An Ice Age star for Sanremo, San Marino goes to the CIA Answer Book, and Samantha Ross thinks about superstitions. Ewan Spence and the team cover the latest from the world of Eurovision in this week’s Insight News podcast

Details of ticket sales, the allocation draw and more. Plus news from France, Czech Republic, Belgium and your weekly National Selection playlist…

Nano opens, John Lundvik closes, and all of a sudden Anna Bergendahl is favourite. Find out why as Ben Robertson explains the Melodifestivalen running order and the impact it has on the story of the show.

More results coming in from National Heats, the official logo and slogan are announced, and who wants to hear the music of ‘Jon Ola Sandz’? Ewan Spence and the Insight team cover the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in this week’s Insight News podcast.

Previously some of the Insight team walked through their choices, now it’s time to ask the rest of the team and the Friends of the Parish for their musical moments of 2018.

Recorded live at Euro Fan Cafe in Lisbon, Roy Delaney chooses his eight records to take, Ellie Chalkley is operating the customs desk and needs justification, and everyone just about maintains order throughout in the latest Eurovision Castaways podcast