20 March – I see you glow
Yesterday, I picked a song from the second Eurovision Song Contest. Today I'm coming right up to date. Well, as up to date as...
12 July – You’ve never lived alone in a spider’s web
We miss our friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There, we've said it. We want them back. They add something that's a heady mix of...
8 September – I can smell the scent from a quiet...
We know you like our birthday feature. Well this is one you won't want to miss. Sweden is - in some eyes - the...
24 December – It seems we’re playing a game
As you'll know, some people can't get enough of the drug that is the Eurovision stage. Some we like to see back. Some even...
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...
ESC birthdays 25/4 – How could I ever refuse writing for...
From time to time, a major moment in history comes along. Some of us manage to witness it. Others were far too young and...
14 August – If we stand together, we can do whatever
After a couple of years of up-in-the-airness in the early 2020s, our favourite TV show is now more back on an even keel. Yes,...
9 September – In our mouth a rowdy craving for fig,...
Portugal? Why have they only had one win? They have a Latin-based language so some nations can 'sort of' understand them. It's warm and...
1 February – Keep calm and think twice
Are you from a country that's never won our favourite TV show? How do you feel? Do you think that one of your...
8 December – I don’t need a visa and I don’t...
Unless you've been living in a cave on Ganymede, you'll know that we're off to Lisbon for two weeks of European lunacy. It's about...