The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

We're back for the new year, and we've come armed with our predictions for the contest in Basel. Based on the little information we have so far, Rob and guests attempt to work out how the UK might do, which country could find themselves missing out on the Grand Final, and who could ultimately be crowned the winners?Alongside Louise Holst from the Eirevision podcast, we also discuss Ireland, and their hopes on another positive result this year. And we're also reunited with a friend of the show as Creative Director Dan Shipton joins us to explain what's happening behind the scenes as delegations prepare to reveal their artist and song.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email [email protected], and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we await the New Year and Basel's year as Eurovision hosts, we go back in time to the last time Switzerland staged the contest. In this special edition of our Rewind series we hear more about the preparations for the event, Celine Dion's return to the Eurovision stage, and how the UK came close yet again. We also learn more about the two nation's making controversial Eurovision history, and how a first-time winner shocked audiences by taking the win.A special thank you to the EBU, and Chris West's book 'Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest' for helping with our research for this episode.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email [email protected], and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a big week for Eurovision 2025 we now have our branding, visual identity, and slogan for next year's contest. As a pre-Christmas treat we sit down with the contest's two Executive Producers' Reto Peritz and Mortitz Stadler, as they answer your questions. The duo discuss other major announcements coming over the next few weeks and months, as well as hinting at changes they'd like to make to the competition.And before we sign off for the year, we also look ahead to what the BBC could do to improve the UK's fortunes in 2025. Music journalist Nick Levine joins us to discuss a possible return to the lefthand side of the scoreboard, and where things went wrong in Malmö.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email [email protected], and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Eurovision 2025 six months away, we hear more about the city's preparations to host next year's contest. Project Manager Beat Läuchli gotes into detail about what fans can expect, with exciting news about the Eurovision Village, a viewing party for ticketless visitors, and plenty of other exciting suprises.After this week's bonus episode with Martin Green, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest, we also discuss the EBU's planned changes to help imrove the situation for delegations behind the scenes, and what we might expect.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email [email protected], and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.