Eurovision 2005

October 2005

Heaven or hell? Half a century of Eurovision hits
The suspense is well-nigh unbearable. But the smart money in tonight's 50th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest show, is on Abba's 1974 smash Waterloo.
22 Oct 2005 00.12 BST

Decline of the English empire?
Luke Meddings
Watching the Eurovision song contest, Luke Meddings realises how perilous is the status of the current global lingua franca.
1 Jun 2005 13.20 BST

Which side were you on?
Sam Wollaston
TV review: Match of the Day Live: FA Cup Final | The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music. By Sam Wollaston.
23 May 2005 07.31 BST
Which side were you on?
TV review: Match of the Day Live: FA Cup Final | The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
23 May 2005 00.03 BST
No points for Eurovision
Letters: On Saturday night the TV was put on just as a weary Terry Wogan remarked: "Now watch all the Baltic countries vote for each other."
23 May 2005 00.02 BST

Discord in Ireland over Eurovision failure
Wogan will be his country's sole presence at finals tonight in Ukraine.
21 May 2005 16.51 BST
Eurovision 2005: minute-by-minute
All kinds of everything, as it happened.
21 May 2005 15.28 BST
Guide to youth
Priscilla Kwateng: Now don't get me wrong, I love a bit of Eurovision.
21 May 2005 00.04 BST

Ireland knocked out of Eurovision final
It is not clear how Terry Wogan is going to cope with this, but it was revealed last night that Ireland will not appear in the final of the Eurovision song contest for the second time in three years.
20 May 2005 11.37 BST

European unison
Dodgy tunes, dubious costumes, a symbolic fern, and a little bit of politics. Neil Perry looks forward to Saturday's Eurovision song contest.
19 May 2005 13.18 BST
In search of a fairer Eurovision
After decades grumbling about partisan voting, Terry Wogan has been proved right: the Eurovision Song Contest is officially a fix.
19 May 2005 11.35 BST
What will Terry Wogan think?
Eurovision means frothy pop, doesn't it? Not any more. Dorian Lynskey reports from post-revolution Ukraine.
19 May 2005 00.56 BST

A song for Europe in the wake of revolution
The 50th Eurovision song contest will be celebrated this Saturday in Kiev. Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kurkov gives an insider's guide to the host capital.
15 May 2005 12.23 BST

Ehud Manor
Obituary: Leading Israeli songwriter behind Eurovision win.
20 Apr 2005 00.03 BST

The politics of pop
Andrew Mueller can see a better Eurovision.
26 Mar 2005 00.04 GMT