In this episode, we chat about host city (town?) Harrogate, the host of 1982, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1982, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1982 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Nuku pommiin – Kojo (Finland)

Video-video – Brixx (Denmark)

Bem bom – Doce (Portugal)

Sonntag – Mess (Austria)

Dag efter dag – Chips (Sweden)

One Step Further – Bardo (United Kingdom)

Mono i agapi – Anna Vissi (Cyprus)

Si tu aimes ma musique – Stella (Belgium)

Hora – Avi Toledano (Israel)

Ein bißchen Frieden – Nicole (Germany)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our next year for Season Four:

We’re back in Dublin for 1988 for episode 86.

We’re taking a short break and will be back soon!

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Intro and Indents provided by Shock Wave Sound. Into The Lights by Global Sound System.