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The Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is almost here, which means its time for the ESC Insight Alternative Commentary ‘Riff’ Track for the show. Having spent the 2018 Season with ESC Insight, why not join us for the final step as nineteen countries sing for the opportunity to appear in Saturday night’s Grand Final.
You’ll be able to watch the show on your national broadcaster (or head over to www.eurovision.tv for the free live stream without a commentator).
For a million reasons, legal, technical or otherwise, we can’t automatically sync up with the live broadcast, so you need to do a little bit of work. Grab the MP3, cue it up in your audio player of choice, be it portable on headphones, or on your computer or tablet. Feel free to start listening whenever you want, but starting just before the show starts is fine.
We’ll remind you in the show, but when you hear a beep, you pause the track, watch the song performance, then start up the track again. Don’t stop for adverts or cutaways, just for the music.
The only potential gotcha is when to start listening to the main portion of the track. The first part can be listened to in advance, and pause it on the first beep. Pause when the track tells you, and start up again when our hosts say “Let the Eurovision Song 2018 Begin!“
Enjoy! And you can still follow me real time on Twitter for updates direct from Lisbon and the Contest.
Eurovision 2018 Podcast: Grand Final Commentary
Ellie Chalkley, Ross Middleton, and Elaine O’Neill take you though the Grand Final of Eurovision 2018. Press play before the show starts, and don’t forget to pause for the music when you hear the beep!
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At 31:47, France is repeated, not Italy.