RTP, the Portuguese national broadcaster kicked off yesterday Mission All Aboard with Todos a Bordo; the diary. The 2018 Eurovision host broadcaster is going full steam in its Eurovision coverage, which will be both extensive and detailed and will run for 3 weeks.

Tiago Góes Ferreira, Hélder Reis and Joana Martins will be hosting be the daily show Todos a Bordo Diário  (All Aboard; the diary). The special 20 minute show will showcae the latest developments from the key Eurovision 2018 hot spots and venues in Lisbon and bring us the latest information on the ongoing Eurovision preparations in the host city.

The trio will take us backstage and bring us exclusive behind the scenes footage from the Eurovision nucleus and will introduce us to the core and creative members. You can watch the first episode here

How to watch the show?

The show is broadcast every day on RTP’s evening news programme Telejornal.  You can watch it on the following channels and timings:

  • RTP 1- 22:oo CET
  • RTP International – 22:15 CET
  • RTP Africa- 23:33 CET

You can also watch All Aboard: the diary  on demand on RTP Play at your leisure.

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 8, 10 and 12 May at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.