Sara Cox joins Radio 2 presenting line-up for Eurovision 2025

Announced on BBC Radio 2's The Scott Mills Breakfast Show, Sara Cox will be joining Scott, Rylan and Richie Anderson in this year's Radio 2 presenting line-up for Eurovision 2025!

Sara and Richie sent voicenotes to Scott revealing that they will both be heading to Basel, Switzerland, to provide the Radio 2 commentary for both of the Eurovision Semi-Finals.

Sara said, in full Eurovision style: "You have put on such an amazing show, it gives me great pleasure to reveal that the Semi Final commentary team for Radio 2 will be us, yes, me Sara Cox and him."

Richie: "Richie Anderson! Scott, now you know I've loved coming to Eurovision with you over the past few years and doing the commentary last year was a dream come true, although when I was in that tight little booth on my own and I looked to my left and I saw you and Rylan, and looked to my right and saw the duo from Italy, I thought, you know what I need to bring a friend this year, so I am so excited that Sara is going to come along with me."

Sara makes her return to the Eurovision Song Contest commentary booth, co-hosting Radio 2 and BBC Sounds’ coverage of the Semi-Finals on Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 May, live from the arena in Basel. They’ll be bringing listeners their commentary from St. Jakobshalle arena, as we find out which country’s entries will be joining UK act, Remember Monday, in Saturday’s Grand Final alongside the acts from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the host country Switzerland.

In the first Semi Final, fifteen countries are taking part with the best ten qualifying for the Grand Final on the Saturday night. In the second Semi-Final, sixteen countries are taking part with the best ten qualifying for the Grand Final. In Thursday’s Semi-Final, the UK’s artist, Remember Monday, will showcase their entry for Eurovision, although as a member of the ‘Big Five’ countries, the UK automatically qualify for Saturday’s Grand Final. Sara also presents her Teatime show live from the centre of Basel on Wednesday 14 May (4-7pm), bringing the lowdown on the first first Semi Final. Expect all the usual Teatime treats with a Swiss flavour!

Sara previously commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Scott Mills in Düsseldorf (2011) and Baku (2012) and once again returned to the competition in 2021 when the contest was held in Rotterdam. Richie is a life-long Eurovision fan and has been known to host a Eurovision themed party on the night of the Grand Final. He was in Turin for the competition in 2022, reported live from Liverpool in 2023, and joined the BBC’s commentary team last year for the Semi Finals broadcast live from Malmö.

Scott and Rylan return as Radio 2 and BBC Sounds' presenters for this year’s Grand Final which will be broadcast live on the network. They paired up to host the Grand Final for the first time for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool and in Sweden in 2024, and will be back together again, broadcasting live from the centre of the action in Switzerland getting behind the UK act, Remember Monday, as well as cheering on all the other entries! Scott and Rylan will be hosting the Semi Finals on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer.

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