Henry McDonald: Opposition parties are being put to shame by the Eurovision winner.
July 2004
Pitched battle over Shrek jibe
An Israeli singer whose entry to this year's Eurovision song contest was described as sounding like a strangled cat yesterday won a court order against the Hollywood blockbuster Shrek 2, because the Hebrew version implies he has been castrated.
May 2004
Simon Hoggart's sketch
Thank you Ankara, that's nul points for Hoon
Simon Hoggart
Simon Hoggart: Tony Blair was in Ankara yesterday, giving the Turkish prime minister personal thanks for staging the Eurovision Song Contest at the weekend.
Eurovision is music to BBC ears
TV overnights: The UK's attempt to reverse last year's Eurovision 'nul points' humiliation paid off for BBC1 on Saturday night - if not for the hopeful British entrant. By Dominic Timms.
Lost in translation
Sam Wollaston
Pick of the day
Nul points for Eurovision TV hitch
April 2004
Eurovision signs merchandising deal
8am: Eurovision bosses have signed the first merchandising contract in the history of the 48-year-old song contest, promising fans a range of T-shirts, baseball caps, bandanas and maybe even ringtones. John Plunkett reports.
February 2004
Flop leads to Pop Idol-style Eurovision revamp
Matt Wells, media correspondent
Jolted into action by last year's nul points nightmare, the BBC will tonight launch a Pop Idol-style revamp of the Eurovision Song Contest selection process that is intended to prevent another embarrassing defeat.
