Nul Points: A Eurovision Fan Podcast

They win at Eurovision, then they triumph at the Euros. Is there any stopping Italy at the moment? Martyn and Laura get the low down on the 17 Italian cities now bidding to host The Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 from two people who know the country well. There's also a few Italian facts in Trivia Time and you'll find out how Måneskin's popularity has grown even more with the release of a new music video.

Martyn and Laura are recording the podcast just before the Euro 2020 final and are attempting to get behind England. What link will they discover between how a nation fares on the pitch and how it does at Eurovision? There'll also be more on the pair's quest to represent the UK in 2022, news about a possible venue for the song contest next year and Trivia Time is back to bring you some Eurovision facts.

Who'd have thought that Nul Points is big in Malta? Not us, that's who! UK friends Martyn and Laura team up to discuss the latest goings on in the Eurovision world including some bad news for the future of Belarus in the contest. Plus, Laura and Martyn have a very big (and entirely serious...) announcement to make.

Two UK mates chat about the latest news from the world of Eurovision. Martyn's in his car for this episode, much to the bemusement of Laura. You'll find out why the EBU's hoping Turkey will rejoin the competition but Bosnia and Herzegovina won't be returning anytime soon, how Italy's winners are under new management and there's more useless Eurovision information in Trivia Time.

UK Eurovision fans Martyn and Laura talk to Alexandro Kröger, the creator of LEGO: Eurovision. He recreates all the key moments of the song contest but using lego! There's also another look at the latest Eurovision news and Trivia Time returns.

Eurovision fans Martyn Williams and Laura Cress chat about the latest gossip from the contest. There's rumours about who might represent the UK next year and you'll find out how the world of Eurovision and the Euros football tournament are intertwining. All that plus more song contest facts in Trivia Time and your correspondence.

UK Eurovision fans Martyn and Laura discuss the fallout from the 2021 competition. As well as hearing your emails, tweets and messages they speak to William Lee Adams from Wiwibloggs who was backstage at the contest.

Laura and Martyn round up what's been a memorable competition with a full examination of the points breakdown from this year's Eurovision. Who won what? How badly did the UK lose? Can it get any more bonkers? Answers to those questions and more in this episode.There's also discussion on the controversy surrounding the Italian win and a look at the moments that Laura and Martyn found particularly hilarious.

Congratulations to Italy who've won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest! UK fans Laura and Martyn give you their immediate reaction just minutes after the show comes to an end.

Eurovision fans Laura and Martyn discuss everything that's happened in the competition so far ahead of Saturday's grand final. There's also a chat with Katrina from Katrina and the Waves who won for the UK back in 1997.

Martyn and Laura chat about everything that happened during the second semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Who's in, who's out and who's wearing thermal underwear on a roof? Plus there's news of a bonus episode tomorrow featuring Eurovision royalty.

The wait is finally over and The Eurovision Song Contest is back. Martyn and Laura give their immediate reaction to the first semi-final of the 2021 competition.

There's just a few more days until the first semi-final of The Eurovision Song Contest 2021. UK fans Martyn Williams and Laura Cress give you their thoughts on the final rehearsals before the competition begins and get excited ahead of Eurovision week.

Martyn and Laura bring you a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for The Eurovision Song Contest at the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam as the contestants begin their rehearsals. There's also news of some bonus Nul Points episodes in the week of the competition and Trivia Time makes a return.

Martyn Williams and Laura Cress chat to the BBC's Russia correspondent Steve Rosenberg who's a big Eurovision fan. The combination of his love of the song contest and his piano playing talent have proved very popular on social media in recent years. Steve plays us a few Eurovision tunes, shares his thoughts on the 2021 entries and talks about Russian attitudes towards the TV show.There's also news that an audience will be able to be present in Rotterdam, Laura and Martyn give their reaction.

Martyn and Laura react to the news that, because of covid restrictions, the Australian entry won't be performing live in Rotterdam this year. Plus, Martyn chats to EBU and BBC TV producer Joe Mason who has some exclusive information on how the UK's entry might look on stage at the Ahoy Arena.

