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many hundreds of thousands of people will visit it to see how bloody awful it is
A thank you to Brexiteers.
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
RF deathsWhat else have we got to look forward to?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Ted Heath's Fanfare for Europe festival in 1975 had a 'european' version of Opportunity Knocks to celebrate joining the EEC. I've edited a brief article from Guardian ( a paper not so much politically moored but becalmed) which is based on Foreign Office files.
The European Opportunity Knocks "will be an ideal vehicle to introduce 20 million viewers to Common Market artistes, as well as to educate them on the principles and ideas of the common market," explained Thames Televison The British entry would be the Don Bostock Youth Orchestra from a school in Liverpool. Apparently, the idea was ' Each country's act would be introduced by a politician or other personality who would stress the value of the enlarged EEC. Viewers in each country would then vote by post for their favourite act, with the winner given the "Common Market talent award". '
Peter Murphy, the consul-general in Hamburg, said Dieter Schwartzkopf of NDR television and his "entertainment director Vock" had seen two videotapes of Opportunity Knocks: "They were appalled at the quality of the show and the manner in which it was presented. He said that in fact words failed them. He said that he would be a laughing stock if he allowed such a show to be shown on German television. Therefore there was no question of participating, much as he regretted the lack of chance to use a programme such as this for political reasons."
The Paris embassy reported that ORTF was also reluctant to get involved: "They expressed fears that ITV might be using this project as a device to get in on the lucrative European song contest formula which is the preserve of the BBC."
The Rome embassy was no more encouraging: "In confidence the producer said RAI did not like Green's programme which they consider second rate and they could not consider letting one of their top artistes appear in it. It also clashes with the final of RAI's own top song contest, Canzonissima.
"With just two months to go the matter was referred to the foreign secretary, Sir Alec Douglas Home, who appears to have insisted that a major diplomatic effort be made to rescue the programme.
After some serious pressure through the Quai D'Orsay - the French foreign ministry - ORTF agreed to take part, but the Germans would have nothing to do with it. The Italians agreed to participate, but only on a small scale. The Dutch, the Irish and the Belgians also said yes. The Danes and Luxembourgeois declined.
Even in the final days before recording, the French end of the enterprise took what the FO termed another "somewhat delicate turn". The French wanted their act to be introduced by a variety artist, Mme Mick Micheyl, who had been running her own TV talent programme. Green took against her, saying he had strong reservations about her English.
The FO were not that keen on her either. They wanted Leon Zitrone - the "French Robin Day" - who could put over an intelligent case for the EEC in excellent English. Green wasn't sure. His first choice was Yves Montand, or his wife, Simone Signoret, but after being told by the FO they were too leftwing he backed Zitrone. The French government leaned on ORTF but the message came back: "Mickey or nothing".
"This all sounds frightful," minuted one official in the margin of the file.
This was not the end of what one mandarin described as the "whole imbroglio". The Prince of Wales refused to present the talent award. Lord Mancroft had to do it himself. The FO vetoed Ode to Joy as the opening theme on the grounds that it was not then the official European anthem."
In case anyone is wondering there is no mention of who won it but here is the line up
www.imdb.com
The European Opportunity Knocks "will be an ideal vehicle to introduce 20 million viewers to Common Market artistes, as well as to educate them on the principles and ideas of the common market," explained Thames Televison The British entry would be the Don Bostock Youth Orchestra from a school in Liverpool. Apparently, the idea was ' Each country's act would be introduced by a politician or other personality who would stress the value of the enlarged EEC. Viewers in each country would then vote by post for their favourite act, with the winner given the "Common Market talent award". '
Peter Murphy, the consul-general in Hamburg, said Dieter Schwartzkopf of NDR television and his "entertainment director Vock" had seen two videotapes of Opportunity Knocks: "They were appalled at the quality of the show and the manner in which it was presented. He said that in fact words failed them. He said that he would be a laughing stock if he allowed such a show to be shown on German television. Therefore there was no question of participating, much as he regretted the lack of chance to use a programme such as this for political reasons."
The Paris embassy reported that ORTF was also reluctant to get involved: "They expressed fears that ITV might be using this project as a device to get in on the lucrative European song contest formula which is the preserve of the BBC."
The Rome embassy was no more encouraging: "In confidence the producer said RAI did not like Green's programme which they consider second rate and they could not consider letting one of their top artistes appear in it. It also clashes with the final of RAI's own top song contest, Canzonissima.
"With just two months to go the matter was referred to the foreign secretary, Sir Alec Douglas Home, who appears to have insisted that a major diplomatic effort be made to rescue the programme.
After some serious pressure through the Quai D'Orsay - the French foreign ministry - ORTF agreed to take part, but the Germans would have nothing to do with it. The Italians agreed to participate, but only on a small scale. The Dutch, the Irish and the Belgians also said yes. The Danes and Luxembourgeois declined.
Even in the final days before recording, the French end of the enterprise took what the FO termed another "somewhat delicate turn". The French wanted their act to be introduced by a variety artist, Mme Mick Micheyl, who had been running her own TV talent programme. Green took against her, saying he had strong reservations about her English.
