ESC101 - A Eurovision History Podcast

This week’s episode shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we learn about the last conductor of the Eurovision Song Contest Aleksandar Džambaz...

28 Mar 202523min

This week’s episode opens the Eurovision Yearbook to explore the life of Anita Thallaug who represented Norway in 1963. Discover the career of an iconic Norwegian superstar who made her way onto the s...

21 Mar 202520min

In this week’s episode, we are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore the defunct country of Serb...

14 Mar 202533min

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...

7 Mar 202538min

This week’s episode shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we explore the life of Portuguese Conductor Jorge Costa Pinto who conducted Portuga...

28 Feb 202526min

You are cordially invited to this week’s episode as we take in the harmonic sounds of the Vienna Boys Choir performing as the interval act of the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. Discover the 500 year ol...

21 Feb 202522min

In this week’s episode, we are exploring the life of the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, Hannie Lips. Discover the story of a woman who managed to de-throne the Queen of Dutch television, br...

14 Feb 202520min

In this week’s episode, we are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore Spain, learning about some ...

7 Feb 20251h 11min