In Stockholm this year was played out one of the most intense battles in Eurovision history between two of the show's big hitters. Ben Robertson writes about the impact these two songs had on the 2016 Song Contest in what was certainly our Story of the Season

Continuing our look back at 2016's Musical Moments, we've invited some of our contributors and friends of the parish to contribute the song that made their year

Once more the year draws in, and once more we here at ESC Insight look back with our friends on a quite frankly wonderful year of Music. Before 2017 arrives we're going to look back over the year, starting with our favourite Musical Moments. The core Insight team pick today, and our contributors will be here for part two tomorrow.

All your favourite songs, an evil queen to scream at, and the worry of who is behind you. Yes it's Panto season in the United Kingdom, but how close is the Eurovision Song Contest to the classic British theatre genre? Ewan Spence pulls out his jester's stick to explore the evolving nature of theatre and performance.

Ben Robertson meets up with Christer Björkman to discuss one of the projects he founded, the Marcel Bezençon Awards. Here he finds out how and why they begun, how they have changed through the years, and why the future looks bright for their continuation many years in the future.