Reviewing the jury performances from the second semi-final of Eurovision 2016. Ewan Spence is joined by Ellie Chalkley (ESC Insight) and Dimitri De Groodt (ESC Kaz) to run through the chances of the eighteen contenders on today’s podcast.

Who would have predicted it: the legacy of Soviet despot Joseph Stalin would have implications for a song contest half a century later? And yet, here we are. 1944, the beguiling entry from Ukraine’s Jamala, has courted attention in the mainstream media before it had won their national final. In this article, John Egan maps Jamala’s personal story against the Eurovision voting public of 2016.

Guy Freeman is now in his third year as the Head of Delegation for the UK. With a return to a national selection show, more input from the music industry, and the lessons from Molly and Electro Velvet, how is the BBC addressing the long term health of Eurovision? Ewan Spence asks the questions in another In-depth Insight podcast.

The winners, the losers, the hopes, the dreams, and The Grey People. Joining Ewan Spence to looking over the results from Semi Final 1 are Samantha Ross (ESC Insight) and Peter Dunwoody (EscXtra).

For many viewers, the idea of a Eurovision in Sweden without Petra Mede is already inconceivable. But how did she make such a powerful impact in her presenting role in 2013, and what can other broadcasters learn from her success?

Ok, everybody…exhale. We’ve got the results in, and Samantha Ross is here to take you through some of tonight’s finer points and statistics.