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In what has become a Douze Points tradition, Steven kicks off our 2026 season proper, with a look back at the history of the previous winner. In this case, it's Austria's turn under the spotlight, and in part one we look at its first Eurovision in the 50s, through to 1991..Mentioned in this episode:Nicole - ‘Ein bißchen Frieden’ (Germany, 1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_b-095yPcValentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson - ‘Spirit of the Night’ (San Marino, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC7QzXPnt6kBob Martin - ‘Wohin, kleines Pony?’ (Austria, 1957): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mETWk_nB1Q Liane Augustin - ‘Die ganze Welt braucht liebe’ (Austria, 1958): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5E7tl7juU Ferry Graf - ‘Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien’ (Austria, 1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PMFkXaW090 Harry Winter - ‘Du hast mich so fasziniert’ (Austria, 1960): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSdNep2GPUEJimmy Makulis - ‘Sensucht’ (Austria, 1961): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYYr9pLQNOQ Eleonore Schwarz - ‘Nur in der Wiener Luft’ (Austria, 1962):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRmfgPeK40Carmela Corren - ‘Vielleict geschieht ein Wunder’ (Austria, 1963): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biJfeQaHZe0Udo Jürgens - ‘Warum nur, warum?’ (Austria, 1964): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqvp-gJqGlYUdo Jürgens - ‘Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen’ (Austria, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVr6Qlp1uSMUdo Jürgens - ‘Merci, Chérie’ (Austria, 1966): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcRXKzog_lMPeter Horton - ‘Warum es hundertausend Sterne gibt’ (Austria, 1967): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgnZfdkQ530Karel Gott - ‘Tausend Fenster’ (Austria, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWrYJLLfo2oMassiel - ‘La, la, la’ (Spain, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPAZOwEY0ICliff Richard - ‘Congratulations’ (United Kingdom, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJcE9tnY6EMarianna Mendt - ‘Musik’ (Austria, 1971): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKzXt6841FUThe Milestones - ‘Falter im Windt’ (Austria, 1972): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-lGhJOZagAWaterloo and Robinson - ‘My Little World’ (Austria, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmdQ3cevwPYSchmetterlinge - ‘Boom Boom Boomerang’ (Austria, 1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKEYWa3VoHUSpringtime - ‘Mrs Caroline Robinson’ (Austria, 1978): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo3NxHycwqUChristina Simon - ‘Heute in Jerusalem’ (Austria, 1979): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YapRERiQ3yUBlue Danube - ‘Du bist Musik’ (Austria, 1980): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AqK5IrhPysMarty Brem - ‘Wenn du da bist’ (Austria, 1981): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv2yrw1v5RgMess - ‘Sonntag’ (Austria, 1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Tf7nlLJ8gWestend - ‘Hurricane’ (Austria, 1983): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmxQNXEv5A0Anita - ‘Einfach weg’ (Austria, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP8b9BPdBNMGary Lux - ‘Kinder dieser Welt’ (Austria, 1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X36mIdW_CwwTimna Brauer - ‘Die Zeit ist einsam’ (Austria, 1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhuFooQhaAAGary Lux - ‘Nur noch Gefühl’ (Austria, 1987): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voJZ4t-rxX0Wilfried - ‘Lisa Mona Lisa’ (Austria, 1988):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fKcQb3ZEG4Thomas Forstner - ‘Nur ein Lied’ (Austria, 1989): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiy4NEkCpw8Simone - ‘Keine Mauern mehr’ (Austria, 1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq3ndrZzaf0Thomas Forstner - ‘Vendig im Regen’ (Austria, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jac9y6-9pPo.If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page.You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:BingewatchBitesize BingewatchDouze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 3rd October 2025, including:A wayward school bus driver and a dedicated teacher battle to save 22 children from an inferno, in white knuckle thriller The Lost Bus on Apple TV, starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera.Leaving behind a lucrative career voicing radio commercials, Alan Partridge makes a bravely personal and personally brave return to television - to make Britain’s first ever documentary about mental health, in How Are You? Its Alan (Partridge) on BBC iPlayer.Forced to collaborate on a serious crime, two contrasting detectives overcome initial friction to form an unlikely but formidable crime-fighting partnership in Irish crime drama Borderline, on ITVX.Actors and lifelong friends Will Mellor and Ralf Little are on a laughter-packed mission to discover what aspects of modern life they're getting right. Will & Ralf Should Know Better on U.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 26th September 2025, including:A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens and its dangerously charismatic founder may not be all it seems., in Netflix drama Wayward.In 1868, the Guinness family patriarch is dead in Dublin; his four children, each with dark secrets to hide, hold the brewery's fate in their hands, in Netflix's House of Guinness.An undercover investigator known as The Savant balances life at home with tracking online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act. Oscar winner Jessica Chastain stars in Apple TV's The Savant.On his debut global tour, Romesh Ranganathan takes to the stage at the O2 as he examines the human condition, and it's available to watch on NOW TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

