10 December – I feel the warmth of summer deep inside...
In the 1970s, for a few short years, a repertory company had things sewn up for Norway. Think of Thomas G:son of their day...
9 December – You’ve become an obsession
Long before a certain Thomas G:son among others, Sweden (remember them?) had a number of people who could turn out Eurovision entries quicker than...
7 December – They don’t wanna be around us no more
As you'll know, unless you've been living in a crater on Mars, Ireland has won our favourite TV show seven times. That's more than...
5 December – So I still look into the blue of...
Have you ever seen a performance on a Eurovision stage that leaves you utterly dumbstruck? No, not in a Rodolfo Chikilicuatre sense. A performance...
4 December – Search for simple things and you’ll find the...
Spare a thought for our friends in Spain. They've participated in 59 contests, and what have they to show for it? Two wins -...
3 December – This carousel keeps turning on and on and...
The heart is a curious thing. It's often shown as something red, cute and, well, heart-shaped. But if you physically held one, it probably...
2 December – But it’s cold, cold, cold, cold
It's time for another one of our home entrants today. That poisoned chalice of wanting to win on your home turf, but not wanting...
1 December – If you talk to my mountains, my loneliness...
Our friends in Greece have an interesting relationship with our favourite TV show. Participants since 1974, they've had their ups and downs. The ups...
30 November – Everybody deserves a chance
We mentioned our Magyar friends the other day, in that we missed them and we wanted them back. But it's also true that they've...
28 November – Left me breathless with nothing more to lose
We miss Hungary. There, we've said it. Putting politics aside, they've put in some memorable stuff since that début in sunny Ljubljana in 1993....