UK-based Eurovision fans Martyn Williams and Laura Cress chat to David O'Reilly and Max Bex Roberts, two of the people involved in Eurobeat: The Pride of Europe, a stage show which celebrates Eurovision. It's launching a brand new online version at the end of the month. Find out more and get your tickets here: https://www.fw-live.com/eurobeat-about Laura and Martyn also discuss some of the big Eurovision news stories of the week and you'll find out more about the contest in Trivia Time.

Martyn and Laura chat about plans for the Eurovision's interval act in this week's episode. There's also news of how pop mogul Simon Cowell is helping Israel pick an entry for 2022 and the pair try another round of compare and contrast.

Laura Cress and Martyn Williams bring you their take on the crazy world of The Eurovision Song Contest. As the competition gets ever closer the pair find out more about how the event will look as details of a live audience in Rotterdam are revealed. There's also news of a Eurovision April Fools' Day prank and Martyn and Laura compare and contrast Malta's 2020 entry with the song competing in 2021.

Eurovision fans Martyn Williams and Laura Cress bring you their ultimate guide to the songs you need to know about at this year's song contest. From the amazing to the bizarre and controversial Martyn and Laura have picked six entries they think will turn heads in Rotterdam.

Martyn and Laura give their thoughts on more of the entries for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Martyn and Laura tell you what happened when they watched Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection show. They've also assembled a UK jury to discuss Embers, the song James Newman hopes will bring it home to the United Kingdom. All that plus you'll find out whether Laura and Martyn made it into the Icelandic entry as Daði Freyr unveils the song he's sending to Rotterdam.

In a bonus episode Laura and Martyn give you their first reaction to Embers by James Newman, the song which will represent the UK at The Eurovision Song Contest.

It's been a busy week in the world of The Eurovision Song Contest. Fans Laura and Martyn take you through more of the songs that will represent their countries in Rotterdam. There's also a chat with Jill Leckie from The Swede-ish Podcast ahead of the final of Sweden's selection show, Melodifestivalen.

As the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest gets closer more and more countries are unveiling which songs and artists will represent them in Rotterdam. Laura and Martyn go through all the big Eurovision news in their own unique style. Plus the pair talk about their latest YouTube video where they react to Eurovision songs which got nul points in the competition. Just search for Nul Points on YouTube.

Martyn and Laura discuss the latest news from the weird and wonderful world of Eurovision. There are updates from several countries who've chosen the song and artist they're sending to Rotterdam, including Norway (who've been trying to decide for ages!). Also, Martyn tells you about the year Eurovision got pranked in Trivia Time.

Laura Cress and Martyn Williams find out more about the crazy world of The Eurovision Song Contest. Rob Watts of RobWords has a few tips for how to pronounce the name of the Icelandic entry, Croatia reveal the song they're sending to the competition and will Norwegians ever pick who's going to represent them in 2021?

Martyn and Laura chat to Dr Eurovision (aka Paul Jordan) who knows all there is to know about the song contest. He answers questions about how Eurovision might work this year and whether or not political voting impacts the result.There's more information about who's representing their country in the competition and Trivia Time is back.

Laura and Martyn react to France's entry into Eurovision 2021. Also, more details on other songs and performers representing their countries this year and there's more facts from Eurovisions gone by in Trivia Time.

Martyn's convinced that sea shanties will be making an appearance at Eurovision this year. He's even had a go himself! Meanwhile Laura has news of how the saxophone could be the star of the Norwegian entry. All that plus a chat about how the contest may look this year given the ongoing pandemic and some invaluable trivia from Eurovisions ini years gone by.

Laura and Martyn chat to Richard DeDomenici, creator of The Coronavision Song Contest. Plus there's an update on Daði Freyr's search for a virtual choir and Trivia Time returns.

Is this the moment when Martyn and Laura make it to the Eurovision big time? Iceland's Daði has asked for their help and they're more than willing to lend their singing voices. There's also more fun Euro-facts in Trivia Time.

With their first podcast of the year Laura and Martyn look ahead to 2021 in the world of Eurovision. There's news of a potential decision about how the contest will look in May, rumour as to who might represent the UK and Jedward have been tweeting. All that plus Trivia Time and some entirely predictable non-news of the week.

