The Swiss do nice chocolate
Nick: It's annoying me. It's a sequence of fleeting moments of sounds-a-bit-like-something-elseness, never quite long enough for me to get a proper grip and...
18 April – The roads seeded with flowers
We love vintage here. There is more to Eurovision than someone clucking in ultra high definition. There were days when we had nothing more...
Switzerland – He’s on the road… the road to Hull?!
I know what this is supposed to be: the angsty boy-type ripping his heart out and telling you that he is vulnerable and all...
Rosé’s closing day one thoughts…
Well well well that must have been a long, sticky and steamy old day in Baku Baku....
I am looking forward to arriving even more...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown Part 37 – Switzerland
Tout l’Univers by Gjon’s Tears
It’s either a brave or a foolhardy artist who illustrates their work with a car crash. The temptation to compare...
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...
Monty looks at Finland, Latvia, Switzerland and Denmark
Finland – first rehearsal report here
I’ve timed everything wrong today, and thought we had a lunch break after Bulgaria, but it’s after Finland. It’s...
Not quite a hit, but it’s not a Swiss miss
I’ve missed most of Norway, but if you’ve seen the video it’s not dissimilar. The discussion on my desk is about the legitimacy of...
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Romania
You know that phrase about the kitchen sink. Well I think Romania have got one of them as well, although it was difficult to...
Eurovision 2021 Week 1 Day 4 Afternoon 1 – Nick’s View
I've received a letter from a Mrs Trellis of North Wales, asking me if my reference to heading off to the virtual gym at...