2022 October

Monthly Archives: October 2022

OnEurope’s Reviewcast for 2001 – Part one is live… ish

Mr Phil has been slaving away, so you don't have to, in order to get 2001 out of the way before the turn of...

30 October – Take these members, be prepared for crying

Do you have a favourite part of what used to be Yugoslavia? A part you have a soft spot for, and always cheer on...

29 October – The song thrush’s feet are freezing

It's not often that you get a song with the word thrush in it. Unless it's a jingle for an advert for some medical...

Albania does away with the Politburo!

In a surprising move that probably shocked everyone, RTSH have decided that the real public are to choose the winner of the Festivali i...

28 October – The duvet is warming my body in vain

Many countries have never won the big prize in our favourite TV show. Some seem to have difficulties getting through semi-finals, even though they...

27 October – Darling, get up and move your bottom

Have you had a good week? Has it snowed where you are? Or is it fine and sunny in an Israeli stylee? Whatever your...

14 October – But then tonight you said you couldn’t live without me

For some Eurovision performers, that appearance on the hallowed stage might not quite be the highlight of their career. Important, definitely, but not the...

26 October – Your soul between my fingers

If you recall, it seemed like there were hundreds of performers who didn't get the 2020 gig but were then kept on for Rotterdam...

25 October – Look at me and teach me to live again

When Portugal won in 2017, they had held the record for the most entries without a win. It's not a record a country wants,...

24 October – Just be strong and look at me

Every now and then, Eurovision yields a folk hero. They don't set out to be renowned, but it just happens to them. And whatever...