Jon Jacob returns with his unique view to the Eurovision Song Contest in his first ‘Letter From Kyiv’. With a new job on the horizon, can his love of the Song Contest survive?

Guest writer and academic Catherine Baker weighs in on the debate of LGBT concerns across Europe and how representations at Eurovision have played out on this in recent history.

Ewan Spence is joined by Brandon McCann (ESC Daily) and Lisa-Jayne Lewis (ESC Buzz) ) to look over the third day of rehearsals on today’s Insight podcast from Kyiv.

The currency of pop is attention. This is even more true for the Eurovision Song Contest, where victory and defeat ride on the ability of a single 3 minute song to stand out amongst an evening of giddy light entertainment thrills. Ellie Chalkley looks at the history and impact of the novelty song.

Sharleen Wright talks to Vasil Ivanov, the Bulgarian Head of Press for Eurovision 2017.

Ewan Spence is joined by Lisa-Jayne Lewis (ESC Buzz) and Brent Davidson (EscXtra) to recap the second day of rehearsals on the Insight podcast.