Terry Wogan drags 50 years of glitter, chaos, and questionable key changes through the BBC archives.
Boom-a-Bang: 50 Years of Eurovision is an one hour documentary that aired on BBC One on 16 May 2006. The programme celebrates 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest and was presented and narrated by long serving Eurovision commentator Terry Wogan including a guest appearance from the UK representative for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, Daz Sampson, as well as archive footage from previous UK and other entries.
Direction
Valentine weaves archival chaos into coherent love letter.
Acting
Wogan's commentary drips with decades of bemused affection.
Director
Richard Valentine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Terry Wogan commentated on Eurovision for 35 years, finally quitting in 2008 after Russia's victory, declaring the contest 'no longer a music competition.'
The title references Lulu's 1969 winning song 'Boom Bang-a-Bang,' which famously tied with three other countries in the contest's only four-way victory.
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