terry wogan, birmingham. _ watching. terry wogan, birmingham. hold i watching.o a dull roar- _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest _ birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest of - birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the rest of europe i dull roar. the rest of europe thinks britain is reserved. weather over the years, eurovision has graced a number of cities around the uk. today, we get a clue as to where next. liverpool, a unesco city of music, would love to host. so too would glasgow, and belfast, also unesco cities of music, and they are just part of a long list of hopefuls. cheering of course, since we last hosted the show in 1998, it has become a rather larger event. today's shortlist will have to reflect the scale of modern eurovision. their demands notjust a huge venue, but a plethora of hotel rooms and access to an international airport. also, it has to be remembered this show should be taking place in ukraine, but the fighting there means the owner has passed to the runner—up, the

terry wogan, birmingham. hold it down to a dull roar. the scale of modern eurovision. it demands notjust a huge venue but a plethora of hotel rooms and access to an international airport. also, it has to be remembered this show should be taking place in ukraine, but the fighting there means the honour has passed to the runner up, the uk. all thanks to sam rider, who's expressed his own views about next year's show. hey, friends, just a couple of thoughts. it's ukraine's party. we're just inviting them to throw it at our house. i know how much it meant to kalush, and the ukrainian delegation that eurovision would be held at home in ukraine next year, and i'm not the only one whose heart is heavy, knowing that that can't be the case at this moment in time. but what i would love to say to anyone watching this from ukraine is that we know how to throw a party here in the uk, and our excitement is outshone only by our focus on that one sole objective — to hold space and be on hand to help, wherever needed, to host an event that celebrates ukr