It's Martyn and Laura's last podcast before Christmas. With the help of previous guests they go head to head in a quiz of the year to see who remembers most about Eurovision in 2020.There's also another edition of Trivia Time, which looks back at a quirky story from Eurovisions gone by, and you'll find out why Norway's Alexander Rybak has got the hump.Thanks for your continued support of Nul Points this year. We'll be back in 2021.

Laura Cress and Martyn Williams bring you their take on the crazy world of The Eurovision Song Contest. You'll meet Tom Collins who tried to create the perfect Eurovision banger by using artificial intelligence! There's also news of the shortlist for Sweden's 2021 entry and the logo's been unveiled ahead of May's big event. All that plus Martyn and Laura look at the weirder stuff that's happened at Eurovisions gone by in Trivia Time.

Martyn and Laura discuss the fallout from this year's Junior Eurovision, exciting postcard news and something strange from Daði. Also, Martyn gets an odd phone call and Cress gets angry.

Laura and Martyn are joined by US drag queen and Eurovision YouTuber Maxxy Rainbow to talk about this year's Junior Eurovision on Sunday. There's also news of an award nomination for Will Ferrell's Eurovision film, another edition of Trivia Time and Cress eats some crackers.

Martyn and Laura give their thoughts on a possible entry for Bulgaria which has been talked about lots online. There's also more news about how the contest in 2021 might take place if social distancing is required and what Christmas gift do you get for the Eurovision fan in your life?

Martyn and Laura bring you everything you need to know from the world of The Eurovision Song Contest. They're also going back to 1978 to make their first ever YouTube video looking at the song which got nul points that year.Plus, Trivia Time looks at Eurovision's quirky history from years gone by.Here's the link to our YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZKuTkd5uOQ&t=1s

Laura and Martyn chat to Tim Jumawan from The Euro Podcast and Editor at ESCXTRA.com which is inviting people to predict which acts will represent their countries at Eurovision 2021. There's also more hints for the song Daði will be taking to the contest and you'll get your dose of Eurovision trivia in Trivia Time.

Martyn Williams and Laura Cress discuss the big news from the Eurovision Song Contest. How many countries are performing this year and what song would win if any track could enter? Cress promises to get naked and there's another look at some song contest trivia from years gone by.

To celebrate a year of Nul Points, the team look back at their highlights on the podcast so far.

Martyn Williams and Laura Cress celebrate one year of the podcast. They'll be looking back at some of their favourite bits from the last 12 months as well as reflecting on great news for fans of Daði Freyr. Get in touch with the podcast by emailing [email protected]

Martyn Williams and Laura Cress discuss the latest from the world of Eurovision. Could Will Ferrell's Eurovision film be up for an Oscar and might Daði Freyr be selected to represent Iceland in 2021? There's also another round of Trivia Time where Martyn and Laura look back at a rather dramatic interval act from 1989.

Laura and Martyn discuss the online Eurovision fan events that took place over the weekend, including some controversy around the Eurovision NI Awards. There's also some sad news for Daði fans and more contest craziness in Trivia Time!

Martyn and Laura find out more about a couple of virtual Eurovision fan events happening this weekend. Plus there's another crazy story from the contest's history in Trivia Time.

Martyn and Laura chat to Natalia from Tuneful TV, a YouTube channel that features reactions to Eurovision entries. Plus there's information from the EBU about the different ways the 2021 contest might look depending on the virus situation at the time.

Martyn and Laura bring you news of how the Junior Eurovision's going ahead this year. Could it be a blueprint for the main contest in 2021? Also, Eurovision YouTubers The Cheerful Twins from Iceland drop by to make Martyn less miserable.

Laura and Martyn take an irreverent look at the world's biggest TV show. The pair celebrate the new Eurovision year and find out more about some of the contest's history with Trivia Time.

Martyn Williams and Laura Cress bring you more news and chat from the crazy world of The Eurovision Song Contest. Nicky from the Eurovision NI fan blog talks about the upcoming Eurovision NI Awards, the pair find another American fan (taking the total so far to two) and what will Martyn and Laura discuss when they finally meet in person in Birmingham?