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Eurovision! by Chris West - an extract

Chris West is an author, ghostwriter and marketer. His books include Journey to the Middle Kingdom, The Beermat Entrepreneur and First Class: a History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter.

The Radio 2 panel loved Eurovision! – here are some of their comments:

“A delightful tongue in cheek romp through the history of the Eurovision song contest with lovely links to the social and political situations of the time. It’s an entertaining book!”

“Eurovision is a look at the history of Europe since the Eurovision song contest was created. Each year is dealt with, with a description of that year’s contest and winner and then is followed by a parallel look at what was happening in Europe that year. The concept of the book is original and it is very accessible.”

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