Bella – Rus
Franko: What I hear you cry. Where is Belgium? Alas they have suffered the same fate as us in the accreditation queue and are...
Macedonia might not qualify – shock!
Phil: Now we have been exposed to the macadamia nuts on local television for days and day but seeing it on stage has revealed...
Hungary by candlelight
Hungary was very strong indeed. Its not going to win any staging originality awards, lots of - eeerm - Candles on stage which is...
Hoisting the Flag (For You)
Well, it's a busy old morning in Eurovisionia. I saw just the one run through of Czech Republic, and it was interesting. A huge...
Some Czech Republic and some Belarus
We rushed in, just so we can say we were here for the Czech Republic but I suspect we did not miss a great...
Turkey – guitars and drums and stuff
Well, this is interesting. It turns out that when you're in a right royal Iceland-induced eurostrop, this looks and sounds absolutely ace. I mean,...
Well if Russia ‘have bought’ this contest …
Phil: They need to have kept the receipt in case they're after a refund in a few days time. It is a total, utter...
It was the washing line and the brides what won it
The winner of the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. By MILES. Seriously, they're going to absolutely ace this now. Visually it's...
Andorra Syndrome sets in
Oh, this is very very wrong. It usually takes longer than this for Andorra Syndrome to set in. Gisela's had her hair done by...
Last night’s fitba and more of the songs
Now you may know me as the fella on this team who likes to do context. Y'know, the things that go on around town...