The BBC, the British national broadcaster, have announced their new commentary team, ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna.

BBC One & BBC iPlayer

For both the Semi Finals, Angela Scanlon has joined the commentary team, alongside Rylan this year. For the Final, Graham Norton will take over commentary duties. You can watch the BBC One trailer below:

BBC Radio 2 & BBC Sounds

For both the Semi Finals, Sara Cox has joined the commentary team this year. For the Final, Sara will be joined by Rylan.

Other shows to look out for:

• Sara Cox’s Tea Time Show: Live From Vienna – Wednesday 13th May, 16:00 – 19:00 BST.
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Eurovision Kitchen Disco – Friday 15th May, 21:00 – 23:00 BST.
• Dermot O’Leary – Saturday 16th May, 08:00 – 10:00 BST.
• Sophie Ellis Bextor with ‘Your Ultimate Eurovision Superstar!’ – Saturday 16th May, 13:00 – 15:00 BST.
• Richie Anderson – Saturday 16th May, 15:00 – 18:00 BST.
• All Request Eurovision with Ellie Taylor – Saturday 16th May, 18:00 – 20:00 BST.
• The Eurovision After Party with OJ Borg – Saturday 16th May, 23:30 – 03:00 BST.

BBC Digital Platforms

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star and Queen of the Mother-tucking Universe (season two), Tia Kofi, sashays back to Eurovision as the BBC’s digital roving reporter, giving fans exclusive access to this year’s acts, and a behind the scenes look at the humungous event. A self-confessed superfan of Eurovision, Tia will be reporting from Eurovision’s Turquoise Carpet, and roving Vienna’s Eurovision Village in search of the tea across Eurovision week – serving up fabulous digital content available across the BBC’s TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook channels.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: BBC & YouTube/BBC Trailers