13 May – Your phonograph spins out a tune
You wait ages for a Swede, and then two come along at once. To be fair, they have been participating since 1789, so we...
12 May – I drink from the brook, I eat soil
We love people who can multi-task. If they can sing, write, dance, present, they're a good old sort in our book.
Today's birthday girl has...
11 May – I have kept my ray of sunshine
You may think that the winners are the most important things to come out of the contest. They are one of them, obviously, but...
10 May – Everytime you smile I get good vibrations
I know we're in the midst of another Eurovision Song Contest, but the birthdays just keep on coming, And today we have one for...
9 May – They get a hit off atomic pollution, they...
Winners one day, tail-enders the next. It's all good fun. We love them all, as they've done something most of us will never do.
Today's...
8 May – White is the innocent, the blood from the...
A winner? Well, someone has to. And this year it will be one of 41. Well, we can probably discount three quarters of the...
7 May – And I have no desire to mince words
Everyone has a birthday - except for Carola - so when one comes along that has a particular significance (that is because we're in...
5 May – And you don’t know where you know it...
A host broadcaster never wants to win. They may tell you otherwise, but deep down they know that our favourite TV show is something...
4 May – Stumbling my way, life is a blur
Cast your mind back, if you can, to when your country first took part in the Eurovision Song Contest. A time for optimism and...
3 May – Take off your coat and come inside
What's it like to be runner-up? If you're the host country, then it's ideal. If you think you're in with a shot of winning,...