Last night’s fitba and more of the songs
Now you may know me as the fella on this team who likes to do context. Y'know, the things that go on around town...
It says 18 F.Y.R. Macedonia on the bottom of the screen...
Nick: So it must be time for song 18. It's a rather baffling staging here, with people suddenly turning up through a temporary door...
Hungary – literally taking it literally
Nick: Meanwhile, in a bid to win this year's Most Unpredictable Staging award, the stage backdrop for Hungary's song, Candlelight, is awash with -...
A morning of some considerable joy
Well heck to betsy if that wasn't one of my favourite three-in-a-rows in quite some time coming to this thing.
Starting off with them Pirates....
Bulgaria – oh dear Lord, it’s hideous
Phil: As the sainted Mr Mills might say "oh dear Lord, it's hideous". It starts without a warning for the epileptic and there are...
Right, less us and more them
The Latvian pirates were our major reason for getting up early this morning for a 9:30 start, and I'm not sure that they were...
Four times removed
I took the morning off before we move house, just so I could take some pics of the nieghbourhood and generally catch up with...
Turkey Deli …
Franko: I love this. It is beyond doubt my absolute favourite song of this year and deserves to triumph over all takers. But...
The afternoon deliberations
well we picked up a few stragglers at the bar and dragged them over to the Arena.
Romania
It's a case of a fine Italian hand....
A mixed grill of Romania, Greece and Russia
I've just pootled down to the Arena for the afternoon session - no internet to speak of down there, hence my silence for the...