The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

Our regular run of weekly episodes in the run up to Liverpool 2023 starts... NOW! We bring you all the latest news, the biggest Eurovision guests, and, for the next six weeks, a new feature called Rewind. Each week we'll rewind the clock to an edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and reminisce together alongside some very special guests. Plus, the One Second Song returns! 06:41" - Latest Eurovis...

We delve into the archives as Rob celebrates with some of the weird and wonderful moments from the last ten years. Of course Rob & James have been together in podcast form since August 2020, but did you know The Euro Trip started life on student radio back in the autumn of 2012?! We celebrate a decade of Eurovision, European music, and some the great people to have joined the show along the wa...

In this special bonus episode we learn more about a special Eurovision afternoon happening at the British Film Institute on 22nd October. The event is part of the  BFI’s 100 BBC TV Gamechangers  – a season at BFI Southbank celebrating the BBC’s centenary. The shows included are drawn from the BFI 100 BBC Gamechangers, a curated list of the most innovative BBC television programmes that h...

After months of waiting, we finally know which city will host Eurovision next year. Liverpool's Assistant Mayor Harry Doyle joins us to explain how they did it, fans from both Liverpool and Glasgow explain their differing emotions and podcast regular Steve Holden joins us from his interrailing travels across Europe. Oh, and Rob makes a brief appearance... all will be explained! 08:06 - Liverpool A...

Carrie Grant represented the UK at Eurovision in 1983 and since then has done almost everything else possible when it comes to the contest. Whether it's heading up the jury, giving out the points or sitting on the judging panel in national finals on the BBC, Carrie has been there and done it and has some amazing stories to tell. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email...

Star of ITV quiz show The Chase joins us to discuss her love of Eurovision, including her first memories, and her fond memories of Love City Groove. She also tells James how a childhood choir links her to the United Kingdom's last winner, as well as revealing how Simon Cowell really feels about Eurovision... Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcas...

We head to the commentary box as the Cypriot commentator, fan, and journalist sits down to share her favourite Eurovision memories. Melina looks back at her many years in the booth, including her return in 2022. She also shares a chat she had with legendary singer Željko Joksimović, her contest crushes, a hairy moment during one of 2010's semi-finals, and how Sam Ryder makes it very difficult to s...

The Creative Director behind Sam Ryder's "Space Man" entry takes us behind the scenes in Turin & shares memories from his esteemed career. Dan takes us back to his first time working with the BBC in 2015 before talking us through the other occasions he worked with the UK delegation. He then reveals how a chance conversation in Rotterdam led him reuniting with the United Kingdom team again this...

We head back to Ireland for another episode of The Contest & Me. James sits down with TV and radio host, and the presenter of Ireland's Junior Eurovision coverage Louise Cantillon. They chat about growing up during Ireland's heyday, meeting a Eurovision star while at school and what her dream rule change would be at the Contest. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or e...

We head to EBU HQ as one of the key members of the Eurovision team tells us about his love of the contest. Dave Goodman talks us through his journey from a fan of the contest back in the 1980s, to attending his first contest as the UK hosted in 1998. He then explains what it was like to cover the contest as a journalist, before joining the in-house team responsible for Eurovision itself. Oh, and t...

In another fascinating conversation here on The Contest & Me, journalist from Sweden's leading daily newspaper Aftonbladet, Tobbe Ek joins us to chat about how Eurovision is woven its way through his life. From growing up watching Eurovision and Melfest in the 1970s, to covering the Contest for the first time in 2006, to his journalism working its way to the door of the President of France, To...

We're back with another episode as one of Eurovision's most popular experts describes how he first fell in love with the contest. Paul talks to us about his early memories in the 1990s, his iconic favourite song, and one particularly interesting taxi journey in Eastern Europe. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbs...

