Turin is throwing a full eight evening schedule at Eurovision Village, ten EuroClubs and a glamourous venue for the Opening Ceremony. Yet while the city is covered in Eurovision regalia the Song Contest in Italy is far from a carbon copy of shows from before the pandemic. Ben Robertson explains why.

Elaine O’Neill meets the performers taking to the stage in Turin for Eurovision 2022 to find out what they were doing before the Song Contest called, and what’s planned after the Grand Final, in the latest Insight podcast.

As Italy prepare to host the 2022 Eurovision song Contest, their neighbours in San Marino are about to field their 12th entry. John Lucas pays a road-trip to the Most Serene Republic to find out why they became the little microstate that could… 

John Lucas and Ben Robertson take a stroll around the Turin Eurovision Village an reflect on an eventful day for the Big Five…

Last year the jury vote at Eurovision 2021 was won by Gjon’s Tears from Switzerland, who gave his biggest vocal performance on the night of the jury final. This is a prime example of why the jury criteria of ‘vocal capacity’ needs to be scrapped, argues Ben Robertson.

John Lucas is joined by Mike Jones (Aussievision) and Micael O’Kane (Eurovision Hub) live at the Turin Press Centre to discuss all the latest developments from the past 24 hours…