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is fantastic, to quote:

thanks alot-ski

ahahaha, it seems more-than-ussual Wogan is using his narrator spot on Eurovision to take the piss out of all the countries we don’t understand, in this big happy family of a Union. If you’re visiting from the U.S. - check out the live stream: BBC Radio 2. He’s insane, having a go at the dancers now.

Slightly related; Michael Palin is off on his travels again. As I guessed (a smug grin if ever there was one) the team are on their way to “New Europe” for a new series (airing, Autumn 2007). Kirstie Wark did a similar travel doc, it was pretty good too - Tales from Europe I highly recommend, if you get the chance.

So. Palin, in his own words:

So what is Palin’s New Europe ? At the moment it is a combination of twenty-one countries all of which were once in the Soviet bloc and are now either part of or about to be part of the EU, as well as countries like Turkey which are considering applying to join the EU. We shall visit many countries, like Bosnia, Albania, Moldova and Macedonia, of which we may know the names and not the detail…

I can’t wait. Back to Wogan; “Lithuiania? I’ve forgotten their song, well I’ve forgotten all the songs but…” (btw, I’ve just tuned in for the anual slamming / technical break-down and point giving, I didn’t sit through any of the ‘tunes’)