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Feb 3, 2025 • 23min
The 20 Biggest Jury-Televote Gaps in Eurovision Voting History - Douze Points
Eurovision results are a dramatic affair, and are arguably as entertaining as the performances themselves. Even more so when the expert jury and general public disagree wildly on their favourites.So in this deep dive, Steven looks at the biggest discrepancies in Eurovision history, where the jury and televote scores differ the most. From singing grannies and milk maids to runaway winners, this list has it all!.Mentioned in this episode:Klavdia - ‘Asteromáta’ (Greece, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzeTezgey4Red Sebastian - ‘Strobe Lights’ (Belgium, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzeTezgey4Klemen - ‘How Much Time Do We Have Left?’ (Slovenia, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6RH6nZL1c July Jones - ‘New Religion’ (Slovenia NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAIk9nW1oY Melody - ‘Esa Diva’ (Spain, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46FB-rLh04 Cezar - ‘It’s My Life’ (Romania, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHWFiavqjAErmal Meta and Fabrizio Moro - ‘Non mi avete fatto niente’ (Italy, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81M-mp5t8uMIl Volo - ‘Grande Amore’ (Italy, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOMqZV2jA8Donatan & Cloe - ‘My Słowianie - We Are Slavic’ (Poland, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA Michał Szpak - ‘Colour Of Your Life’ (Poland, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ920cN2HmA Zoë - ‘Loin d’ici’ (Austria, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuPYt5i5cEMargaret - ‘Cool Me Down’ (Poland NF, 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39-Ls6Yhy4 Sergey Lazarev - ‘You Are The Only One’ (Russia, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e94dst20C9Y Dami Im - ‘Sound Of Silence’ (Australia, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymFX91HwM0Jamala - ‘1944’ (Ukraine, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rnM-MwRHY Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers - ‘Trenulețul’ (Moldova, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUqf_zO2QaIBuranovskiye Babushki - ‘Party For Everybody’ (Russia, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUstrmJzyc Käärijä - ‘Cha Cha Cha’ (Finland, 2023); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rS8Dv5g-8Loreen - ‘Tattoo’ (Sweden, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2Fj0W4jP4KEiiNO - ‘Spirit In The Sky’ (Norway, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovt7YGHAj8IKalush Orchestra - ‘Stefania’ (Ukraine, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fl60ypdLsGo_A - ‘Shum’ (Ukraine, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqvzDkgok_g Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria’ (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8 Eden Golan - ‘Hurricane’ (Israel, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60BWlEhtAAIolanda - ‘Grito’ (Portugal, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZn4-H6JvKUMARO - ‘Saudade, saudade’ (Portugal, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZtbD47u6yILake Malawi - ‘Friend Of A Friend’ (Czech Republic, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxLKFZKhNs Raphael Gualazzi - ‘Madness Of Love’ (Italy, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0uNLp3LuUJohn Lundvik - ‘Too Late For Love’ (Sweden, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdWkdVKIqQ Michael Rice - ‘Bigger Than Us’ (United Kingdom, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV-eOhTS8DwAminata - ‘Love Injected’ (Latvia, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usdXbeGHi8Nemo - ‘The Code’ (Switzerland, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_qJf-nW0kSlimane - ‘Mon Amour’ (France, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XyLecY2JyEIsaiah - ‘Don’t Come Easy’ (Australia, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCP4S1dqwADestiny - ‘Je me casse’ (Malta, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbbc2yKnv0MTamara Todevska - ‘Proud’ (North Macedonia, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pAURAsum4ACesár Sampson - ‘Nobody But You’ (Austria, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Yvzo1puoE Benjamin Ingrosso - ‘Dance You Off’ (Sweden, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z101xtUBflU .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

Jan 31, 2025 • 26min
The President, a Prime Minister... and Alison Hammond
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 31st January 2025, including:When two old friends, Brian Walden and prime minister Margaret Thatcher come together for their last ever TV interview, little do they realize that they're about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time. Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan star in Brian and Maggie.A serene community is inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals, but their tranquillity explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds. Sterling K. Brown stars in Disney Plus series Paradise.Apple TV's new docuseries takes a raw, intimate look at the war's impact on America as the 50th anniversary of Saigon's fall approaches, in Vietnam: The War that Changed America.Former tour rep Alison Hammond and son Aidan head to the Sunshine State - on a quest for family adventure in true American style in new travel series Alison Hammond's Florida Unpacked 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!

Jan 24, 2025 • 20min
Welsh Martin Clunes and Not an Olson Twin
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 24th January 2025, including:A brilliant math student (Leo Woodall) is on the verge of a major breakthrough when a shadowy enemy tries to stop him uncovering a high stakes conspiracy. Leo Woodall stars in Apple TV series Prime Target.After his son is dragged into a ruthless drug gang, a father risks it all to protect his own. Martin Clunes stars in ITVX gritty thriller Out There.Gabriel Basso returns as the former FBI agent on another life-or-death mission, all in the name of keeping our Netflix subscriptions alive. It's season two of The Night Agent.A single mom (Kaitlin Olson) with an exceptional mind and unconventional knack for solving crimes, leads to an unusual partnership with seasoned detective Daniel Sunjata, in Disney Plus original series High Potential.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!

