ESC101 - A Eurovision History Podcast

This week, we are treating ourselves to a night at the ballet as we take in the very first visually recorded physical interval act debuting at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest! Get your bow-ties and ball gowns ready as we settle in for a performance by France’s top ballet dancer and a mysterious woman! Rencontres à Cannes is a story interpreted by Max Bozzoni, a star of the l’Opera de Paris and Tessa Beaumont, a woman whose story is shrouded with mystery! Join us as we strive to understand the art form that is Ballet, travelling through time as we witness its development from upper-class spectacle to cultural phenomenon!

Welcome to Life on the DQ List, where we look back at the songs that never made it onto the Eurovision stage. From songs withdrawing due to artists changing their minds to scandalous disqualifications, we’re remembering the long lost songs destined for the dustbins of history! This week, we’re looking at cancelled entries from the 2000s!

In this week’s episode, we are celebrating Pride Month by exploring the life of Eurovision’s first LGBTQ+ artist Dany Dauberson. As the contest continues to grow and develop into a space of inclusion and diversity, we’re featuring the very first step of many taken over the years as the Eurovision family grows, opening itself to everyone sharing in the spirit of love and celebration, united by music.

In this week’s episode, we are concluding our Eurovision 2025 coverage! Join us as we review the 26 acts that performed in the Grand Final and find out which acts were our favourites!

In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2025 coverage with part 4 of 5! Join us as we review the acts which did not make the Grand Final and find out which acts we thought should have gone through along with our thoughts on the interval acts featured in the semi-finals!