14 November – Go, until the end of the horizon
Black and white is an underrated medium. It can cover a multitude of sins, not least you can wear what garish colour you like...
3 November – I would like to stay with you looking...
In those days before the free language, did you wish that your country could sing in any language it chose? Or do you think...
8 October – But mama, she ain’t here tonight
In this column, we don't normally pick birthdays from the current year. But until May we had none on 8 October - and then...
23 September – Clap your hands, oh clap your hands
It can be nice to be the first at something. If you're Lys Assia, for example, no-one can take that first ever contest win...
5 August – I wonder where my absent love is
It's a scary fact that there will be participants in our favourite TV show who were born after 2000. Does that make you feel...
The secret of Swiss Eurovision success
There's an old saying: Even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut. And so it was with Swiss TV at the 2019 Eurovision Song...
13 July – You, the false-talent seekers
We always say anyone can win our favourite TV show. All it needs is a perfect storm of stuff, and even the country that...
13 June – Retrace your steps, your steps, your steps
Picture the scenario: you've heard of the Eurovision Song Contest and think you're good enough to compete. But your nation can't or won't participate....
Switzerland – Ray of light
Luca Hanni changed very little from the first rehearsal, though the lighting had been been modified and some of the camera shots improved. The...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown – Part 40 – Switzerland
For the first time in such a long time, in fact for about ten years, the Swiss have produced a credible entry capable of...