ginge - // and, let's face it, does it matter...and who cares? //
The relevance of the Eurovision decreases year on year.
A couple of decades ago, it was compulsory viewing, with the snacks and drinks ready, and a paper and pencil to do your own scores and compare with the judges, and the UK entry being guaranteed a high place in the charts.
Now, viewers have masses more choice, and pop tastes have moved right away from the kind of song that makes the Eurovision entry for the UK.
Some might say it ended when Terry Wogan's particular brand of barbed wit ceased to enliven the broadcast.