ESC Insight: The Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
By Ewan Spence
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Podcast Description
Join Ewan Spence, "Scotland's Mr Eurovision", as he takes you on the journey that is the Eurovision Song Contest. From an introduction to the contest and rules, through the songs chosen by each country to backstage at the stadium, this is your unofficial guide to one of the world's favourite television shows, with over 120 million viewers worldwide each year.
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Saturday 26th May | The Grand Final of Eurovision 2012 is only a few hours away, so it's time to quickly preview the running order of the final and see what gems are on offer. It's the last daily podcast before tonight's Contest! | 5/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Friday 25th May | A quick chat on the results of the first Semi Final Two, hosted by Ewan Spence, with Samantha Ross and Steven Newby (from ESC Insight). Supported by TEAS.eu, from ESC insight (www.escinsight.com). | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 2 Commentary | It's the second semi final, and Ewan Spence is joined once more by Luke Fisher for the traditional ESC Insight Alternative Commentary. Play the MP3 before the show starts, and listen for the beeps. Pause the track then, listen to the music, and play when the three minutes are over! | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Thursday 24th May | We're previewing the second semi-final on the daily podcast today, which ten of the eighteen songs do we think have a good chance to go through? Ewan is on hosting duties once more, joined by Samantha Ross and Sharleen Wright (ESC Insight), and Luke Fisher (EscXtra). | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Wednesday 23rd May | A quick chat on the results of the first Semi Final One, hosted by Ewan Spence, with Samantha Ross and Steven Newby (ESC Insight), Elaine Dove (All Kinds of Everything), and Garrett Mulhall (Eurovision Ireland). Supported by TEAS.eu, from ESC insight (www.escinsight.com). | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Semi Final 1 Commentary | Ewan Spence is joined by Luke Fisher for the traditional ESC Insight Alternative Commentary. It's the first semi final of Eurovision 2012 - you should play before the show starts, and when the countries sing, the podcast beeps, so pause until the end of the song. Supported by TEAS.eu, from ESC insight (www.escinsight.com). | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Tuesday 22nd May | The first semi final's "Jury Show" is over, and half the marks will have been allocated to the eighteen counties taking part. We didn't see any disasters on stage, some countries stepped up to the mark to claim their points from the jury, while others have a lot to do tonight. Luke, Steven, and Ewan discuss the Jury Final in our latest daily podcast. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Monday 21st May | With the technical rehearsals all over, the simple fact is that we have seen the winner of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. We just can't work out who it is yet, and that's a great place for this year's Contest to be in, www.escinsight.com | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Sunday 20th May | After the opening party last night there's a few headaches on the team, even though the work carries on. The Big Five and host country Azerbaijan take to the stage for the first time, and it's not at all what we expected. Daily chat from Eurovision from Ewan Spence and Sharleen Wright (ESC Insight), Luke Fisher (EscXtra) and John Stanton (Eurovisionary). | 5/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Saturday 19th May | Carrying on the run through the second wave of rehearsals with a mix of acts from the first and second semi-finals to talk about. Regular host Ewan Spence is joined by Samantha Ross and Sharleen Wright from the ESC Insight editorial team, but we also have Emma Backfish once more from EscXta, and we're joined for the first time this year by Roy Delaney of Eurovision Apocalypse. | 5/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Friday 18th May | We're onto the second wave of rehearsals here in the Crystal Arena, as every country gets one more block of time on the stage before the dress rehearsals start in earnest on Monday. What's changed, what's improvised, and what really isn't? Ewan Spence and Samantha Ross from ESC Insight, and special guests Emma Backfish and Alec Parkin from EscXtra, talk it over. Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Friday 18th May Hosted by Ewan Spence with... Samantha Ross (ESC Insight (http://www.escinsight.com/)). Emma Backfish (EscXtra (http://www.escxtra.com/)). Alec Parkin (EscXtra (http://www.escxtra.com/)). Donât miss an episode of The Unofficial Eurovision Podcast by subscribing to the RSS feed (http://www.escinsight.com/category/podcast/feed/) dedicated to the podcasts. iTunes users can find us in the iTunes Store and get the show automatically downloaded to your computer (http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-unofficial-eurovision/id369754923). You can support the site by buying this yearâs Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Double CD (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004LE10Q4/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allnewewansmu-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B004LE10Q4)(http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=allnewewansmu-21&l=as2&o=2&a=B004LE10Q4) from Amazon. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Thursday 17th May | The bottom half of the second semi final have finished their first rehearsal, and the ESC Insight podcast gathers to discuss their chances of qualifying for the final. Juke Box Jury judge David Elder joins the daily chat show today, along with the latest member of the Insight team, Paul Bostock. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Wednesday 16th May | Wednesday backstage at Eurovision 2012, and we're talking about half of the Semi Final two rehearsals. Hosted by Ewan Spence, you also have Samantha Ross, Liam Clark and Michael Lowther (EscXtra), and Anton Kulakov (ESC Rus). Supported by TEAS.eu, from ESC insight (www.escinsight.com). | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Tuesday 15th May | It's the second half of semi-final one up for discussion today, as the ESC Insight team look back at the rehearsals from yesterday and what this may, or may not, mean for their chances of qualifying for the Grand Final on Saturday May 26th. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Daily Chat from Baku, Monday 14th May | The daily backstage podcast returns to ESC Insight as Sam, Steven, Sharleen, and Luke join Ewan to talk about the first day of dress rehearsals, the press room, and the joys of the Baku traffic. More at www.escinsight.com. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2012 #8 | Keith Mills and Dermot Manning judge the final songs for this year's Juke Box Jury - Germany, Azerbaijan, France, Spain, The United Kingdom, and Italy. Hosted by Ewan Spence, www.escinsight.com. | 5/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Last Call for Flights to Baku | Our last weekly news podcast before we head to Baku, and it's time to take in the final preview shows, remixes, and OGAE voting for Eurovision 2012. Supported by TEAS.eu, with music from Safura. Hosted by Ewan Spence, www.escinsight.com. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #7 | Round seven of the 2012 Juke Box Jury, with Karina Westerman and Steven Newby taking to the bench. In this show... Israel, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Portugal, and Sweden. Hosted by Ewan Spence, www.escinsight.com | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Michael Ball Victorious | This week's news from Eurovision land, as we look back at West End Eurovision and the London Preview Party, and forward to Baku at the end of the month. Supported by TEAS.eu, with music from Emin. Hosted by Ewan Spence, www.escinsight.com. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury #6 | This week's Juke Box Jury podcast asks David Elder and Elaine Dove to sit in judgement over the 2012 entries from Serbia, Austria, Georgia, Romania, and Lithuania. Hosted by Ewan Spence, www.escinsight.com | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
the best podcast about Eurovision
Eurovision is not merely a song contest, it's a peace-fostering majestic fun event that is very important to many millions of Europeans.
In this podcast you can learn more about Eurovision from people who are genuinely passionate about Eurovision.
It's worth listening.
Best ESC commentators bar none
Whoever your favorite sportscaster is, Ewan Spence is the Eurovision equivalent.
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