You may have heard the story of how the Portuguese Revolution of 1974 used their Eurovision entry as a signal to start overthrowing the government. But are there other examples of Eurovision artists involved in revolutions?

Dr Paul Jordan (aka Dr Eurovision) joins Phil Dore to talk about the long-running feud between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest. Along the way they discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Armenian Genocide, and the controversial hosting of Eurovision 2012 in Baku.

Talking about the banned songs of the Eurovision Song Contest leads into discussions of the Russian invasion of Georgia, the 2020/21 pro-democracy protests in Belarus, and the 2015 Colectiv fire in Romania, in the next episode of Eurovision Wars

For Eurovision Wars' third part of the Russia vs Ukraine story, Phil Dore is joined by Erik Nelson talk about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the impact it had on the Eurovision Song Contest.

Phil Dore is joined on the Eurovision Wars podcast by Dr Jamie Halliwell and Julie Hasseris to continue exploring Russia and Ukraine's history at the Song Contest and the impact of the rising political tensions in the two countries.