How many people, I wonder, were as sad as me and spent all week looking forward to that most fantastic of all comedy shows – the Eurovision song contest? I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, although it was a little sad that for the first time ever I wasn’t able to watch it with my sister. She kept in touch throughout the competition though to be updated on what Wogan was saying and to give us a flavour of the German commentary. The German presenter was apparently taking things quite seriously, and after the UK entry announced in surprise, “What is happening? The British have actually entered a decent song!” (more…)