1. 2010
    1. September
      1. Andrew to appear on Michael Ball Show this Friday
    2. August
      1. Hello! magazine photoshoot with Andrew
    3. July
      1. Lord Rowe-Beddoe presents Andrew with key to the Wales Millennium Centre
      2. Andrew visits Cardiff for a special announcement about Sophie Evans
      3. Preserving Our Heritage
      4. Andrew calls for increased prostate cancer screening
      5. Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China
    4. June
      1. Sale of Pablo Picasso's Angel de Fernandez de Soto
      2. Tell Me on a Sunday national tour, starring Claire Sweeney
    5. May
      1. A statement from Andrew
      2. Oz Blog: The winner is revealed...
      3. The last Dorothy mission....
      4. Oz Blog: The Final Countdown
      5. Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto!
      6. Danielle is your Dorothy!
      7. Danielle, Lauren and Sophie have a go at Polo!
      8. The winning Dorothy to release charity single
      9. Sierra meets the Dorothys!
      10. Oz: Blog: Andrew makes his final choice and the final three are revealed
      11. Oz Blog: The Fantastic Four
      12. Bombay Dreams Movie Announcement
      13. Andrew to appear on The Graham Norton Show
      14. Andrew meets Bobby...
      15. Oz Blog: The second sing-off
      16. Oz Blog: A Dorothy Cull...
      17. We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!
      18. From Nancy to Dorothy: A message from Sam and Niamh
      19. Oz Blog: An Emotional Goodbye
      20. Oz Blog: An audience with the Lord
      21. Andrew and the Dorothys get ready for their close up...
      22. An Over the Rainbow update from Andrew
    6. April
      1. Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow
      2. It's Toto time for Andrew...
      3. Oz Blog: Standing ovations as we say another goodbye
      4. Oz Blog: A chorus of Angels...
      5. Oz Blog: Another sad goodbye...
      6. Behind the scenes at Over The Rainbow
      7. Oz Blog: Making a Song and Dance
      8. Oz Blog: It's goodbye to another of our Dorothies...
      9. Oz Blog: A Class Act
      10. Oz Blog: The first Dorothy flies over the rainbow
      11. Oz Blog: The first live show... and the public get to choose
      12. West End Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next
    7. March
      1. Oz Blog: 20 become 10...
      2. Oz Blog: Over The Rainbow kicks off with weekend special
      3. Behind the scenes on "Wetten, Das?"
      4. Filming the Over The Rainbow trailer
      5. Andrew’s off to see the Wizard… and revisiting the South Bank Show
      6. BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow
      7. The South Bank Show Revisited
      8. Andrew and Katherine Jenkins on Dancing On Ice
    8. February
      1. Andrew’s TV appearances this weekend
      2. Lloyd Webber, Universal Music forge new partnership in recording, publishing
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on Weekend Wogan this Sunday
      4. Andrew in Manchester...
      5. 'Love Never Dies' premieres at The South Bank Show Awards
    9. January
      1. Andrew Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame
      2. Love Never Dies World Exclusive for The South Bank Show Awards
      3. Andrew begins his search for Dorothy
      4. My Health Diary
  2. 2009
    1. December
      1. Full Love Never Dies cast announced
    2. November
      1. A message from Andrew
      2. Could you be Dorothy?
      3. Update on Andrew's health
    3. October
      1. Thank you from Andrew
      2. A press statement from Andrew's office.
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber on Stephen Gately
      4. Andrew honoured by Theater Hall of Fame
      5. Love Never Dies global launch
      6. Welcome to the Andrew Lloyd Webber site
    4. September
      1. Bono is one of “The Boys In The Photograph”
      2. Andrew and Ben Elton in Toronto
      3. 9,000 performances of Phantom on Broadway
      4. Andrew seeks Dorothy... and Toto!
      5. 'Love Changes Everything' performed at Kennedy memorial
    5. August
      1. Backstage with Connie Fisher
    6. July
      1. Andrew reveals that Michael Jackson wanted to play the Phantom
    7. May
      1. I'd Do Anything Finalists star in the West End
      2. Mark Cook on the Eurovision final
      3. Jade Ewen at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
      4. Andrew in Moscow
    8. April
      1. The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada
      2. Andrew questions budget Tax proposals
      3. Love Never Dies...
      4. Andrew Lloyd Webber Leads House of Lords Debate
    9. March
      1. A Beginner's Guide to Eurovision
      2. Mark's top Eurovision outfits
    10. February
      1. Mark's Eurovision Top 10
