Swedishness

The original comedy compilation for Eurovision 2013 broadcast on the night from Sweden, but banned by the BBC on taste and decency grounds. Despite a scheduled airing well past 11 pm, the French cyclist scene s juxtaposition of the F word with mother was considered beyond the pale for the BBC, still reeling from Jimmy Savile and other sex allegations. The entire film was substituted with a documentary about UK entrant Bonnie Tyler. The sequence stars actor Martin Wimbush as an intrepid reporter gamely