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From Australia's Milkshake Man to Malta's Kant, the 69th Eurovision Song Contest is living up to its name, as May's contest in Basel is shaping up to be quite saucy!

Steven brings you all the latest news, including confirmed acts from Germany, Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Aus, alongside special guest, Eurovision fan and author AJ Clay.

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As Basel 2025 draws nearer, we wanted to reshare a classic episode, where Steven looks at Eurovision presenters of past to figure out what makes a great host.

Enjoy!

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Highlights from the episode:

Takeaways:

• The history of Eurovision presenters reveals a significant evolution in hosting dynamics over the years, particularly in terms of gender representation.
• To ensure a successful Eurovision, it is advisable to have a team of three to four presenters with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Multilingualism among hosts is crucial, as it enhances the international appeal and accessibility of the contest to a broader audience.
• The importance of having hosts with live entertainment experience cannot be overstated, given the complexity of the Eurovision production.
• Sweden's consistent success in hosting Eurovision suggests that they have an abundance of talent to draw from for future contests.
• The trend of having a majority of female presenters has emerged as a standard practice in recent Eurovision history, reflecting societal changes.

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Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 21st February 2025, including:

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On this week's episode, Steven is joined by special guest Kat Stevens to discuss a boat load more national final results including Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Italy.

As the Eurovision field continues to take shape, who are the frontrunners and who are the also rans? Plus, all the latest news and updates as second round tickets go on sale, and Malta's Kant is the hottest topic in Europe.

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It's been a busy week of national finals as Europe gears up for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel... and boy is everyone really leaning into the '69'!

How do Ireland follow up last year's Bambi Thug?

Are Remember Monday representing the UK?

And Malta. IYKYK.

All of this and more as Steven Perkins is joined by special guest and fellow Eurovision superfan Adrian Bradley to break down a Super Saturday of national finals.

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Eurovision results are a dramatic affair, and are arguably as entertaining as the performances themselves. Even more so when the expert jury and general public disagree wildly on their favourites.

So in this deep dive, Steven looks at the biggest discrepancies in Eurovision history, where the jury and televote scores differ the most. From singing grannies and milk maids to runaway winners, this list has it all!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Klavdia - ‘Asteromáta’ (Greece, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzeTezgey4

Red Sebastian - ‘Strobe Lights’ (Belgium, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzeTezgey4

Klemen - ‘How Much Time Do We Have Left?’ (Slovenia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6RH6nZL1c 

July Jones - ‘New Religion’ (Slovenia NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAIk9nW1oY 

Melody - ‘Esa Diva’ (Spain, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46FB-rLh04 

Cezar - ‘It’s My Life’ (Romania, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHWFiavqjA

Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro - ‘Non mi avete fatto niente’ (Italy, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81M-mp5t8uM

Il Volo - ‘Grande Amore’ (Italy, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOMqZV2jA8

Donatan & Cloe - ‘My Słowianie - We Are Slavic’ (Poland, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA 

Michał Szpak - ‘Colour Of Your Life’ (Poland, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA 

Zoë - ‘Loin d’ici’ (Austria, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuPYt5i5cE

Margaret - ‘Cool Me Down’ (Poland NF, 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39-Ls6Yhy4 

Sergey Lazarev - ‘You Are The Only One’ (Russia, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e94dst20C9Y 

Dami Im - ‘Sound Of Silence’ (Australia, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0

Jamala - ‘1944’ (Ukraine, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rnM-MwRHY 

Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers - ‘Trenulețul’ (Moldova, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUqf_zO2QaI

Buranovskiye Babushki - ‘Party For Everybody’ (Russia, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUstrmJzyc 

Käärijä - ‘Cha Cha Cha’ (Finland, 2023); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rS8Dv5g-8

Loreen - ‘Tattoo’ (Sweden, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2Fj0W4jP4

KEiiNO - ‘Spirit In The Sky’ (Norway, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovt7YGHAj8I

Kalush Orchestra - ‘Stefania’ (Ukraine, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLs

Go_A - ‘Shum’ (Ukraine, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqvzDkgok_g 

Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria’ (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8 

Eden Golan - ‘Hurricane’ (Israel, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60BWlEhtAA

Iolanda - ‘Grito’ (Portugal, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZn4-H6JvKU

MARO - ‘Saudade, saudade’ (Portugal, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZtbD47u6yI

Lake Malawi - ‘Friend Of A Friend’ (Czech Republic, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxLKFZKhNs 

Raphael Gualazzi - ‘Madness Of Love’ (Italy, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0uNLp3LuU

John Lundvik - ‘Too Late For Love’ (Sweden, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdWkdVKIqQ 

Michael Rice - ‘Bigger Than Us’ (United Kingdom, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV-eOhTS8Dw

Aminata - ‘Love Injected’ (Latvia, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usdXbeGHi8

Nemo - ‘The Code’ (Switzerland, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_qJf-nW0k

Slimane - ‘Mon Amour’ (France, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XyLecY2JyE

Isaiah - ‘Don’t Come Easy’ (Australia, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCP4S1dqwA

Destiny - ‘Je me casse’ (Malta, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbc2yKnv0M

Tamara Todevska - ‘Proud’ (North Macedonia, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pAURAsum4A

Cesár Sampson - ‘Nobody But You’ (Austria, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Yvzo1puoE 

Benjamin Ingrosso - ‘Dance You Off’ (Sweden, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z101xtUBflU

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