      2. Andrew congratulates AR Rahman on his double Oscar glory
      3. Joseph voted Best Musical Revival
      4. Mark's in Malta...
      5. So you want to be a real Eurovision fan?
      6. Moscow here we come...
    11. January
      1. Your Country Does Need You! Jade is the winner
      2. We meet Eurovision's Bucks Fizz
      3. And then there were three...
      4. Unbreak our Eurovision hearts
      5. The Eurovision zoo...
      6. Chris Moyles The Musical?
      7. Triumphant night for TV's Nancy
      8. A Lulu of a Eurovision
      9. Double whammy Grammy
      10. Grammy Award Winner joins Andrew in his quest for Eurovision glory
      11. Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End
      12. The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber sets new record
      13. Your Country Needs Them...
      14. The first instalment from our Eurovision blogger
  3. 2008
    1. December
      1. Meet our Eurovision blogger!
      2. Andrew meets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
      3. Andrew in conversation with Josh Groban
    2. November
      1. Theatregoers to benefit from Chancellor‘s VAT cut
      2. 25 years of Cats in Japan!
      3. BBC Radio 1s Dave and Dom big Eurovision break?
      4. Andrew to judge Eventing International
    3. October
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Surprise for Simon Cowell
      2. Lloyd Webber recruited to pen UK's 2009 Eurovision entry
      3. UK premiere of Phantasia
      4. Special birthday album release today
    4. September
      1. Free tickets for redundant bankers
      2. More birthday celebrations for Andrew in Ireland
      3. Andrew's 60th birthday celebrated by BBC concert in Hyde Park
    5. July
      1. Problem Solved - Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria
      2. Andrew makes surprise trip to see Canada Maria's
      3. The Likes of Us is released for amateur licence to NODA
    6. June
      1. Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany
      2. Thank you from Jodie, Jessie and Samantha
      3. Andrew congratulates Jodie
    7. May
      1. Rachel leaves I'd Do Anything semi final
      2. It's goodbye Niamh!
      3. Andrew and the Nancy's meet Celine Dion
      4. Andrew to receive Woodrow Wilson Award
      5. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 11th May
      6. The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!
      7. Andrew's speech to the House of Lords
      8. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 4th May
      9. Could Jenna be Nancy?
    8. April
      1. Andrew bids farewell to Francesca
      2. Andrew appears on American Idol
      3. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 3
      4. Andrew's Other Passion
      5. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 2
      6. Andrew to receive Classical BRIT Award
    9. March
      1. A Tribute Concert for Steven Pimlott
      2. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 1
      3. Thank you to chinamusical.net
      4. Playbill Unmasks Phantom Lyricist
      5. Andrew Lloyd Webber to be ‘American Idol‘ mentor
      6. Michael Ball Meets Andrew Lloyd Webber
      7. I'd Do Anything begins on BBC1
      8. Andrew and Madeleine set the record straight
      9. Andrew's Special Award from SOLT
    10. February
      1. Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on
      2. Andrew and Julian join tribute to the late Ian Adam
      3. Andrew joins guest presenters at the Brits
      4. Andrew appears in Hollyoaks
  4. 2007
    1. December
      1. Andrew to help BBC find Oliver!
      2. TV to watch this Christmas
      3. Andrew and Ben visit Liverpool
    2. November
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber welcomes the Government's announcement on Music in Schools
      2. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Scoops International Emmy
      3. Andrew on Amy Winehouse
      4. Joseph Raises £600k for Children in Need
      5. Supporting Children in Need
      6. Any Dream Will Do shortlisted for National Television Award
    3. October
      1. Andrew helps the Dutch find their Evita
      2. Lee Signs Polydor Record Deal
      3. Joseph Children in Need single
      4. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? nominated for Emmy Award
      5. The Maria and Joseph Finalists Find Success
      6. Canada to be the next nation to Solve a Problem Like Maria...
    4. September
      1. Joseph on Children in Need:Tickets Available
      2. Andrew at ArtsEd
  5. 2006
    1. December
      1. Andrew is honoured at the Kennedy Center
    2. November
      1. The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium
    3. June
      1. The 2006 revival of Evita
Mark's top Eurovision outfits

