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The United Kingdom entry is chosen by the BBC. The UK first took part in 1957 and has won five times.

Italy’s ‘spokesmouse’ at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Topo Gigio.

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...
James Newman

Phil’s Eurovision countdown 2021 – Part 39 of 39 – United...

One is allowed to be a touch biased towards one’s home broadcaster, no? Well, yes, because for year upon year, we’ve suffered with the...

Surprised he’s not called it Zanussi….

or Creda... or Tricity Bendix... but Olly Alexander has revealed, to the surprise of no Eurovision fan worth their salt, that the UK Entry...
Michael Rice

Dispelling the myth: No one votes for the UK?

So after all the usual bleating and hollering from the more reactionary corners of the country about how nobody likes us / it's all...
Mr Rice

UK in no props shocker

First thing that you need to know about this is that there are NO PROPS.   There are 5 light pillars though with a sixth...

Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...

As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...
Eurovision Countdown

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 9

You know how you'll miss us when we're gone, well that day is finally here. The last of our Eurovision Countdown shows for 2017....

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – United Kingdom

I've saved my (current) home entry for last. I've struggled to understand why it's received almost universal panning on the fan boards. SuRie is an...

6 October – I feel like I’m dancing in the sky

You have to admire the United Kingdom of stuff. They have this glittering past of top three places that came to a juddering halt...

The singing dustman has another go

Phil: The choice of the blue and silver costume is WRONG and someone needs to tell him immediately! Although it clearly does fit the...