In this special episode, Oswin and Carla find out about Sopot and Intervision, Eurovision’s Big Brothers – bigger, brasher and brassier too.

Sometimes described as ‘the cuckoo in the Soviet nest’ these song contests played a small but important part in the fall of communism – and paradoxically were also more international and more commercial.

We are delighted to be joined this episode by a Northern Soul legend, Liverpudlian friend of The Beatles and winner of Sopot ‘71 – Samantha Jones.