8 February – Be my river of hope
There's an optimistic if ever there was one. Although it probably depends what type of river it means. If it's a heavily polluted one,...
6 February – I wasn’t innocent
Imagine the scene. You want to sing on a stage at our favourite TV show. You want a sure-fire way of doing it. You...
5 February – Magical glow
If you want to make an impression, you need something that makes you stand out from the crowd. I've waxed lyrical before that this...
4 February – Give it up, give it up, give it...
It's all starting to happen in Europe. It seems like 56 countries all had shows last night to find that winning formula for Lisbon....
3 February – Sometimes I am cruel
I have it on good authority that the rules to our favourite TV show are being tweaked to allow almost any country entry into...
2 February – You’re an independent grown man after all
One of the biggest questions we've been asking ourselves of late is "why hasn't Italy not won since 1990?". I ask myself that at...
1 February – Tonight I’m serving tea made of herbs and...
We're another month nearer to our favourite TV show. Countries are starting to pick songs, and we're all looking forward to going to Lisbon...
31 January – No no no
You know that thing when you're waiting ages for a bus and then two come along at once? Or, when you were at school,...
30 January – That’s crazy enough
I'm going back in time today, to a time when a country winning didn't necessarily mean they'd host the contest the following year.
In 1971,...
29 January – Drinking wine in Old Seville
Remember the days of the old order, when the same countries do well, and the same countries prop up the mechanical scoreboard? It happens...