Long misunderstood and misrepresented by the West, Kyiv is embracing the Eurovision Song Contest as an opportunity to change the narrative around their capital city. John Lucas goes on a tour

Ewan Spence and Lisa-Jayne Lewis open up week two of the Insight Podcast with rehearsal recaps, red carpet news, the UK’s Lucie Jones, and the EBU’s Jon Ola Sand.

Singers can be a superstitious lot, especially at the Eurovision Song Contest. So why do many of them risk the ultimate Eurovision jinx by using a horse? Pif Pif Blog’s Ross Middleton examines the dangers of the mighty mammal.

After an injury almost derails his trip, John Lucas weighs up the pros and cons of arriving late to the Eurovision party…

Love songs are a staple of pop, but there’s more than one type of love song. By examining the types and forms of love in this year’s songs, we can try to diagnose the mood of Europe.

Ewan Spence is joined by Monty Moncrief (On Europe) and Dean Asker (Midlands Zone Magazine) to look over the latest rehearsals backstage in Kyiv on the Insight Podcast.