Ewan Spence: Do Zombies Still Go to Work in an Apocalypse?

This week on 5 Random Questions, podcaster and BAFTA nominee Ewan Spence ponders on what zombies actually do in a zombie apocalypse, lessons from Billy Connolly, why kids should be left alone to read, and more.

Answering the questions this week: Ewan Spence

Ewan is a freelance broadcaster and journalist, and has been the UK radio commentator for Junior Eurovision since 2013, and the US radio commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018. As Scotland’s first podcaster, he was nominated for a BAFTA (Best New Creative Media) in 2005. Ewan co-founded Eurovision Insight in 2010 and under his editorship it has grown to become an influential force in the world of the Eurovision Song Contest. He hosts its weekly Insight News podcast, the annual Juke Box Jury review show, and the daily coverage from backstage at the Song Contest every May.

Ewan's Website

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Further reading for this episode

• Baseball Scotland - YouTube
• Stream Keep Watching Podcast | Listen to podcast episodes online for free on SoundCloud
• ESC Insight | Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
• The Edinburgh Fringe Show – The Podcast Corner
• Classic Baseball Radio
• Adam Savage’s Tested - YouTube
• 30,000 Scots singing "Flower of Scotland" National Anthem | EURO 2024 | Stuttgart - YouTube
• Scottish National Anthem(Flower of Scotland) Euro 2020-Scotland vs Czech Republic
• Scotland’s 1990 grand slam remembered: ‘Nobody was going to beat us that day’ | Six Nations 2020 | The Guardian
• Griefcast — Cariad Lloyd
• BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Available now
• Taskmaster - YouTube
• Screenwipe (TV Series 2006–2020) - IMDb
• The ZX Spectrum
• Input Magazine
• THE MAGIC HANDBOOK (The Kingfisher Pocket Book of Magic) by Eldin, Peter; (Vanessa Clarke, Editor): COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE Soft cover (1985) 1st American Edition, 8th Printing | 100POCKETS
• EXPLAINED: Understanding one of the most chaotic, controversial title showdowns in F1 history | Formula 1®
• David Tennant Does a Podcast With…
• Billy Connolly - official site
• BBC Radio 2 - Weekend Wogan - Sir Terry Wogan
• Eurovision Song Contest

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