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June 17Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2026-06-17): PED Cure Dose 5: Interviews with Søren Torpegaard Lund (DK 2026), Lelek (CRO 2026), Tess Merkel & Martin Rolinski,..
Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK
Interview with Lelek (Croatia 2026) done in the Media Centre of Eurovision 2026, Vienna
Interview with Tess Merkel formally of Alcazar and Martin Rollinski formally from BWO (done at EuroVillage in Vienna)
Interview with Soeren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark 2026) by Johannes
Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Ross Bennett
Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
Your music requests

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to interviews many of the artists at different places such as Turqoise Carpet, in the Media Centre, at the Embassies as well as in the Eurovillage. Enjoy those interviews being broadcast on Radio International during the upcoming shows.

Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark 2026)

This week there is a short interview clip with Søren Torpegaard Lund who represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Før vi går hjem" which came 7th in the Grand Final. Radio International's Newscaster Johannes had the pleasure to chat with Sören. Listen to the interview on this week's edition of Radio International

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here

The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

Martin Rolinski and Tess Merkel (Vienna, Austria 2026)

Interview with Tess Merkel (Alcazar) and Martin Rolinski (BWO): A brand new project was born just before the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria when Tess Merkel who was one of the members of Alcazar and Martin Rolinski who was one the lead singer of the Swedish group BWO (Body Without Organs) got together. They first project is called "Let there be love". Both Swedish artists came to Vienna to perform this song and also others in fron tof the many Eurovision Fans that have visited Vienna and the Eurovillage as part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. BWO had great hits and took part a few times in Melodifestivalen e.g. "Lay your love on me" and Alcazar had great successes in Melo and beyond as their biggest international hit is "Crying at the Discotheque". Radio International's JP had the honour and the pleasure to meet Tess and Martin in Vienna at the Eurovillage for an in-depth interview you will be able to hear on this week's edition of Radio International.

Lelek (Croatia 2026)

Interview with Lelek (Croatia 2026): What an amazing entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 came from Croatia this year by girl group Lelek performing the song "Andromeda" reaching the Grand Final from the Semi Final and then at the end of the Voting Sequence reached Number 15. Radio International's Johannes had the chance to meet and interview with one of the members of Lelek before the Grand Final of the contest this year. Listen to the interview on the show this week.

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment: It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Ross Bennett closes out the current series looking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. Johannes presents the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and lots more.

For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here
3 hr 59 min
June 14JP’s Golden Years - Edition 301 (2026-06-13)
Enjoy this two hour oldies show presented by JP from Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. The music is based on the UK charts from across the decades from the 50s to the 2010s hosted by JP. All kinds of music is possible and also your requests are welcome.

The 301st edition of JP's Golden Years show aired on Saturday, 13 Jun 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen. The show airs also on other stations. Details of broadcast times and stations are below.

But also a copy of the show is available on this website www.radiointernational.tv and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server with this appearing in Spotify, Itunes, and various other podcast providers. For the link to the Spotify Channel - click here

Broadcast Times of JP's Golden Years:

Saturdays
South Norfolk Radio 1700 to 1900 hours CET - click to listen
Venture Radio 0700 - 0900 hours CET
Mondays
Bradley Stoke Radio 2300 to 0100 hours CET - click to listen
Wednesdays
Venture Radio 1700 - 1900 hours CET
GoGoRadio Gibraltar 2200 - 2359 hours CET - click to listen
South Norfolk Radio (repeated) 1300 to 1500 hours CET - click to listen
Daily:
Malta's Sunshine Radio
Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET

We would be delighted to receive your request, dedications and comments via email to JP's Golden Years - click here

This week's Show Page is available here including the Play List - click here

Programme Segments are:
The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
The Best of Europop
A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of Jun 2002
Bessides being available on all the PODCAST Platforms, The Show is available at the following Radio Stations:
South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
Malta's Sunshine Radio
ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel
#world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #MonthlylChart #BestsellersOfTheMonth #2002 #Jun
1 hr 59 min
June 11JP’s Golden Years - Edition 300 (2026-06-06)
Enjoy this two hour oldies show presented by JP from Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. The music is based on the UK charts from across the decades from the 50s to the 2010s hosted by JP. All kinds of music is possible and also your requests are welcome.

