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Strictly Speaking: The launch

Posted on September 9, 2019 by mkmswain

Hello and welcome back to the safe, lovely, happy, sparkly world of Strictly Come Dancing! Here there are no rogues proroguing (just the odd lord – or maybe viscountess – a-leaping), and the only Article 50 we are concerned with … Continue reading →

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Who will replace Darcey Bussell on Strictly?

Posted on April 10, 2019 by mkmswain

There is nothing like a Dame, but the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing will need a new presence on the judging panel, as Darcey Bussell steps down after seven years to focus on her “other commitments in dance”, per her leaving … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 2

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mkmswain

After the electrifying opening show, a Strictly comedown was inevitable, but even so, Week 2 was quite the slump. A combination of overambitious routines, daft concepts, erratic judging and all the nerves so happily absent last week – the latter … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Launch Show

Posted on September 10, 2018 by mkmswain

Hello again, Strictly fans! It’s Series 16! Woohoo! Series 16, AKA the one where Marianka continually squawks “A YouTuber?” at her screen in the manner of Lady Bracknell’s “A handbag?” and feels about 102 and begins to contemplate the yawning … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Posted on October 23, 2017 by mkmswain

The big news this week was Italian gesticulator Bruno Tonioli missing his first ever Strictly, apparently because of American work commitments. It’s FINE, Bruno, go be with your OTHER family, we don’t CARE. Read my full Dancing Times blog here

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Strictly Speaking: semi-final

Posted on December 14, 2015 by mkmswain

Ah, two dances. Either double the fun, or a gruelling reminder that these people have lives and jobs and adding a cha cha to a Viennese waltz at the end of a long series is just asking for a nervous … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Posted on October 19, 2015 by mkmswain

It’s almost worth having bonkers Strictly theme shows just to make us really appreciate the relative sanity of a non-theme show. Well, almost. We’re into “I keep whacking myself with a hammer because it feels so good when I stop” … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Week 8

Posted on November 17, 2014 by mkmswain

It’s Blackpool Week on Strictly, otherwise known as Multiple Comebacks And Rampant Score Inflation Week! For the uninitiated, the current exchange rate is about 1:1.2, meaning up here Donny would be scoring 12s and spontaneously combusting, BABY. Fortunately, the judges did … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Hello Claudia! Farewell Brucie!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by mkmswain

It was nice to see you, to see you…nice! After 11 series, Sir Bruce Forsyth has handed over the Strictly Come Dancing presenting baton (sequin-covered, naturally) to the fabulous Claudia Winkleman, she of the quick wit, monochrome wardrobe and delicately balanced fringe-to-eyeliner ratio. Or, … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking Week 8

Posted on November 18, 2013 by mkmswain

BREAKING NEWS: while our stars were distracted by feathery fans, camp cowboys and dizzying hyperbole, their Blackpool dressing rooms were beset by seaside bandits. Possibly pirates. Rumours that their haul included all of the judges’ low scoring paddles remain unconfirmed. Yet … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: anton du beke

Strictly Speaking: The launch

Who will replace Darcey Bussell on Strictly?

Strictly Speaking: Week 2

Strictly Speaking: Launch Show

Strictly Speaking: Week 5

Strictly Speaking: semi-final

Strictly Speaking: Week 4

Strictly Speaking: Week 8

Strictly Speaking: Hello Claudia! Farewell Brucie!

Strictly Speaking Week 8

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