12 February – Lovely petrol, sweet petrol I need you now,...
What's the oddest subject of a Eurovision song you can think of? Many things have been covered, mostly about falling in love with someone,...
Turkey 2011 – A Gerry Anderson production
Someone at TRT has been getting the Joe 90 re-runs out again, looking at it and thinking "What can we do with the sixth...
1 April – I am avoiding all my friends
Do you have a favourite contest of all time? One where every song hits the mark, the host(s) do their job to perfection, and...
Shiver me timbers and Roger the Turkish cabinboy!
Ah, young Can Bonomo and his ship of hope.
He’s off to an incongruent start, inviting you to hop onto his ship and he’ll make...
31 May – Would you like it sweet and low?
Let's be honest - our friends in Turkey are sorely missed from our favourite TV show. They added that bit of exotica to proceedings,...
Now hear this!
I've just been in a big room with a stage and a Dima Bilan and a Sibel Tuzun and a Tina Karol and a...
16 May – She’s searching for your bay But you don’t...
It's always sad when a country decides to sit out our favourite TV show. We had a now-absent country yesterday, and we have another...
Psychedelia
More rehearsals, after a lengthy break. One country where I wouldn't expect any tardiness at all is the one in which I'm currently sitting. ...
31 May – You put your trust in me, I’ll take...
Let's be honest - our friends in Türkiye/Turkey are sorely missed from our favourite TV show. They added that bit of exotica to proceedings,...
Turkey – Can’s got wood
Like so many things that we have seen over the last 4 days - it has been rehearsed to within an inch of its...