It’s the New Year, but the Eurovision Song Contest news never ends, This week’s Insight podcast brings you news of two more internal selections, asks why Azerbaijan is not running MST3K, and reminds a certain performer why you should never go back.

All set for 2013? If you are, that means you’ll be getting the ESC Insight newsletter in your email boxes this morning. If you haven’t signed up, why not? As well as all the words, you’re missing out on our prize draws!

Recorded just before Junior Eurovision 2012, it’s time for a festive Nul Points! Our Eurovision comedy panel quiz show pits pundit against pundit with devilish questions, spurious speculation, and the occasional bit of bribery of the quizmaster (at least you think they would have learned by now that cash in a brown envelope does help…).

As 2013 approaches, it’s time for the annual look back at the last twelve months from ESC Insight, and of course we have to look back at 2012 through the power of song. What are the tracks of the year that are still stuck in the minds of the Insight team? Let’s find out…

In this week’s Insight podcast, we have thoughts on the recent national Finals, the EBU’s ‘complete’ entry list, why closed rehearsals are good for the Contest, and the ‘Euphoric’ delights of Milli Secim Turu. Plus music from Anne-Marie David.

Eurovision fans go to National Finals. Some of them jump on a plane to head round Europe because it’s fun. But what do you do when you are half way round the world, almost a day behind, and the Contest is calling across the sea to you? ESC Insight’s Samantha Ross knew exactly what to do…