2018 November
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Srbuk lands Armenian Eurovision job
The first confirmed performer taking part at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest comes from Armenia.
Tonight, during late-night talk show Lav Yereko, she was announced...
The BBC Speaks – and OnEurope listens – but will Europe
This morning I had the following drop into my inbox from the British Broadcasting Corporation (*dofs cap*) - Seems changes are afoot in the...
28 November – I’ve got a cold, I blow my nose, walk around sneezing
Are you happy with the free language rule? Are you glad that most songs are now in English? Or do you miss listening to...
27 November – How do you feel now?
I know we went old yesterday. So to make up for it, I've come into the current decade. After all, anyone who meets me...
Swedish TV names 2019 Eurovision hopefuls
The Swedish Eurovision national selection - Melodifestivalen - is widely regarded as one of the best. Sure, it has its critics, but in Sweden,...
Champagne Supernova or is it more like Chablis?
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Eurovision fans get to sample a new vintage. The first broadcaster to lay its musical cards...
26 November – Hey, old neighbour, don’t look so sour
Today we go back a few years. Yes, definitely quite a few years. After all, it would be a dull old thing if I...
Polish Roksana wins Junior Eurovision
Roksana from Poland won the latest Junior Eurovision Song Contest with 'Anyone I want to be'. She scored 215 points, pipping French singer Angelina...
25 November – Tell me that I got it wrong
Do you ever wish a certain country could win, not because they have the best song, but because you want to visit it? Or...
The vault is not an exact science
So, in conversations with Deller of this Parish we often say "let's put XXXX into the vault" - and usually you get to see...