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I'm just back from my first-ever trip to "Portugal".  I don't think I've ever been so moved by a visit to any "co...

I've been so wrapped up in the Holyrood election and its aftermath that I've barely paid any attention at all to the Eurovision rehe...

In the past, it's been quite rare for countries to allow non-residents to vote in their Eurovision pre-selections. I think the only tim...

What is it about Albania and the Eurovision? Every December they unveil their entry for the following year's contest far earlier than o...

Well, what with all the excitement of the general election (for 'excitement' read 'unremitting gloom') I've shamefully n...

I think at this time last year I managed a decent-length post on this topic, but I'm in one of those frames of mind where I think I'...

Except in the case of Andorra, who in spite of me wishing as hard as I could failed to make it through. Quite simply, the live performance ...

Before I begin, I'll just modestly point out that I correctly predicted all ten of the qualifiers at this stage last year (and I'll...

I went out of my way to defend Terry Wogan on the All Kinds of Everything blog yesterday (I know, I've got an unhealthy fixation with th...

There's an episode of the 1980s sitcom Just Good Friends where Jan Francis' character repeatedly tells Paul Nicholas there's ...

Do you know, I actually found myself punching the air when Portugal were named as the final qualifier. I had to remind myself I've neve...