This week, breaking from our scheduled programming, we are addressing the big news circling the Eurovision world at the moment. With four countries currently confirming their withdrawal if Israel participate next year, questions remain over how the EBU will respond, whether Israel themselves will act, and the future of Eurovision itself..If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page.You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:BingewatchBitesize BingewatchDouze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 19th September 2025, including:Recorded during the show’s West End run, Fawlty Towers: The Play will air on U in September to mark the 50th anniversary of the classic sitcom’s first ever episode.Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon return for the most explosive season yet of Apple TV's The Morning Show.After failing to intervene in a violent incident at a London playpark, John moves his family to a rural Scottish Idyll, where their new neighbours harbour a dangerous secret, in ITVX drama Coldwater.Rob and Rylan need some help to live their best lives. Does the wisdom, art and culture of India hold the answers? Rob and Rylan's Passage to India is on BBC iPlayer.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 12th September 2025, including:Cricket hero Freddie Flintoff and his teen team of unlikely lads face their biggest sporting challenge yet. But has Freddie bitten off more than he can chew? Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test is on BBC iPlayer.Laura's picture-perfect life starts to unravel when her son brings home a new girlfriend, but is it instinct or paranoia? Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke star in Prime Video's The Girlfriend.When a girl disappears during a game, a child psychologist returns to the town where her best friend also vanished during a séance 27 years ago, in Paramount Plus Australian horror series Playing Gracie Darling.Zara McDermott travels to Thailand to discover an exotic paradise with two conflicting sides. Beyond the golden beaches and bustling cities lie wild parties, drugs and cheap sex in BBC documentary Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

In this episode, part of the 2025 Eurovision Podcrawl, Steven is joined by friends of the show Adrian Bradley and AJ Clay, to discuss the year Azerbaijan put itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Loreen secured one of the easiest wins in Eurovision history, and, well... Engelbert Humperdink.If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page.You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:BingewatchBitesize BingewatchDouze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 5th September, including:In 80s Billingham, a mother fights tirelessly for justice following her daughter’s murder and police failings. Sheridan Smith stars in haunting new ITVX drama I Fought the Law, based on a true story.Detective Anais Mallory returns to her home town of Queenstown and faces a number of startling homicides amid the backdrop of past ghosts. As she unravels the mysteries, she sets in motion a desperate cover-up, in new crime drama A Remarkable Place to Die, on U.The stars of Peep Shows return in an inventive and very sweary new sketch show, Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, on Channel 4.In Europe, Tony DiNozzo, Ziva David and their daughter Tali are forced to go on the run while trying to work out who is after them, in new spin-off series NCIS: Tony & Ziva on Paramount Plus.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 29th August 2025, including:A clash that defined a country, and a continent, for a thousand years. The epic story of 1066 and the brutal battle for a kingdom. King & Conqueror is on BBC iPlayer.Global music icons team up with K-pop idols in spectacular new reality song battle series Kpopped on Apple TV, starring Megan Thee Stallion and Psy.A Navy SEAL becomes involved in a risky CIA operation. As he finds himself increasingly entangled in moral grey areas, an internal struggle erupts between his light and dark sides, in Amazon Prime Video's The Terminal List: Dark Wolf starring Taylor Kitsch.Four retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. An all-star Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman's bestselling novel The Thursday Murder Club. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Ben Kingsley star.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

In our latest deep dive, Steven takes a look at the photo finishes in the Eurovision Song Contest: when the points were tied, but there can only be one winner.From the common sense to the downright arbitrary, Eurovision has had some pretty wild ways of separating a tie!.Mentioned in this episode:Carola - ‘Fångad av en stormvind’ (Sweden, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2nWtNX8T0linktr.ee/eurovisionpodcrawl .If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page.You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own!Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows:BingewatchBitesize BingewatchDouze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com