The 300th edition of JP's Golden Years show aired on Saturday, 06 Jun 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen. The show airs also on other stations. Details of broadcast times and stations are below.

But also a copy of the show is available on this website www.radiointernational.tv and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server with this appearing in Spotify, Itunes, and various other podcast providers. For the link to the Spotify Channel - click here

Broadcast Times of JP's Golden Years:

Saturdays
South Norfolk Radio 1700 to 1900 hours CET - click to listen
Venture Radio 0700 - 0900 hours CET
Mondays
Bradley Stoke Radio 2300 to 0100 hours CET - click to listen
Wednesdays
Venture Radio 1700 - 1900 hours CET
GoGoRadio Gibraltar 2200 - 2359 hours CET - click to listen
South Norfolk Radio (repeated) 1300 to 1500 hours CET - click to listen
Daily:
Malta's Sunshine Radio
Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET

We would be delighted to receive your request, dedications and comments via email to JP's Golden Years - click here

This week's Show Page is available here including the Play List - click here

Programme Segments are:
The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
The Best of Europop
A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of Jun1995
Bessides being available on all the PODCAST Platforms, The Show is available at the following Radio Stations:
South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
Malta's Sunshine Radio
ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel
#world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #MonthlylChart #BestsellersOfTheMonth #1995 #Jun
1 hr 59 min
June 11JP’s Golden Years - Edition 299 (2026-05-30)
Enjoy this two hour oldies show presented by JP from Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. The music is based on the UK charts from across the decades from the 50s to the 2010s hosted by JP. All kinds of music is possible and also your requests are welcome.

The 299th edition of JP's Golden Years show aired on Saturday, 30 May 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen. The show airs also on other stations. Details of broadcast times and stations are below.

But also a copy of the show is available on this website www.radiointernational.tv and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server with this appearing in Spotify, Itunes, and various other podcast providers. For the link to the Spotify Channel - click here

Broadcast Times of JP's Golden Years:

Saturdays
South Norfolk Radio 1700 to 1900 hours CET - click to listen
Venture Radio 0700 - 0900 hours CET
Mondays
Bradley Stoke Radio 2300 to 0100 hours CET - click to listen
Wednesdays
Venture Radio 1700 - 1900 hours CET
GoGoRadio Gibraltar 2200 - 2359 hours CET - click to listen
South Norfolk Radio (repeated) 1300 to 1500 hours CET - click to listen
Daily:
Malta's Sunshine Radio
Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET

We would be delighted to receive your request, dedications and comments via email to JP's Golden Years - click here

This week's Show Page is available here including the Play List - click here

Programme Segments are:
The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
The Best of Europop
A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of May 1984
Bessides being available on all the PODCAST Platforms, The Show is available at the following Radio Stations:
South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
Malta's Sunshine Radio
ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel
#world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #MonthlylChart #BestsellersOfTheMonth #1984 #May
1 hr 56 min
June 10Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2026-06-10): PED Cure Dose 4: Eurovision 2026 Interviews with Satoshi (MOL), Alexandra Capitanescu, Look Mum No Computer and Kaleen (AT 2024)
Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK
Live Interview with Satoshi (Moldova 2026)
Interview with Alexandra Capitanescu (Romania 2026)
Interview Clips with Look Mum No Computer (United Kingdom 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Interview with Kaleen (Austria 2024) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer
Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
Your music requests

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara: The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to interviews many of the artists at different places such as Turqoise Carpet, in the Media Centre, at the Embassies as well as in the Eurovillage. Enjoy those interviews being broadcast on Radio International during the upcoming shows. This week there is a short interview clip with the UK's Eurovision entrant Sam Battle alias Look Mum No Computer who performed the song "Eins, Zwei, Drei".

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here

The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

Satoshi (Moldova 2026) with JP

Interview with Satoshi (Moldova 2026): After a year's break Moldova came back with a bundle of energy to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with Satoshi and the song "Viva Moldova" which in fact opened up the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 being the first song in Semi Final 1. The Radio International Interview Team met Satoshi at the Turquoise Carpet. Part of Satoshi's performance was also previous Eurovision entrant Aliona Moon who in 2013 reached Number 11 with the song "O Mie". Radio International has the big pleasure to be having Satoshi live on the show this week for an in-depth interview and the latest song release.

