Looking back at the non-qualifiers at last night, and some initial thoughts on the SVT led running order. Jacques Happe, Monty Moncrieff, and Ewan Spence, discuss all that and more on the daily podcast.

Is it a balanced running order? Is it fair? And what trends can we spot from the semi-final qualifiers? John Egan takes a look at the winners and losers from the SVT-led running order for Saturdays Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

With the Balkan Bloodbath from Tuesday continuing, and the first contest with none of the Former Yugoslav countries since the break-up, the decision on this year’s winner will rest on the destination of the douze points from the Balkan countries.

All settled in before the second semi-final? To help enjoy the show, here are a few pointers from the ESC Insight team to watch out for during tonights’s show from Malmo and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

If you really want to make your interview with Terry Vision go quickly and smoothly, you need a way to hold Terry’s attention. Bulgaria’s Elitsa Todorova thinks she’s worked out how.

Once more Ewan Spence is joined by Luke Fisher for the ESC Insight Alternative Commentary. Semi-final two tonight – you should start playing the podcast before the show starts, and when the countries sing, the podcast beeps, so pause until the end of the song. https://escinsight.com/