2nd March 2009

Mark's top Eurovision outfits

1. Bucks Fizz, Making Your Mind Up, 1981 (1st). Of course the mother of all wardrobe shenanigans is this famous UK Velcro moment, which set the tone for sartorial rip-offs ever since. Various people have claimed to have thought the ruse up but the true genius has never been unearthed.

2. Angelica Agurbash, Love Me Tonight, 2005 (failed to qualify for final). The queen of the costume change – and the universe if you believed the self-publicising journal foisted on everyone – managed to wear three outfits during her entry for Belarus, none what you might call understated. And men in frills leaped and bounded in attendance as she performed. Camp as Butlins.

3. Marie N, I Wanna, 2002 (1st) It was the nifty routine that won Marie N Eurovision for Latvia rather than the song, which didn’t even make the Latvian Top 30 after the contest. Starting out dressed as a bloke in a white suit and trilby, she gradually disrobed to become a sultry, sexy siren in an evening dress. Dana International without the surgery, then.

4. Lill Lindfors, Gothenburg, 1985. This outfit award goes not to a singer but the host of the 1985 contest in Sweden. Lill Lindfors entered and seemingly caught the bottom part of her frock on the set, which ripped off leaving her rather embarrassed. Then she calmly unfolded the top half of her ensemble to form a full-length dress. Phew, that was close!.

5. Herreys, Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley, 1984 (1st) The Swedish blonde trio of brothers swept to victory with this lyrically challenged number. The secret of their success? Their little gold boots, which were actually referred to in the song. Why else would you wear em, eh?

6. Youddiph, Vyechny Stranik, 1994 (9th). One of Russia’s early entries featured a soulful young lady in a dress that made her look, as one wag put it, like a sun-dried tomato. It was certainly red, and with various holes and spaghetti-like panels, she could make her frock do all manner of, er, interesting things. All of which distracted from the rather dull song.

7. Paul Oscar, Minn Hinsti Dans, 1997 (20th). The Eurovision night all PVC freaks will remember. Cool Icelander Paul writhed around on a sofa in shiny kecks fondling himself while blonde Amazons in more PVC and fishnet contorted themselves around him to a throbbing beat. Yikes.

8. Hot Eyes, Ka Du Se Hva Jeg Sa, 1988 (3rd). In this niftily titled Danish entry it wasnt so much lead singer Kirsten’s clashing turquoise ensemble and spiky red hair. Or the backing dancers in orange and yellow wielding cardboard guitars, or the conductor joining in. It was that Kirsten was clearly on the point of giving birth. Good job hubby Soren was on hand among the backing singers.

9. Linda Wagemankers, No Goodbyes, 2000 (13th). Dutch Linda looked like she rented her voluminous black and white PVC hooded cloak from Billy Smarts Circus. It needed to be big – when she took it off to reveal a skimpy, silver shredded number, there were also two male dancers lurking underneath!

10. Schmetterlinge, Boom Boom Boomerang, 1977 (17th). The four male backing dancers wore Lycra one-pieces which where white on the front and revealed them wearing tuxedos and smiley facemasks when they turned around. The Austrian entry – which included the words kangaroo, didgeridoo and Kojak – was a dig at the contest in particular and the record industry in general.

Mark Cook (watching Eurovision since 1967)

Mark Cook is a journalist and theatre critic for the Guardian Guide and The Big Issue

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