Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
With this year’s Eurovision Song Contest happening next weekend, if you’ve not been following my podcasts, there’s a single page on ESC Insight where you can listen to all eight shows that cover all thirty nine performers. Enjoy!
As in previous years, the majority of my thoughts about The Eurovision Song Contest will be found on ESC Insight (www.escinsight.com). Rather than daily news about the Contest, an area well served by many sights, ESC Insight looks at some of the issues in more depth – think of it like a Sunday newspaper compared to the daily news of sites such as ESCxtra. Alongside the articles from myself, a core writing team of three others, and a number of regular contributors, it’s also the home of my Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast. There’s enough Eurovision news throughout the year for a
There’s another Eurovision Song Contest around the corner (Junior Eurovision will be on Dec 3rd, and broadcast from Yerevan, Armenia). Leading up to the contest, the traditional preview shows on the Eurovision podcast will be running, but this time the regular guests on Juke Box Jury have been stood down. It’s Junior Eurovision, so that means Junior Juke Box Jury and the kids from Duncan Place deciding on a Hit, Miss, or Maybe. [audio:http://www.archive.org/download/UnofficialEurovisionSongContestPodcast116/escinsight_20111118_116_JJBJ2011_1.mp3] Round 1 has the songs from hosts Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belgium. As always, more fun and games at ESC Insight, along with a bundle of
[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/UnofficialEurovisionSongContestPodcast105/escinsight_20110628_105_UJBJ_13.mp3] Which is the best Eurovision winning song of all time? The quest continues over on ESC Insight, as Luxemburg (1973), Israel (1998), Ireland (1980) and The Netherlands (1969) are judged.
[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/UnofficialEurovisionSongContestPodcast103/escinsight_20110614_103_UJBJ_12.mp3] Myself, David Elder and Andrew Main discuss four Eurovision winning songs and rate them Hit, Miss or Maybe. It’s Heat 12, with Lys Assia, Dima Bilan, Amina and Lulu being judged.
Sweden 1984, France 1977, Ireland 1993 and Greece 2005 take part in the third heat of Ultimate Juke Box Jury. With judges David Elder and Andrew Main, hosted by Ewan Spence.
