ESC Insight: Eurovision Castaways

Our latest arrival on Île de Bezençon is a key member of the Eurovision fam, the wonderful Alesia Michelle! We talk about the distinctive tones of Swedish and British vocalists, enjoy a rock moment and contemplate what Måneskin could mean for bringing back the orchestra. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Alesia Michelle appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Our latest arrival on Île de Bezençon is Eurovision Again’s Rob Holley. He remembers his time in an Icelandic gym, returns to old Contests, and why the UK needs to strive for another Imaani. But will Ellie Chalkley allow his eight Eurovision tracks onto the island? The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Rob Holley appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Matt Baker of the Second Cherry podcast and ESCXtra pays a visit to the Île de Bezençon, a Ellie Chalkley sorts out the paperwork around Matt's eight Eurovision songs and luxuries in another Eurovision Castaways podcast. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Matt Baker appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The Guardian's Eurovision liveblogger Heidi Stephens joins Ellie Chalkley at the Île de Bezençon customs desk, in our latest 'Eurovision Castaways' podcast. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Heidi Stephens appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Eurovision Castaways and the Île de Bezençon welcomes another visitor, as Elaine O'Neill brings her eight records and a luxury... if she can get them past the customs desk and Ellie Chalkley. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Elaine O’Neill appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

What Eurovision songs will Coinneach MacLeòid, the self proclaimed 'Beardy Viking from the Outer Hebrides' bring to the Île de Bezençon, and will Ellie Chalkley allow them onto the island? Find out in our latest episode of Eurovision Castaways. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Coinneach MacLeòid appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Eurovision bloggers and Sondheim aficionados the Eurovision Lemurs visit the island bringing the hardest working Lithuanian in showbiz, Francophone hip hop and complex Belorussian jazz chords, then gifting us with some extraordinary livestock, in the latest Eurovision Castaways podcast. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Eurovision Lemurs appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Podcaster, educator and long time home-based contest appreciator Ann Squires of ESC Armchair and the Keep Dancing Podcast joins Ellie Chalkley on Île de Bezençon to talk lost rave classics, the joy of niche linguistics, and keeping Georgia weird. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Ann Squires appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew and friends are off to Île de Bezençon for the summer with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. Podcaster & social media maven Alice Beverton-Palmer joins Ellie Chalkley with a basket full of bangers, an inspirational Austrian, and an examination of the manners and etiquette around lanyards to the Island. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Alice Beverton-Palmer appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Recorded live at Euro Fan Cafe in Lisbon, Roy Delaney chooses his eight records to take, Ellie Chalkley is operating the customs desk and needs justification, and everyone just about maintains order throughout in the latest Eurovision Castaways podcast The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways Live, with Roy Delaney appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Our next Eurovision Castaway is Icelandic Eurovision commentary writer and all-round cultural attaché Peter Fenner. Will he get his eight chosen Eurovision songs past the strict customs procedure of Ellie Chalkley? And does the Icelandic language have a word for ‘camp’? All will be revealed on our latest podcast. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Peter Fenner appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The shores of the beautiful Île de Bezençon welcome friend of the parish and the man behind Pif Paf Blog, Ross Middleton. Will he get his eight chosen Eurovision songs past the strict customs procedure of Ellie Chalkley? Or will they just go on tangents about secret Eurovision Scottishness, Estonian body language, and embracing the absurdity of it all? I think you can guess. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Ross Middleton appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Eurovision Castaways continues, as Ellie Chalkley welcomes our next guest for summer 2018... Joining us on Île de Bezençon is the EBU’s Dave Goodman with a treasure trove of synths and divas, plus a barrel full of anecdotes. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Dave Goodman appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

We’re opening up Île de Bezençon for the summer, and inviting our favourite Eurovision people to bring their best loved Eurovision related songs and stories. Our next guest for the summer of 2018 is Wiv Kristiansen of ESCXtra, who is full of stories of unsolicited doorstep singing, intense French jazz and the power of language. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways with Wiv Kristiansen appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

We’re opening up Île de Bezençon for the summer, and inviting our favourite Eurovision people to bring their best loved Eurovision-related songs and stories. Our first guest for the 2018 seaon is Slavko Kalezić, who brings us his Song Contest love story, multiple songs from Montenegro, and leaves us in a world of divas. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways Live, with Slavko Kalezić appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew are enjoying their last few days on Île de Bezençon before National Final season starts, revelling in their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. In the last episode of this series, Ellie finally gets her chance to have her favourite Eurovision songs assessed. Stay up to date with the Eurovision Song Contest at escinsight.com. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Ellie Chalkley appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew are off to Île de Bezençon for the off-season with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. This week we’re visited by Jon Jacob, to talk about music theory, obsolete VHS collections and Jesus Christ Superstar. Occasionally a Eurovision song or two gets mentioned. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Jon Jacob appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

This week on Île de Bezençon we’re joined by Chris Halpin of Wiwibloggs fame, who regales us with tales of Mini Wogan, speaks up for rock at Eurovision and has big love for the Benelux region. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Chris Halpin appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

This week on Île de Bezençon, Ellie Chalkley is deciding on Monty Moncrieff's imports. He has the biggest and best luxury yet, and a collection of songs which speak the universal language of Eurovision. Will they get to stay on the island of Eurovision Castaways? The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Monty Moncrieff appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew are off to Île de Bezençon for the summer with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. This week it's the turn of John Egan to have his records examined, reminisce about the early days of internet fandom and do a surprising amount of singing. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with John Egan appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew are still on holiday on the Île de Bezençon with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. ESC Insight alumnus Samantha Ross has a particularly tough time getting her records past Ellie Chalkley's custom desk, but we discover Sam's predilection for vexillology and scruffy jazz singers. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Samantha Ross appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

The ESC Insight crew are off to Île de Bezençon for the summer with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. Next up at the customs desk is Sharleen Wright who has tales of minor crimes and misdemeanours involving Tim Tams, watching the contest as a child in Australia and argues over whether or not Johnny Logan is cool. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Sharleen Wright appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

This week, our castaway on Ile de Bezencon is John Paul Lucas. He tells us how Ira Losco blew his mind in 2002, regales us with tales of near-death experiences at Eurovision parties and has issues with the concept of the 'wrong sort' of Eurovision fan. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with John Paul Lucas appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

Back to Île de Bezençon and everyone's favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. Next up at the customs desk is Ewan Spence, who reaches back to Bardo, further back to Gigliola Cinquetti, and forward to Poli Genova and Mika. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Ewan Spence appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.

New for the Summer, the ESC Insight crew are off to Île de Bezençon with their favourite Eurovision related songs and stories. First up, Lisa-Jayne Lewis takes us all the way from Christer Bjorkman to Conchita Wurst. The post Eurovision Insight Podcast: Eurovision Castaways, with Lisa-Jayne Lewis appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.