I know a lot of people ignore it, but I think that the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is a great ‘side’ event to our favourite TV show. The Eighth Edition takes place on the 20th November, and with 14 countries entering, there’s only one way to preview the songs. It’s time to call up the Juke Box Jury back into service!

The National Finals are under way, and Ukraine is first on our screens as Sweden’s Web Joker final is up next. The stage is under construction for Junior Eurovision and the ConSong 2010 winner is announced.

This weekend’s ConSong 2010, held in Edinburgh, like many Eurovision parties, is a great look at what makes Eurovision so much fun to follow all the year round… not just during two weeks in May.

As Halloween approaches, it’s time to uncover the horrible relics of Eurovisions past that have been subject to cruel and unusual musical experimentations. Or mash-ups as the new generation would call them.

They captured our hearts ten years ago, and now, with their album of Eurovision covers, The Olsen Brothers are set to brighten your day once more.

The summer break is over, and the Eurovision bandwagon is starting to warm up again for the long journey to The Esprit Stadium in Duesseldorf in May 2011. You’ll be happy to know you’ll have a little slice of Eurovision every week until we know who the winner is.