Eurovision o’clock!
by Martin Belam, May 17, 2025 It is that time of the year when I turn into a one man walking Eurovision content machine.
In the last couple of days I have supplied for the Guardian my annual Eurovision quiz, and also put on my “Negative Nancy” hat for one of my regular old man yells at clouds articles, having a long muse that the modern social media demands on contestants are forcing countries to pick fewer wacky things: Bye bye banana wolves! Is social media ruining Eurovision?
I’ve been podcasted as well, speaking with the lovely ESC Insight about my role at the Guardian and how and why I do my live coverage of the big night. You can listen to that here: Eurovision chat over coffee, with Guardian live blogger Martin Belam
Tonight is the Grand Final, and I will be in the live blog hot seat again from 6.30pm, which you will be able to find here.
by Martin Belam, May 17, 2025 I do live blogging, news stories and quizzes at the Guardian, and help cover Eurovision and Doctor Who for them too. As a journalist and designer I’ve spent over twenty years building digital products for the likes of Sony, the Guardian, the BBC, the Natural History Museum, Arts Council England and Reach (formerly Trinity Mirror). You can contact me at martin.belam@theguardian.com. Sign up to get my blog posts sent to you via email.