The extraordinary story of how international stardom almost didn't happen for the group.
Celebrating 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, through the extraordinary and entertaining story of how international stardom almost didn't happen for the group.
Self
Self
Narrator
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
05 May 2024
Peter Urban has commentated Eurovision for German audiences for 25 years and as he is stepping down he takes a look back at his memories and the evolution of the contest during that time.
04 May 2024
After ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 Sweden was tasked with hosting it the next year. This documentary tells the story of that production and places it in the social and political context of Sweden in 1975 and a music scene that was anything but supportive of the endeavour.
16 May 2020
A look back at Switzerland's history in the Eurovision Song Contest highlighted by the two wins in 1956 and 1988.
09 May 2023
Documenting Remo Forrer's journey to the Eurovision stage.
15 Dec 1977
A radio DJ in pursuit of an exclusive interview follows ABBA during their mega-successful tour of Australia.
19 Jul 2002
The preparations for the 2002 Eurovision in Estonia and behind the scenes for the contest.
21 May 1999
New girl band Precious are representing the UK in next Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. This programme follows the five girls' rise to fame, from their first appearance on Top of the Pops to the point where they learnt that they will represent the country with Say It Again.
16 May 2009
Earlier this year Andrew Lloyd Webber was a man with a mission - to put the UK back on the Eurovision map. On the BBC's Your Country Needs You he set out to find this year's Eurovision act and wrote the song, It's My Time, with the award-winning Diane Warren. The public chose Jade Ewen, and Eurovision: Jade's Story follows her from the moment she won through to her final preparations and her first rehearsals in the vast Olympiyski Stadium in Moscow.
31 Aug 1992
Love it or hate it, the Eurovision Song Contest has not only redefined Europe, it has redefined music. Conceived in 1956 as a great televised musical event which would bring peace and harmony to Europe, it has since launched meteoric careers and made hits of songs such as Waterloo, Volare and Boom Bang a Bang. It has also bred an annual hotbed of political intrigue, racial rivalry, allegations of bribery and plain old sour grapes. In this programme Abba, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard and many others sing while Katie Boyle, Bucks Fizz, John Peel, Michael Ball and Johnny Logan try to explain that special Eurovision "ring-a-ding-ding".
13 May 2022
A revelatory documentary uncovering amazing stories about what really goes on behind the scenes at Eurovision. With contributions from former winner Cheryl Baker, former loser Andy Abraham and former host Jan Leeming.
03 Dec 1975
A documentary about ABBA's manager Stikkan Anderson and the record label Polar Music.
09 May 2024
Nemo looks back at his career and journey so far and then takes us along for the ride all the way to the Eurovision Song Contest.
07 May 2024
Documentary following singer Olly Alexander as he prepares to represent the United Kingdom at the long-running celebration of music, the Eurovision Song Contest. Cameras follow the Years and Years singer on the promotional circuit as he releases his song Dizzy, juggles press attention, performs at European parties in Madrid and London and prepares for the event itself
18 May 2006
A light-hearted but revealing profile of the 2006 British Eurovision representative.
31 Dec 2022
Sam Ryder is joined by fellow music stars to put on a spectacular New Year’s Eve party.
13 Oct 2017
In December 2016 a remarkable chapter in music history was closed as the Finnish punk rock band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) retired. Punk Voyage is a feature length documentary film about the last years of the band, with all the ups and downs included. After becoming celebrities in Finland, this incredible quartet continued to conquer new fans around the World. In its seven years run PKN played nearly 300 gigs in 16 countries. In 2015 the band was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, where they played to over 100 million television spectators. However, the busy traveling and success created a lot of pressure within the band: Kari struggled with the temptations and responsibilities brought by publicity; Sami extended his territory to politics and religion; Toni's and the band's roadie Niila's crush to the the same girl caused conflicts; and Pertti, tired of this all, decided to retire.
04 May 2025
A romp through an iconic decade of the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring classic archive performances from Abba, Brotherhood of Man, Dana, Cliff Richard, alongside more notorious offerings.
15 May 2025
Celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lena's win in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Satellite.
13 May 2025
Behind the scenes documentary of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
08 May 2025
A behind the scenes look at the production of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel and the Swiss entry Zoë Më.