Euro value

The BBC's entry fee for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was £310,000. I'd previously speculated that the FOI request seeking to chisel this nugget out would fail, with the BBC using the argument that information is held "for the purposes of art, etc". They've pleaded that case, but decided to cough anyway. Because, as they say, they got some seven hours of broadcasting out of it, not to mention an audience that peaked at 9.6m. Though I presume the entry fee doesn't cover Hump's contract, and the commentary team's expenses.

With this dynamite financial information, maybe next year someone will outbid the BBC to represent the UK. Please.