The BBC's director general has given an update on plans for next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Tim Davie visited the city a week after it was chosen as the venue for the competition, which the UK is hosting on behalf of the 2022 winners Ukraine.
Mr Davie explained why Liverpool was picked instead of Glasgow - its rival on the final shortlist of two cities - saying it scored well in a number of areas. “When you look at a bid you look across is the venue perfect, has the city got real commitment, has it got the legacy events in place, school programmes, all the things that go around a winning bid, and has it got fantastic people,” he said.
“I think that was all there for Liverpool. The other thing was there’s a soul to this place isn’t there, a warmth, a history, which I think also counts.”
