23 December – I play with the sand between my feet
Do you admire countries for sticking to their own languages? Or do you wish they can all sing in a tongue you can understand?
Our...
22 December – We’ll be joined forever no matter what way...
Our friends in the Netherlands have been at all-but-four of the contests, so are generally firmly in love with it. Even so, they've had...
20 December – Your hands were holding mine
Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...
18 December – You’ve often told me: “We’re strong, both of...
You know how there are lots of jobbing songwriters out there. The ones that have a whole clutch of songs that they peddle around...
17 December – We collide in black and white
It's often a thing that singers sometimes sing for another country to where you think they should sing for. There are often valid reasons,...
15 December – I’m not doing this dance again
Would you like to see Iceland win our favourite TV show? After all, they're the only Nordic country yet to do so, even though...
14 December – On my return, I’ll have in a jewel...
Today we have an absolute classic. You won't be able to argue with me. Mr Phil of this parish will send the boys round...
12 December – Where are you, paradise? Have I found you?
All countries have good times and bad times at our favourite TV show. Those that were doing well in the 1990s might be having...
11 December – My love, my love
The early 2020s were not that long ago, yet they seem like an age now. A contest was cancelled and a certain Mr Laurence...
10 December – Dressed in black, you left my neighbourhood
Do you ever think some performers get a really bad deal? You can tell that they can definitely carry a song in a bucket....