Time for this week’s poll question. Many people, including my children, are eagerly awaiting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday 20th, but it’s not to every fans taste, with many of them skipping it simply because of the ‘kid’ nature of the show... glossing over Sandra Kim’s victory. Will you be watching?

The BBC’s track record in song selection and national finals has not been stellar in the last decade. Rather than rely momentum and dusting down last year’s plan, something radical needs to be done to guarantee the UK doesn’t embarrass themselves around Europe.

This weekend’s ConSong 2010, held in Edinburgh, like many Eurovision parties, is a great look at what makes Eurovision so much fun to follow all the year round... not just during two weeks in May.

As Halloween approaches, it’s time to uncover the horrible relics of Eurovisions past that have been subject to cruel and unusual musical experimentations. Or mash-ups as the new generation would call them.

I’m just back from Las Vegas and I think the City of Sin is missing a little bit of Eurovision love on the many stages and shows that run each night.