The views of ESC Insight’s Ben Robertson once again from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest with all the new music at the end of the National Final season.

In the first of our series of HoD interviews, John Lucas chats to Evi Papamichael of Cyprus about choosing Minus One, internal vs public selection, the new voting system and why participating in Eurovision matters to smaller broadcasters.

Christer Björkman tells us that schlager is dead. His assertion is based on the failure of a few songs he helped select to make it to the Melodifestivalen final this year. Well he’s talking rubbish. Schlager is alive and well and here are The Schlagerboys to put on their sparkly academic hats tell us why.

Juke Box Jury returns for 2016! Ben Robertson and Alison Wren join Ewan Spence for the opening rounds of HIt, Miss, or Maybe to give their thoughts on Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Georgia, and Iceland.

For many Eurovision fans, the BBC’s ‘You Decide’ show was the first National Final they would be attending. For others it was the return to an event last seen in 2010. Ewan Spence looks back to find out how successful it was, and how much work still needs to be done.

National Finals are nearly over, so the News Podcast switches to Tuesday, Eurovision gets some vision, and the OGAE Second Cherry competition has some surprise contenders.