In this episode of The Contest & Me, James chats to entertainment journalist Emma Kelly about her love for Eurovision. Emma tells us about her earliest memories, an unlikely encounter with 2014 winner Conchita, and her dream rule change that might help out her native Ireland. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&...

In the first episode of this series, the host of the Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast, Steve Holden joins us for an in-depth chat about his love for the contest. Rob chats about how he fell in love with Eurovision, his favourite ESC memory, and what he'd like to see change in the future. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and fi...

In the return of The Contest & Me, James and Rob bring you the best stories from some of the most well known fans of the Eurovision Song Contest. Episode One lands on August 10th. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eurotrippodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the news that we never thought we'd hear - Eurovision is coming back to the UK! The boys are back from their summer holidays early to bring you all the best reaction to today's news. The EBU's Communications Lead Dave Goodman tells us how we've got to this point, Bella Qvist tells us what it's like when Eurovision comes to your country, Fernand Frimpong Jr gives us an idea about the the scale...

For one final time during the 2022 Eurovision season, we're back with you and this time we're rounding up our favourite moments from the last year. But before that, we bring you the final chapter in the Domi Diary as we catch up with Czech Republic's We Are Domi in the aftermath of Eurovision 2022. 09:25 - The final chapter of the Domi Diary 32:26 - James's chat with Citi Zeni 39:08 - Rob intervie...

In our first episode since Ukraine's Eurovision 2022 victory, we bring you a hugely important conversation with Kyiv based broadcaster Timur Miroshnychenko. He discusses commentating on the contest from a bomb shelter, his emotions after Kalush Orchestra were declared the winner, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the contest. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or...

The only guide you need to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2022. We've invited some of the biggest experts that Eurovision has to offer to get you up to speed for tonight. We chat the UK and Ukraine with Paul Jordan, ESC Insight and Bet Eurovision's Ben Robertson takes us through the odds, Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek talks about Sweden's chances, EurovisionSpain's Milena Gonzalez tells us about Spain's c...

The boys are back together again to react to all the news from semi-final two. They continue the We Are Domi qualification party with BBC Radio Leeds journalist Pete Allison as he tells us more about their adopted home in the UK, then there's a catch up with the lads from Aussievision, and Emma Kelly joins us live from the press centre after a difficult night for Ireland. 10.15" - Pete Allison on...

We're back in Margarita's kitchen looking ahead to semi-final two with a whole host of great guests. First up host of the official Eurovision podcast Steve Holden stops by to take us behind the scenes of the Pala Olimpico, before podcast favourite and already Swedish superstar Bella Qvist returns. Then there's a chance to hear from two of the artists competing in semi-final two, WRS from Romania,...

This week's trip to Turin has taken a rather unexpected turn, so join Rob for a slightly alternative look back at the results of semi-final one. We review the action with listener Will, before getting the thoughts of Dr Eurovision himself, Mr Paul Jordan. There's also a return to the podcast for the President of OGAE Italy, Cristina Giuntini. 10.38" - Listener Will on his view inside the Pala Olim...

The boys prepare for the first live show ahead of semi-final one kicking off the contest in style. The catch up with pre-contest favourites Kalush Orchestra about the importance of their participation, while they also hear from Amanda Tenfjord on Greece's entry this year. Iceland's commentator gives us an idea on his life working at the contest, and there's a chance to chat with Norway's Head of D...

We bring you all the very best action from the turquoise carpet and the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2022. The episode features a massive ten interviews with the stars of this year's contest as we take you closer to the action inside the grounds of the stunning Venaria Reale, just north of Turin. Follow us on  Twitter  &  Instagram  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and...

We kick off our coverage from the host city! The boys begin the episode outside this year's Eurovision arena before heading inside for a catch up with the EBU's Dave Goodman. There's also an appearance from Swedish commentator Edward af Sillen before they head for an interview with the UK's Sam Ryder. 06.06" - Dave Goodman from the EBU 18.59" - Swedish commentator Edward af Sillen 28.45" - Sam Ryd...