Britain lost Eurovision again, which now happens with such regularity it practically counts as a national tradition. In this episode of Mark and Pete, we ask the increasingly uncomfortable question: should the UK still bother entering the Eurovision Song Contest at all?

From political voting blocs and changing European culture to glitter cannons, novelty acts, and the strange annual ritual of British viewers pretending not to care while caring enormously, this episode explores why Eurovision still fascinates millions despite constant complaints about it.

Mark and Pete discuss Britain’s complicated relationship with Europe, whether Eurovision is still genuinely about music, and why modern entertainment increasingly feels less like artistry and more like a giant televised identity performance. There’s also discussion of ABBA, Sam Ryder, “nul points,” Eurovision’s gigantic viewing figures, and whether the contest reveals something deeper about post-Christian Western culture and the desperate modern need to be seen, validated, and applauded by strangers in sequins.

A funny, thoughtful, and quietly sardonic Christian take on Eurovision, modern celebrity culture, Britain’s cultural identity crisis, and why every year we somehow convince ourselves that this time might be different.