Jan 17, 2025 • 23min
Cameron Diaz is Back in Action!
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 17th January 2025, including:Shrink down to where forces of nature play out on a miniature scale, as Awkwafina narrates compelling nature documentary A Real Bug's Life on Disney Plus.Former CIA spies Emily (Cameron Diaz) and Matt (Jamie Foxx) are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed in Netflix movie Back in Action.In 2000, boxes containing top-secret files were found in a shed. They detailed the lives and code names of Britain's first female agents during WWII. Now TV's new series The Lost Women Spies tells their story.Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg but whose unbreakable resolve empowered him to defy the odds and pursue his dreams. Starring Jennifer Lopez, it's on Amazon Prime Video now.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!

Jan 10, 2025 • 27min
Crime, Canines, and Jerry Springer
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 10th Jan 2025, including:A talented autistic archivist enters an unpredictable world when detective Bea spots her unique crime-solving skills. Intriguing crime drama Patience stars Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis on Channel 4.Reality star turned podcaster Pete Wicks meets the four-legged friends that call the UK's leading dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, home in Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake on U.A rookie and a veteran officer patrol duo in Long Beach, California, face the morality of protecting and serving a community in Prime Video series On Call.Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of America's most controversial talk show to expose its scandals, both on and off-camera in Netflix documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ActionFollow 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!

Dec 20, 2024 • 16min
Christmas TV 2024 | Gavin & Stacey | Strictly Come Dancing | Missing You
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and shows for you to enjoy over the holiday season, including:Wallace, Gromit, and the evil penguin return to our screens in another Christmas special from the animated British classic.It's five years since Nessa was down on one knee, declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her. And a lot has happened since. This is the real, proper final ever episode of Gavin & Stacey on BBC iPlayer.A new batch of celebrities take to the dancefloor in the annual Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. But who will take home the Glitterball Trophy?Detective Kat Donovan's world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app. This leads Kat to reopen the unsolved mystery surrounding her father's murder. Based on the Harlan Coben book, Missing You is on Netflix.The Outnumbered clan are back on our screens for another Christmas Special on BBC iPlayerFollow 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!

Dec 13, 2024 • 27min
Elton John: Never Too Late | No Good Deed | The Secret Lives of Animals | Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 13th December 2024, including:As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton recounts his life, his struggles, and shares how he overcame them to become the icon he is today in Disney Plus original rockumentary Elton John: Never Too Late.Emma Willis and Matt Willis join forces with The Stanway School in Colchester as they challenge a group of Year Eight pupils, and themselves, to give up their smartphones for 21 days in Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphone on Channel 4.The Secret Lives of Animals is a 10-part Apple TV series featuring incredible never-before-seen footage of rare and remarkable animal behaviors, highlighting the brilliant intelligence of the natural world, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.Three very different families compete to buy the same 1920s Spanish-style villa, which they believe will solve all their problems, in Netflix original comedy No Good Deed, starring Lisa Kudrow (Friends) and Linda Cardellini.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!

Dec 6, 2024 • 28min
Game of Throws | That Christmas | Jack in Time for Christmas | Meet the Rees-Moggs
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 6th December, including:Ever wondered what the build-up to the biggest darts tournament of the year is like? Ever wondered how Michael van Gerwen deals with pressure? Ever wondered what Luke Littler's life was like before his meteoric rise? Well, now you can find out in new documentary Game of Throws: Inside Darts on Now TV.A blizzard hits a seaside town, setting off entwined tales of family, friends, love and loneliness - and Santa making a big mistake. From Richard Curtis (Love Actually), That Christmas is on Netflix now.Jack Whitehall races against time to get from the US to the UK for Christmas in Prime Video special Jack in Time for Christmas. His frantic four-day journey involves various modes of transport and encounters with celebrity friends including Michael Buble and Rebel Wilson as he battles holiday chaos to reach home.Unprecedented access to Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, and his extraordinary family as he fights for his political life and fails to keep his seat. Meet the Rees-Moggs is on Discovery+ now.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!

Nov 29, 2024 • 30min
Senna | Mrs Davis | Beatles 64 | The World According to Kaleb
From sci-fi nuns to funny farmboys, Ian and Hannah cover a crazy new week of releases across UK streaming services, including:The career of a formula one racing legend, a national hero in Brazil and three-time winner of the Formula One world drivers' championship. Senna is the new original miniseries from Netflix.The star of Clarkson's Farm shares his worldly wisdom on life's big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm. This is The World According to Kaleb on Amazon Prime Video.Meet the kick-ass nun fighting AI in a high-stakes battle - from the creator of Lost. Expect danger, laughs and a lot of twists and turns on this madcap thrill ride in ITVX drama Mrs Davis.Disney Plus rockumentary Beatles 64 takes a look at the band's electrifying US debut amid fan frenzy, and their unprecedented rise to global superstardom.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!

Nov 22, 2024 • 24min
Moonflower Murders | Landman | A Man on the Inside | Only Child
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 22nd November 2024, including:When Susan's idyllic new life is disturbed by a baffling unsolved murder, she must uncover the secret hidden in plain sight. Moonflower Murders, starring Lesley Manville, is on BBC iPlayer.Deep in the heart of West Texas, roughnecks and wildcat billionaires try to get rich quick in the oil business as oil rigs begin to dominate the state. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Landman is on Paramount Plus.A retired professor (Ted Danson) gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home in Netflix original A Man on the Inside.Richard's eccentric, slightly doddery dad drives him crazy. But amid the squabbles, are they really that different? Only Child is the new BBC comedy with Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh.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!


