The Swedes have succeeded in Eurovision so many times over the years – so how do they do it?

As the mighty Eurovision celebrates its 60th show Mark Cook tunes into this year’s continental contenders

The ramshackle Union Theatre has become the unlikely go-to place for small-scale showstoppers — it’s all about embracing adversity, artistic director Sasha Regan tells Mark Cook

A bearded lady, Kasper from Borgen and a Ukrainian in a giant hamster wheel ... turbo-folk, power ballads and trashy electro-pop. Soak it up and give in to the kitsch, says Mark Cook