Germany: too much swirl
It’s all go this morning, so I only saw half of Germany, again. It’s too busy for me. They’ve brought their own projection backdrop...
Which half will the UK sing in?
I've just been in the UK's press conference. The design team is reasonably happy with the amendments to the production, and SuRie was as...
Spain: sounding good, but switch back to the first outfits
It’s Spain now, and I unashamedly, unabashedly love this! I thought they’d got a fairly good sense of it by Friday, so there’s not...
Portugal: Home and dry
With just a few rehearsals to get through today, it's a shorter stint for Monty and Rose, who will be your guides. They're en...
UK – am I making you proud, or could I do...
I did miss Portugal, but at least I’m here for the UK. The first go has tightened up many of the camera angles and...
Eurovision 2018 – Day seven – highlights and low points
Today was the last 'big day' of rehearsals - tomorrow it's a half day with the Big Five and Portugal. In a week's time,...
Ukraine – more over the top than under the ladder
For reasons undisclosed, the feed from the hall cut out and we only got half of the song during the first two rehearsals.
On the...
Again, Novenia
They still include an eighteen-second break - attributed to a supposed 'technical difficulty' - in this rehearsal, and it looks as hideous as it...
Monteneg-no
Just like on Wednesday, this catches me in my rehearsal lull, where energy levels are low and I'm start to wonder why I'm still...
Sweden – safe and sound
I had to go and do something, so I only saw a little bit of Sweden.
It's the same as it was back on Wednesday....