate some of the biggest Eurovision moments of the past 20 years, and beyond, while looking forward to this year’s competition in Liverpool. News programmes will be presenting on location from Liverpool, with BBC Breakfast coming live from the Museum of Liverpool, and Today, Newsnight, the BBC’s news bulletins, and the BBC News channel also presenting from the city. The show is presented by Alexander Armstrong and Eurovision super-fan Richard Osman. Tune in to enjoy some nuggets of impressively obscure Eurovision trivia and see Eurovision royalty, Graham Norton, pop up with some special questions. Join us for this Pointless celebration of all things Eurovision. Liverpool has produced some of the world’s most famous and beloved songs in history: these Eurovision legends will all put their own spin on some classic hits. BBC News’ dedicated Eurovision reporter Daniel Rosney will be covering all aspects of the contest, particularly on digital platforms, with a special focus on the international Eurovision fandom and on the acts themselves as they prepare for May.By listening to BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds or by pressing the Red Button from BBC One you’ll hear proud Liverpudlian and West End star Claire Sweeney delivering Eurovision as it’s never been heard before! The BBC’s renowned Storyville strand will be bringing Storyville Live to the Euro Festival taking place in Liverpool in May. Storyville, the BBC’s landmark feature documentary strand, will be showing the very best of international feature documentaries, a curation of new and classic music documentaries as well as films showcasing Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage and stories from the frontline of the war with Russia. BBC Children’s and Education All three live shows will deliver emotive, exciting and unforgettable moments that underline this year’s contest slogan; United by Music. Eurovision Semi-Final 1