final and on the following Friday in 1999. From 1957 to 1960, there were various televised semi-finals ahead of the UK final. This was reintroduced in 1996, with a preliminary round of voting to eliminate 4 of the 8 songs. This was televised in 1996 but switched to radio from 1997 to 2003. Host(s) and venue Guest commentators, panellists and judges Featured in 1988–1990, 1994–1995, 2004–2010 and 2016–2019. Regional vote announcers Featured in 1957, 1959 to 1964, 1976 to 1978, 1980 to 1987 and from 2003 to 2006. Although regional juries were used in 1979, the broadcast was abandoned and the scores tallied without announcements. In 1976, host Michael Aspel did not name any of the jury spokesman (there were no women announcing any of the scores) and none of them identified themselves; despite some of the voices being familiar to BBC viewers and listeners. Viewing figures Discography UK singles chart successes for all entries to the UK final Only tracks that have appeared in the officially recognised Top 50 (to 1978), Top 75 (to 2012) and Top 100 (from 2012) are included: UK year end chart positions Positions achieved in the year end UK Singles Chart. UK extended play chart successes From 1964 to 1968, Extended Play, 7-inch singles containing all of the entries from the UK heats were issued, although in 1967, the winning song was omitted from the release. A separate EP chart was established at the time for such releases that were not eligible for the standard UK Singles Chart; it was discontinued after 1967. Trivia According to John Kennedy O'Connor's book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, the selection of Clodagh Rodgers in 1971 was due in part at nervousness within the BBC as to what reception the UK entrant would receive on stage in Dublin at the Eurovision final due to the unrest in Northern Ireland at the time. Paul Curtis holds the record for writing/composing the most number of winning songs, having won the UK heat on four occasions (1975, 1984, 1990 and 1991). The other writers/composers to win the contest more than once are Syd Cordell and Stan Butcher, who won the contest with a joint composition in both 1959 and 1962; Bill Martin and Phil Coulter won in 1967 and 1968, going on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967; and Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater won