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...
Third week of Melodifestivalen sends two more to grand final
Swedish ratings juggernaut Melodifestivalen continued to grab more than the lion's share of attention even on this Eurovision Super Saturday. This week we landed...
UK – Eurovision: you decide … thankfully, no
It seems that once again the UK has decided to change tack for the Eurovision Song Contest.
For 2020, gone are the six songs that...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 – Part 36/37 – Ukraine
Ukraine - Ziferblat - Bird of Pray
Despite having one of their number on our little radio show during NF season, that isn't going to...
The BBC Speaks – and OnEurope listens – but will Europe
This morning I had the following drop into my inbox from the British Broadcasting Corporation (*dofs cap*) - Seems changes are afoot in the...
Serbia’s superfluous striding
It’s all coming thick and fast today. Many delegations are only doing two tries, so bink and you’ll miss it. Serbia has had their...
Loreen speaks – Apparently she’s gonna win you know
I wondered why I bothered turning up because "Mother" was about to speak to the masses.
There was another massive delay - I suspect someone,...
Douze points: Why did Italy give the UK top marks at...
When the Eurovision jury votes dropped and an Italian cartoon mouse handed the UK a dazzling douze points, jaws hit living room floors from...
20 June – I give my life for a day of...
I mentioned a day or two ago that Portuguese was a very misunderstood language until 2017. If you were to listen to a compilation...
15 July – I’ll wait forever and a lifetime
Do you ever notice that some songs are touted as winners, only to fade away once they get to the host city. It could...