Ellie Chalkley and Lisa-Jayne Lewis talk to Italy’s Francesco Gabbani about philosophy, spirituality, and the power of words in our final interview from Kyiv and Eurovision 2017.

With an audience putting the kettle on, buying another pint or waiting in line for the toilet, it can be easy to see why performing after an advert break is a disadvantage. But is it? Ben Robertson does the maths so you don’t have to.

The Insight team and some close friends of the parish gather at a late night bar to talk over this year’s Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Raw, rough, unedited, and honest views as we get ready to crown the winner of the 62nd Contest.

In the latest podcast, Ewan Spence talks to Eurovision 2017’s Head of Production Ola Melzig, and Senior Floor Manager Henric Von Zweigbergk (i.e. the guys that make everything work at the Eurovision Song Contest).

Ewan Spence and the Insight team with Friday’s round of interviews, results, previews, and the fashion of the Eurovision Song Contest in today’s podcast from Kyiv.

We have this year’s producer-led running order. Each act randomly drew either first half (slots 1-13) or second half (slots 14-26) this week. The exception is host Ukraine, who were randomly assigned 22nd at the semi-final allocation draw in March. Since the host broadcaster leads the production team, they also lead development of the running […]