Alexandra Capitanescu (Romania 2026) in Vienna

Interview with Alexandra Capitanescu (Romania 2026): What an amazing result for the returning Romania to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Number 3 for the third time and so far Romania's best result in the contest. In 2005, Luminita Anghel & Sistem came third with "Let me try", and also in 2010 Paula Seling & Ovi took Romania to Number 3 with the song "Playing with Fire". 2023 was the last time that Romania took part in Eurovision until their return in 2026 with a banger. "Choke me" performed by Alexandra Capitanescu and her band reaching Number 3. Radio International's JP and Johannes had the pleasure to meet the group in the media centre of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna for an in-depth interview you can hear on the show this week.

Kaleen (Austria 2024)

Interview with Kaleen (Austria 2026): The Interview Team of Radio International had the pleasure to once again meet Kaleen at the Turquoise Carpet of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. It is very common that previous Eurovision artists walk the Turquoise Carpet. Kaleen represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "We will rave" which made it into the Grand Final and at the end of the voting sequence Austria ranked at Number 24. Enjoy listening to this interview and get the catch-up on the latest of Kaleen.

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment: It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer continues the series looking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. Johannes presents the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and lots more.

For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here
4 hr 1 min
June 03Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2026-06-03): PED Cure Dose 3: Eurovision 2026 Interviews with Akylas (GR), Leléka (UKR), Cosmó (AT) and Eva-Marija (LUX), and more
Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK
Indepth Interview with Eva Marija (Luxembourg 2026)
Interview with Cosmó (Austria 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Interview Clips with Akylas (Greece 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Interview Clip with Leléka (Ukraine 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Alasdair Rendall
Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
Tribute to Eurovision Conductor Pierre Cao (Luxembourg)
Tribute to Sophie Garel of Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel (Luxembourg 1968)
Tribute to Romuald (Luxembourg 1969, Monaco 1964, Monaco 1974)
Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
Your music requests

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara: The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to interviews many of the artists at different places such as Turqoise Carpet, in the Media Centre, at the Embassies as well as in the Eurovillage. Enjoy those interviews being broadcast on Radio International during the upcoming shows.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here

The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

Eva Marija (Luxembourg 2026)

Interview with Eva Marija (Luxembourg 2026): The country returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024 and since then has always been in the Grand Final, however, this year it was not the case. Eva Marija represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 2026 with the song "Mother Nature" sadly only ending up at Number 12 in Semi Final 20 with 60 points though, the song has a strong message as Eva Marija explains to the Radio International Interview Team at the Turquoise Carpet. But also Alain Forrotti had the pleasure of a more in-depth interview with Eva Marija which you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International this week.

Cosmó, Akylas and Leléka at Eurovision 2026

Interview Clips from the Turquoise Carpet (Cosmó), Akylas, Leléka): The Turqoise Carpet marks the start of the Welcome Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Artists walk the carpet in front of the many Eurovision Fans and International Media who conduct short interview clips with the artists. This week listen to the interview clips JP, Marc and Salman did with Cosmó (Austria), Akylas (Greece) and Leléka (Ukraine). The Host Entry from Austria was performed by Cosmó called "Tanzschein" which reached Number 24 in the Grand Final. Leléka represented the Ulraine with the song "Ridnym" coming 9th in the Grand Final and Akylas was the musical ambassador from Greece and performed the song "Ferto" which reached Number 10. Listen to these interview clips on the show this week.

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment: It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Alasdair Rendall continues the series looking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Tribute to Pierre Cao, Sophie Garel and Romuald: Once again sad news hit the Eurovision Community during the month of May as three artists passed away. Pierre Cao was a very famous conductor at the Eurovision Song Contest conducting among others Luxembourg's winning song "Tu te reconnaitras" performed by Anne Marie David. He was also the Musical Director at the Eurovision Song Contests in 1973 and 1974. Pierre Cao passed away on 14 May 2026 at the age of 88.
Then Sophie Garel passed away who together with her singing partner Chris Baldo represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Nous vivrons d'amour". Sophie passed away on 14 May 2026 at the age of 84.
And Romuald Figuier passed away on 12 May 2026 at the age of 88 represented although being French Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Ou sont-elles passees" coming 3rd. Then in 1969 he represented Luxembourg with the song "Catherine" coming 11th and once again he represented Monaco in 1974 with the song "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" coming 4th. May you all Rest in Peace.

Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and lots more.

For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here
4 hr 2 min
May 27Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2026-05-27): PED Cure Dose 2: Eurovision 2026 Interviews with Dara (Bul), Christer Björkman Eurovision Asia, ESSYL,, Bzekbi, and more
Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK
Indepth Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
Interview with Jiva (Azerbajan 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
Interview Clips with ESSYLA (Belgium 2026)
Interview Clip with Simón (Armenia 2026)
Interview Clip with Bzikebi (Georgia 2026)
Interview Clip with Alis (Albania 2026)
Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Chris Poppe
Interview with Christer Björkman on Eurovision Song Contest - Asia
Tribute to Björn Tidmand (Denmark 1964)
Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
Your music requests

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara: The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to meet Dara at the Turquoise Carpet but also Johannes was able to meet the singer during the rehearsals for an interview. Hear it all on the show this week.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here

The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

ESSYLA (Belgium 2026)

Interview with ESSYLA (Belgium 2026): Belgium has been part of the Eurovision Song Contest since the very beginning in 1956 only missing out participations for three times. In 2026, ESSYLA represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dancing on the Ice" successfully qualifying Belgium to the Grand Final reaching Number 21. The Radio International Interview Team had pleasure to meet ESSYLA at the Turquoise Carpet as well as JP met her after the had qualified for the Grand Final and conducted interview which you can hear on the show this week.

Jiva (AZ), Bzikebi (GEO), Alis (AB) and Simon (AR)
with Radio International Interview Team

Interview Clips from the Turquoise Carpet (Alis, Jiva, Simón, Bzkebi): The Turqoise Carpet marks the start of the Welcome Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Artists walk the carpet in front of the many Eurovision Fans and International Media who conduct short interview clips with the artists. This week listen to the interview clips JP, Marc and Salman did with Jiva from Azerbaijan, Alis from Albania, Simón from Armenia, Bzikebi from Georgia.
Jiva performed "Just Go" and ended up at Number 15 in Semi Final 2.
Alis performed "Nan" and made it to the Grand Final coming 13th.
Simón performed "Paloma Rumba" reached Number 14 in Semi Final 2.
Bzikebi performed "On Replay" reaching Number 15 in Semi Final 1.
Listen to these interview clips on the show this week.

Christer Börkman with JP

Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Asia: Interview with Christer Börkman: During the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and a Media Briefing it was announced that that Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Asia will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 Nov 2026. The venue is IdeaLive and so far these countries are competing in the very first edition of the contest: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam (more countries will be added). One of the creative minds behind this new project is Christer Bjoerkman who himself represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and created Sweden's National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest - Melodifestivalen in the form as we know it today. Christer retired from Melodifestivalen but still is part of the Eurovision Family now creating Eurovision Song Contest - Asisa. Radio International had the pleasure to chat with Christer Björkman in the Media Centre of Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. Listen to it on the show this week.

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment: It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Chris Poppe continues the new serieslooking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Björn Tidman (Denmark 1963)

Tribute to Björn Tidmand (Denmark 1964): During this week's edition of Radio International the sad news reach the studio of the passing away of Björn Tidmand at the age of 86. Björn represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Sangen of Dig" which came 9th. Rest in Peace. More details about Björn Tidmand can be found over at our friends of Wikipedia - click here.

Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and lots more.

For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here
4 hr 1 min
May 27JP’s Golden Years - Edition 298 (2026-05-23)
Enjoy this two hour oldies show presented by JP from Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. The music is based on the UK charts from across the decades from the 50s to the 2010s hosted by JP. All kinds of music is possible and also your requests are welcome.

The 298th edition of JP's Golden Years show aired on Saturday, 23 May 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen. The show airs also on other stations. Details of broadcast times and stations are below.

