World Wide Wave

14 Jul 2018

ISRAEL: HOW EUROVISION CHANGED A NATION

Africa and the Middle East, News & Politics

The glitter residue has only just been swept away and many Eurovision songs have already faded away into oblivion. But what can’t be erased is the stories – the inside stories that you don’t normally hear.  Stories of powerful change, death threats and outrageous fun. We’ve found someone who is ready and willing to “tell all”.

• What makes Tel Aviv the perfect host city for Eurovision 2019?
• It hasn’t been talked about before – but whose life was at risk at a recent Eurovision Song Contest?
• Can one person change the way a country looks at its LGBTI community just by winning Eurovision?

Explaining how Eurovision glamour changed a nation, we were joined by Alon Amir, a gay Israeli Eurovision expert and author of the book Three Minutes of Eternity, inspired by his intimate ‘behind the scenes’ Eurovision experiences.

Broadcast: June 19, 2018

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