Eurovision Rewatch: Birmingham 1998 - 20.00 GMT tonight (25/3)

[octophone]

I've done sync listens on The Fall forum so I kinda know the drill.

 

[Madison]

30 secs to go...

 

[AGinAg (37)]

And go...

 

[COB]

I'm here

 

[Lucille]

Were off!

 

[Raining on Me]

Definitely here for this

It's my birthday and there ain't SHIT ALL ELSE happening so 1998 Eurovision will do nicely!

 

[Lucille]

The budget!

 

[Madison]

I forgot about all the contempory pop songs we get for the postcards.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

These images of Birmingham aren't especially appealing.

 

[octophone]

Anyone else notice that Birmingham looks a LOT more interesting in the black and white footage?

 

[Generic Account]

Quite high tech opening with the reverse steam.

 

[Lucille]

35 countries that can’t be right!

 

[Penelope]

I'm IN and CAVA'D UP LOVES

 

[win_the_game]

I didn't realise Birmingham was such a shithole in the 90s.

 

[Dark Carnival]

what a boring intro...

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It's like the starting credits of This Morning.

 

[Madison]

I still miss the live orchestra. This was the last one.

 

[Lucille]

I have 6 stellas and a bottle of Tesco finest CHIANTI!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

The stage is bigger than I recall.

 

[octophone]

I didn't realise Birmingham was such a shithole in the 90s.

Just the 90s?

 

[octophone]

Wogan. Have to say, I miss him.

 

[Raining on Me]

Christ this looks and feels so much older than 1998...

 

[lolly]

Wogan just feels WRONG

 

[Tisch]

Terry passes his GCSE French there!

 

[Lucille]

Wogan is quite sexy in french.

25 countries! Better but STILL.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Wogan's French I assume is TERRIBLE.

 

[Penelope]

TRUMPETS AND HELMETS?

What IS THIS? 1977?!

 

[Tisch]

Nice to see Katrina wearing something other than a nice BLAZER

 

[AGinAg (37)]

QUITE BIG TITS

 

[lolly]

KATIE

 

[Lucille]

Katie Boyle what a vamp!

 

[octophone]

Can we do a 1960 rewatch?

 

[Madison]

Love Boyle's vampire costume.

 

[VoR]

Loving Katie Boyle's aged Morticia Adams look.

 

[straightorbroken]

I've arrived. Katrina has just accepted applause for her lovely Debenhams dress.

 

[Lucille]

QUITE BIG TITS

I thought the same!

 

[COB]

That collar!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Katie Boyle in full vampire mode.

 

[Raining on Me]

Wogan. Have to say, I miss him.

He had his moments. Unfortunately most of them became ever increasingly embittered and borderline xenophobic as time went on. In the end it was a relief to hear of his passing

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Fuck me, thanking the previous hosts is very archaic.

This is VERY BBC isn't it?