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And when it comes to addressing problems of inclusivity on the buses, he and his friend Henrik believe the authorities are taking the wrong approach.

“The feeling on this set was one of warmth and inclusivity — welcoming,” says Saxon.

Then he was signed to make a Saturday morning kids show, the divine “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a colorful, chaotic bastion of diversity, inclusivity and all-around acceptance, before anyone was throwing around those words.

"That very urgently needs countering in this time of divisive culture wars, with assaults on inclusivity and diversity," the Springwatch presenter, 64, said.

So Basel, with its geographic location and its history of tolerance, and Eurovision with its tradition of inclusivity and diversity are, he says "the perfect match".