Ali Yusaf

@YesterdaysBrit1 Cracking Saturday night entertainment! One of the few late night tv shows my parents let me watch as it wasn’t “pornographic filth” as my mother put it. Then again, she considered a bare midriff as a sure sign of the collapse of society.

Who remembers the 1980 British series 'Hammer House of Horror'? Either way, lock your doors, close your windows and sleep well 🪓 ⚰

Poland. 1 Million Years BC meets GoT for a winner takes all battle! #Eurovision2025 #EurovisionSongContest

Italy. Oh Italy. Is this really modelled on Deathnote? #Eurovision2025 #EurovisionSongContest

Finland. Good to see they haven’t forgotten their Eurovision heritage. Isn’t there a cavalry charge she needs to be leading? #Eurovision2025 #EurovisionSongContest

Netherlands. Apparently one of the favourites. Not sure why as it is bland. Bland. Bland. Even the choreography is bland. Is he wearing pjs? #Eurovision2025 #EurovisionSongContest

Latvia. I really REALLY like this one. Singing and harmonies are awesome. Choreography is out of Suspiria on LSD. Just wonderful. #EurovisionSongContest #Eurovision2025

Iceland. They haven’t even started singing and they’ve already got my vote. Proper old school Eurovision number. This one is awesome! #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Austria now. Hmm. Singlehandedly trying to bring the Castrati back into being a musical force. It does have Eurovision bonkersness about it though. Could go far. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

UK now. Remember Monday. Do I have to? Can’t I just enjoy the weekend? It’s a bit meh. What the hell just happened? No idea. Bottom half at best methinks. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Ukraine. This is looking like a proper Eurovision number. Dress sense is 70s revisited. Lighting is late 70s disco era naffness. Song is shite. I think it’s got a real chance of making top ten.

Spain. This is surely going to be a remixed dance hit over the summer. Probably a tad too polished for Eurovision. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Lithuania now. Not sure what to make of it. A bit angst ridden. A bit existential. Meh. C minus. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Israel up now. I must be going deaf as I can’t make out a word of what is being sung. Ok now it’s better once the chorus has started. A bit bland. What’s happened to the truly zany Israeli entries of yesteryear? #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Estonia trying its best to rip the piss. Is the first Eurovision song that actively takes the piss out of another nation? I thought that was usually the domain of the voting? #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

Luxembourg now. At least it’s trying to enter into the spirit of Eurovision. Well via channelling her inner Annabelle. Some demonic position would be a first for Eurovision. #EurovisionSongContest #Eurovision

Norwegian entry is a little bland by Norwegian standards. It’s also Norwegian National Day, so best of luck to them. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest

@YesterdaysBrit1 Probably not! Well, not legally. And it'll probably be weed.

@aliyusaf Not sure they'd do that today

Who fancies some chips?

@YesterdaysBrit1 I thought Ronnie Barker was fantastic, but I didn't really find Ronnie Corbett that funny. He may be one of those that, on viewing years (decades) later, starts making sense.

@aliyusaf Perhaps more hit than miss

It's a BIG yes from me, but what about you?

@YesterdaysBrit1 My dad used to smoke Embassy No. 5s. A very different era which, despite its faults, had a huge amount going for it.

Welcome to the 1980s!