Ewan Spence previews the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 Grand Final, with Semi Final results, rules, broadcast times, and a chat with the EBU’s Jon Ola Sand.

Eurovision Castaways continues, as Ellie Chalkley welcomes our next guest for summer 2018… Joining us on Île de Bezençon is the EBU’s Dave Goodman with a treasure trove of synths and divas, plus a barrel full of anecdotes.

As Les Bleus take home the FIFA World Cup trophy, the ESC Insight team has been watching the last month of spectacle with various levels of engagement, from Ellie Chalkley’s daily podcasts to Ewan Spence scheduling time in the gym when the matches are on. But what can the Football teach the Song Contest?

Marcus Keppel-Palmer starts his look back at the life of some of the performers from the earlier days of the Eurovision Song Contest. Today, the clock winds back to 1960, and West Germany’s Wyn Hoop.

We’re opening up Île de Bezençon for the summer, and inviting our favourite Eurovision people to bring their best loved Eurovision related songs and stories. Our next guest for the summer of 2018 is Wiv Kristiansen of ESCXtra, who is full of stories of unsolicited doorstep singing, intense French jazz and the power of language.

What happens when you strip away the ‘Vision’ from the Eurovision Song Contest? As part of the first US radio broadcast of the Song Contest, Ewan Spence looks at the impact of ‘all sound, no visuals’ on the Contest, and how it can help to explain the disparity between televoters and jurors.