The FO were not that keen on her either. They wanted Leon Zitrone - the "French Robin Day" - who could put over an intelligent case for the EEC in excellent English. Green wasn't sure. His first choice was Yves Montand, or his wife, Simone Signoret, but after being told by the FO they were too leftwing he backed Zitrone. The French government leaned on ORTF but the message came back: "Mickey or nothing".
"This all sounds frightful," minuted one official in the margin of the file.
This was not the end of what one mandarin described as the "whole imbroglio". The Prince of Wales refused to present the talent award. Lord Mancroft had to do it himself. The FO vetoed Ode to Joy as the opening theme on the grounds that it was not then the official European anthem."
In case anyone is wondering there is no mention of who won it but here is the line up
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) - IMDb
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
www.imdb.com
ska invita
back on the other side
also lest we forgetTed Heath's Fanfare for Europe festival in 1975 had a 'european' version of Opportunity Knocks to celebrate joining the EEC. I've edited a brief article from Guardian ( a paper not so much politically moored but becalmed) which is based on Foreign Office files.
The European Opportunity Knocks "will be an ideal vehicle to introduce 20 million viewers to Common Market artistes, as well as to educate them on the principles and ideas of the common market," explained Thames Televison The British entry would be the Don Bostock Youth Orchestra from a school in Liverpool. Apparently, the idea was ' Each country's act would be introduced by a politician or other personality who would stress the value of the enlarged EEC. Viewers in each country would then vote by post for their favourite act, with the winner given the "Common Market talent award". '
Peter Murphy, the consul-general in Hamburg, said Dieter Schwartzkopf of NDR television and his "entertainment director Vock" had seen two videotapes of Opportunity Knocks: "They were appalled at the quality of the show and the manner in which it was presented. He said that in fact words failed them. He said that he would be a laughing stock if he allowed such a show to be shown on German television. Therefore there was no question of participating, much as he regretted the lack of chance to use a programme such as this for political reasons."
The Paris embassy reported that ORTF was also reluctant to get involved: "They expressed fears that ITV might be using this project as a device to get in on the lucrative European song contest formula which is the preserve of the BBC."
The Rome embassy was no more encouraging: "In confidence the producer said RAI did not like Green's programme which they consider second rate and they could not consider letting one of their top artistes appear in it. It also clashes with the final of RAI's own top song contest, Canzonissima.
"With just two months to go the matter was referred to the foreign secretary, Sir Alec Douglas Home, who appears to have insisted that a major diplomatic effort be made to rescue the programme.
After some serious pressure through the Quai D'Orsay - the French foreign ministry - ORTF agreed to take part, but the Germans would have nothing to do with it. The Italians agreed to participate, but only on a small scale. The Dutch, the Irish and the Belgians also said yes. The Danes and Luxembourgeois declined.
Even in the final days before recording, the French end of the enterprise took what the FO termed another "somewhat delicate turn". The French wanted their act to be introduced by a variety artist, Mme Mick Micheyl, who had been running her own TV talent programme. Green took against her, saying he had strong reservations about her English.
The FO were not that keen on her either. They wanted Leon Zitrone - the "French Robin Day" - who could put over an intelligent case for the EEC in excellent English. Green wasn't sure. His first choice was Yves Montand, or his wife, Simone Signoret, but after being told by the FO they were too leftwing he backed Zitrone. The French government leaned on ORTF but the message came back: "Mickey or nothing".
"This all sounds frightful," minuted one official in the margin of the file.
This was not the end of what one mandarin described as the "whole imbroglio". The Prince of Wales refused to present the talent award. Lord Mancroft had to do it himself. The FO vetoed Ode to Joy as the opening theme on the grounds that it was not then the official European anthem."
In case anyone is wondering there is no mention of who won it but here is the line up
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) - IMDb
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
the arrival of a delegation of penguins from south georgia and the british antarctic territory, who will astound london for two weeks and then depart for points south taking a first tranche of former people with themWhat else have we got to look forward to?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
sir bruce forsyth has stepped in to offer an anthem
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
This is just the reconstruction and reintegration of paedophile Fred Talbot and the ITV weather map isn't it?
British culture yah.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Ted Heath's Fanfare for Europe festival in 1975 had a 'european' version of Opportunity Knocks to celebrate joining the EEC. I've edited a brief article from Guardian ( a paper not so much politically moored but becalmed) which is based on Foreign Office files.
The European Opportunity Knocks "will be an ideal vehicle to introduce 20 million viewers to Common Market artistes, as well as to educate them on the principles and ideas of the common market," explained Thames Televison The British entry would be the Don Bostock Youth Orchestra from a school in Liverpool. Apparently, the idea was ' Each country's act would be introduced by a politician or other personality who would stress the value of the enlarged EEC. Viewers in each country would then vote by post for their favourite act, with the winner given the "Common Market talent award". '
Peter Murphy, the consul-general in Hamburg, said Dieter Schwartzkopf of NDR television and his "entertainment director Vock" had seen two videotapes of Opportunity Knocks: "They were appalled at the quality of the show and the manner in which it was presented. He said that in fact words failed them. He said that he would be a laughing stock if he allowed such a show to be shown on German television. Therefore there was no question of participating, much as he regretted the lack of chance to use a programme such as this for political reasons."
