As the excitement builds for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, here’s a roundup of the latest developments from Sweden, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom â plus a special BBC radio appearance this afternoon. đžđȘ Sweden: KAJ’s “Bara Bada Bastu” Leads the Pack Swedish-Finnish trio KAJ clinched victory at Melodifestivalen 2025 with their song “Bara BadaContinue reading “đ€ Eurovision 2025: Latest Highlights and Upcoming BBC Radio London Feature”
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Remembering the Admiral Duncan Bombing â 26 Years On
Twenty-six years ago today, on 30 April 1999, the heart of Soho was shaken by an act of senseless violence. The Admiral Duncan pub, a long-standing fixture of Londonâs LGBTQ+ scene, became the target of a nail bomb attack that killed three people and injured over seventy others. What was meant to be a regularContinue reading “Remembering the Admiral Duncan Bombing â 26 Years On”
Trends at 12 – BBC Radio London
Hey everyone đđŒ Just a quick oneâIâll be joining Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London tomorrow for âTrends at 12â. đ Tuesday, February 25, 2025â° 12 PM (UK Time)đ§ Listen live here â https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_londonđ» Catch the episode later here â https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kmkz0y Join the conversation, and letâs make it a great one!
HELLO DOLLY
To say I am very excited about this is an understatement! Canât wait!
Itâs the saddest truth!
This is one of the reasons I gave myself a vacation from mainly Facebook and some other branches of social media. I was turning into one of those zombies and I really didnât like what I was seeing and feeling⊠well, what I wasnât actually! Thereâs nothing wrong with modern technology or social media –Continue reading “Itâs the saddest truth!”
Eurovision 2024 – Ferries from HelsingĂžr to Helsingborg – Trains to Malmö – and Back!
Itâs 1:28 and Iâm on my last leg of my journey back to HelsingĂžr! But I digress⊠This was brilliant all round – SVT do what they do very well! It was a slick production – almost too slick – but when at some point the audience started with âPetra, Petra, Petraâ chants (for thoseContinue reading “Eurovision 2024 – Ferries from HelsingĂžr to Helsingborg – Trains to Malmö – and Back!”
Eurovision 2024 – The Train(s) to HelsingĂžr!
Hello Denmark, hello KĂžbenhavn! I canât really say anything negative or sarky about this country, its capital or the lovely people who inhabit it! Everyone is lovely and helpful, the fields are yellow, full of cows and green! Only slightly unnerving was the painted wall which greeted me at the airport: For someone whoâs sleptContinue reading “Eurovision 2024 – The Train(s) to HelsingĂžr!”
Eurovision 2024 – The Flight to Malmö!
Hurrah! Iâm on the plane! Eurovision fans everywhere! I wonder when the crew will start singing EUPHORIA⊠So far sadly itâs only Ryanairâs abysmal âgetting on the planeâ music. And a Spanish member of the crew shouting at everyone, in a Franco-esque manner, to sit the f**k down..! Heâs cute but thatâs about his onlyContinue reading “Eurovision 2024 – The Flight to Malmö!”
Eurovision 2024 – The Road to Malmö.
The things one can do after two hours of sleep! With the National Rail overtime ban (and strike) in mind Iâm heading to Stansted by bus. I am so hideously early đ I may even have time for a coffee before boarding my bus at Stratford. Eurovision! I canât wait to get to Copenhagen andContinue reading “Eurovision 2024 – The Road to Malmö.”
With Petrie Hosken on TalkTV!
I did a fun thing on Saturday! Weird News with Petrie Hosken on TalkTV! Hereâs the link: https://www.youtube.com/live/RHm0afTFPMg?si=6QyAtUGu7H6g7TkW It was a fabulous morning entertainment – Iâm on from ca. 11.20am onwards.
Frank Loman 