In its bid to win the Eurovision war, the BBC is going nuclear with Bonnie Tyler
First it unleashed Jemini and Scooch on the song contest, then it was Engelbert. Now Auntie tramples on democracy to launch the Total Eclipse singer against all rivals
TV and radio blog
Bonnie Tyler is the UK's best bet for Eurovision
Stuart Heritage: Ignore the naysayers, Eurovision is a European singing competition, and Bonnie Tyler is big in Europe. Big enough not to come last
Bonnie Tyler to represent UK at Eurovision
Singer will perform Believe in Me at contest in Sweden a year after Engelbert Humperdinck came second-to-last. By John Plunkett
December 2012
Pass notes
Is this the end of the Eurovision song contest?
Four nations have withdrawn from the 2013 competition because they are too cash-strapped to enter – and fear the cost of hosting 2014 if they win
November 2012
They're not singing any more: Eurovision suffers rash of withdrawals
Financial crisis leads Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Greece to contemplate life without the continental song contest