Bloc busting: a geopolitical guide to Eurovision 2009

After poring over a dusty tome by geneticist Derek Gatherer, Stuart Jeffries considers the geopolitical factors that may influence the outcome of Saturday's Euro-clashOnly now can the intolerable truth be told. Forty-one years ago, Cliff Richard was robbed of victory at the Eurovision Song Contest at London's Royal Albert Hall because of political shenanigans by a fascist dictator. General Franco sought to improve Spain's national image and so sent TV executives around Eurovision member states t...

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