Name: BBC Radio 2 coverage of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest by Transdiffusion in BBC
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: It's 1971 and Ireland is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Terry Wogan is there, ready to commentate for BBC Radio 2, but clearly with very little bandwidth. Someone manages to get a better feed - but one, Radio 2 continuity discover, with no Wogan attached...

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BBC Radio 2 coverage of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest

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BBC Radio 2 coverage of the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest

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