The Paris embassy reported that ORTF was also reluctant to get involved: "They expressed fears that ITV might be using this project as a device to get in on the lucrative European song contest formula which is the preserve of the BBC."
The Rome embassy was no more encouraging: "In confidence the producer said RAI did not like Green's programme which they consider second rate and they could not consider letting one of their top artistes appear in it. It also clashes with the final of RAI's own top song contest, Canzonissima.
"With just two months to go the matter was referred to the foreign secretary, Sir Alec Douglas Home, who appears to have insisted that a major diplomatic effort be made to rescue the programme.
After some serious pressure through the Quai D'Orsay - the French foreign ministry - ORTF agreed to take part, but the Germans would have nothing to do with it. The Italians agreed to participate, but only on a small scale. The Dutch, the Irish and the Belgians also said yes. The Danes and Luxembourgeois declined.
Even in the final days before recording, the French end of the enterprise took what the FO termed another "somewhat delicate turn". The French wanted their act to be introduced by a variety artist, Mme Mick Micheyl, who had been running her own TV talent programme. Green took against her, saying he had strong reservations about her English.
The FO were not that keen on her either. They wanted Leon Zitrone - the "French Robin Day" - who could put over an intelligent case for the EEC in excellent English. Green wasn't sure. His first choice was Yves Montand, or his wife, Simone Signoret, but after being told by the FO they were too leftwing he backed Zitrone. The French government leaned on ORTF but the message came back: "Mickey or nothing".
"This all sounds frightful," minuted one official in the margin of the file.
This was not the end of what one mandarin described as the "whole imbroglio". The Prince of Wales refused to present the talent award. Lord Mancroft had to do it himself. The FO vetoed Ode to Joy as the opening theme on the grounds that it was not then the official European anthem."
In case anyone is wondering there is no mention of who won it but here is the line up
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) - IMDb
"Opportunity Knocks" Fanfare for Europe (TV Episode 1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
I remember watching this programme as it went out while visiting my grandmother in Germany. It was a shit version of TOTP but all the acts featured were German (despite UK and US acts riding high in the charts) and all seated in the audience - as can be seen in this embarrassing clip that warns us of the dangers of community clapping in 4/4 time that the Germans seem to love so much. They didn’t have a leg to stand on:
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Ashamed to say that the 6 year old me happily wore the IBB badge.
It was a cuntish campaign initiated by scabs, celebrating negative solidarity and exploited by cunts.
Yossarian
⏭️
Does the saying about history repeating itself first as tragedy, then as farce, hold true when it was a farce the first time around?
During the "Fanfare for Europe," a proto-Brexiteer chucked a stink bomb at Ted Heath but accidentally hit the Queen instead, to his chagrin. Also:
During the "Fanfare for Europe," a proto-Brexiteer chucked a stink bomb at Ted Heath but accidentally hit the Queen instead, to his chagrin. Also:
Sweets and football: How the UK celebrated joining Europe
A look at the 11-day "Fanfare for Europe" that followed British entry into the EEC in 1973.
www.bbc.com
bimble
floofy
No way The39thStep i've seen the error of my ways, I'm going as Dover-Cliffs Theresa, it's the will of the people, and anyone who says that there's anything at all the matter with anything the gov decide to do that's in any way brexit-related, is a massive Loser. Go Boris, he Got Brexit Done, he's our man. 
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
You'll have to post photo's of your costume, sounds divine.No way The39thStep i've seen the error of my ways, I'm going as Dover-Cliffs Theresa, it's the will of the people, and anyone who says that there's anything at all the matter with anything the gov decide to do that's in any way brexit-related, is a massive Loser. Go Boris, he Got Brexit Done, he's our man.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
when i worked in a local authority archives there was an i'm backing britain sticker on the lockers more than 40 years laterAshamed to say that the 6 year old me happily wore the IBB badge.
It was a cuntish campaign initiated by scabs, celebrating negative solidarity and exploited by cunts.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Not sure how she voted over Brexit though
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Testimony to the Great British glue and sticker industries!
bimble
floofy
No. Too cold and also politically unmoored. Union jacks is the new black.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Reminiscent of the It's DD for me 2005 photoshoot for Davis' leadership campaign. (the images are out there)
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The Guardian front page after the referendum in 1975
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
67%:33% now that's what I call a (super) majority!
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Thought the interesting bit was urging Wilson to attack the left tbh
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
bimble
floofy
Had no idea it was that clearcut back then. Very surprised tbh.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
It, whatever it turns out to be, will doubtless be awful, attended only by a handful of Daily Express readers and the kind of loon who has a Union flag in their lounge. 99.6% of the population will ignore it entirely and get on with their lives - hopefully in the warm sun, with friends and family, with lots of ice cream and children screeching.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
you're just unpatriotic
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