But also a copy of the show is available on this website www.radiointernational.tv and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server with this appearing in Spotify, Itunes, and various other podcast providers. For the link to the Spotify Channel - click here

Broadcast Times of JP's Golden Years:

Saturdays
South Norfolk Radio 1700 to 1900 hours CET - click to listen
Venture Radio 0700 - 0900 hours CET
Mondays
Bradley Stoke Radio 2300 to 0100 hours CET - click to listen
Wednesdays
Venture Radio 1700 - 1900 hours CET
GoGoRadio Gibraltar 2200 - 2359 hours CET - click to listen
South Norfolk Radio (repeated) 1300 to 1500 hours CET - click to listen
Daily:
Malta's Sunshine Radio
Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET

We would be delighted to receive your request, dedications and comments via email to JP's Golden Years - click here

This week's Show Page is available here including the Play List - click here
Programme Segments are:
The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
The Best of Europop
A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of May 1961

Bessides being available on all the PODCAST Platforms, The Show is available at the following Radio Stations:
South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
Malta's Sunshine Radio
ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel
#world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #MonthlylChart #BestsellersOfTheMonth #1961 #May
1 hr 58 min
May 20Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2026-05-20): PED Cure Dose 1: Eurovision 2026 - We have a Winner - Dara (Bulgaria), Interview with Delta Goodrem (AUS) & Antigoni (CY), etc
Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK
Interview Clips with Eurovision Winner Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Winner's Media Conference with Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
Interview Clip with Delta Goodrem (Australia 2026)
Interview with Antigoni (Cyprus 2026)
Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Dermot Manning
Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
Your music requests

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

Interview with the brand new Eurovision Winner Dara: The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to meet Dara at the Turquoise Carpet but also Johannes was able to meet the singer during the rehearsals for an interview. Also on the show this week Radio International will play back the Eurovision Winner's Media Conference to share with the many fans the happiness and joy that was spread. Hear it all on the show this week.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here

The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

Delta Goodrem (Australia 2026)

Interview with Delta Goodrem (Australia 2026): Australia sent to the Eurovision Song Contest one of the biggest artists that the country has - Delta Goodrem. Acting Star in the Soap Opera Neighbours now became a Eurovision Star as well with the song "Eclipse" coming 4th in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. Radio International's Johannes had the honour to meet and conduct a short interview with Delta at the Australian Embassy Reception. Hear it on the show this week.

Antigoni (Cyprus 2026)

Interview with Antigoni (Cyprus 2026): The Eurovision 2026 Summer Sound comes from Cyprus performed by Antigoni and is called "Jalla Jalla" coming 19th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. JP's Radio International bumped into the singer from Cyprus in the Media Centre of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and of course had his recorder with him to conduct a short interview with the singer. Also this one you can hear on the show this week.

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment: It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Dermot Manning will be starting the new serieslooking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and lots more.

For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - CLICK HERE
4 hr 2 min
May 20JP’s Golden Years - Edition 297 (2026-05-16)
Enjoy this two hour oldies show presented by JP from Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. The music is based on the UK charts from across the decades from the 50s to the 2010s hosted by JP. All kinds of music is possible and also your requests are welcome.

The 297th edition of JP's Golden Years show aired on Saturday, 16 May 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen. The show airs also on other stations. Details of broadcast times and stations are below.

But also a copy of the show is available on this website www.radiointernational.tv and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server with this appearing in Spotify, Itunes, and various other podcast providers. For the link to the Spotify Channel - click here

Broadcast Times of JP's Golden Years:

Saturdays
South Norfolk Radio 1700 to 1900 hours CET - click to listen
Venture Radio 0700 - 0900 hours CET
Mondays
Bradley Stoke Radio 2300 to 0100 hours CET - click to listen
Wednesdays
Venture Radio 1700 - 1900 hours CET
GoGoRadio Gibraltar 2200 - 2359 hours CET - click to listen
South Norfolk Radio (repeated) 1300 to 1500 hours CET - click to listen
Daily:
Malta's Sunshine Radio
Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET

We would be delighted to receive your request, dedications and comments via email to JP's Golden Years - click here

This week's Show Page is available here including the Play List - click here

Programme Segments are:
The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
The Best of Europop
A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of May 1971
Bessides being available on all the PODCAST Platforms, The Show is available at the following Radio Stations:
South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
Malta's Sunshine Radio
ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel
#world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #MonthlylChart #BestsellersOfTheMonth #1971 #May
1 hr 58 min

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