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Downtime

I have a few idle moments from my day job, so I can catch up on stuff. The catering here at the press centre...

Dining and drinking in the Dorf

I came to Germany expecting all sausages, sauerkraut and fried tatties and I've had some surprises. We've experienced Italian (courtesy of Buon Gorno), pepper steak...

Well I think …

When I left you last night, I'd yet to comment on anything after Latvia. well, all I can say is that it's been most...

Portugal & Azerbaijan – two points of the compass

Portugal just provided us with one of the great press conferences of all time. For each question the slick backed lead chap provided us...

You’ll catch your death in that …

My oh my that's a good song. I have to say that I was pre-disposed to liking this before it got here (even though...

Time for a quick break

The only redeeming feature for this song is the fact that the 3d lettering on the backdrop looks very effective..... effectively removing your eyes...

Eurovision 2011 – Second semi-final results

The second semi-final took place in Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf on 12 May 2011. The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest...

Live Blog – Eurovision 2011 – Semi Final 2 – Public...

In what has become true to form for this contest, the rehersal isn't starting on time.  This time we're again 15 minutes late. Judith, Stefan and...

Where on earth do I start with this one!!!

Well considering Cologne is approximately 20 miles from Dusseldorf I can almost hear the collective jaw dropping from here at the Russian performance. It has,...

BBC wrong, or has jury voting changed?

From the BBC's own website: 11. The members of each national jury will be presented with pre-recorded sequences of a dress rehearsal of each song....