-
Recent Posts
- The Play That Goes Wrong lives up to its name: how Tier 3 closed the last big theatre show standing
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: ‘Theatres had to close, but the vaccine will make things dramatically better’
- Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph
- Best dance in 2021
- Manchester theatre head: Easter warnings are ‘frightening’
Tags
Archives
Follow me on Twitter
- RT @ChrisBennion_: Ahead of the phenomenal It's a Sin, here's @RevRichardColes on his own experiences in the 1980s telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/best-time… 1 day ago
- ‘No-one should apply to drama school’: has Covid ruined Britain’s next generation of stars? telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-t… 1 day ago
- @heidistephens Ooh exciting! And fabulous cover girl🦮 2 days ago
Links
Tag Archives: faye tozer
Strictly Speaking: The Final
Another year, another bloated final that winds up being totally irrelevant to the results. At some point, Strictly bosses might need to look into that… For my money, of the last four, Ashley was the strongest dancer, Joe the most … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, champion, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, dirty dancing, faye tozer, final, joe sugg, judges, judges choice, kevin clifton, latin, michael buble, recap, review, seann walsh, showdance, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, vote, voters, winner
2 Comments
Strictly Speaking: Week 12
Semi-final week saw the usual quality drop-off with two dances – although in some cases such technical lack was rebranded as “authenticity” by the ever-erratic judges. We also had the dance and music lottery either boosting or limiting celebs, depending … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged american smooth, argentine tango, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, eliminated, faye tozer, final, joe sugg, latin, lauren steadman, recap, review, semi final, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv
Leave a comment
Strictly Speaking: Week 10
So, we could talk about the post-Blackpool hangover pervading the week (this show very much brought to you by paracetamol and Alka-Seltzer). We could talk about scoring monstrosities, or the continuing bafflement of Couple’s Choice, or how the ghost of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, blog, celebrity, couples choice, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, faye tozer, graeme swann, joe sugg, judges, latin, lindy hop, lindy hopathon, oti mabuse, quickstep, recap, review, samba, shirley ballas, street, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, waltz, week 10
Leave a comment
Strictly Speaking: Week 6
Ah, Halloween Week – the annual dumbing down of Strictly. Why have subtext or delicate concepts when you can instead bumble about dressed in the most thuddingly literal, kids-dressing-up-box interpretations of groaningly repeated and/or entirely insane songs? Read my full Dancing … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, cha cha, charleston, couples choice, curse of strictly, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, eliminated, faye tozer, graeme swann, halloween, jazz, katya jones, latin, michael jackson, recap, review, scandal, seann walsh, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, theatre, thriller, tv, viennese waltz, week 6
Leave a comment
Strictly Speaking: Week 3
Ah, Movie Week – two words about as likely to deliver satisfaction as “Southern Rail”, “Theresa May” or “Topshop feminism”. So, it comes as little surprise (though sinking disappointment) to see couples slathered in Minions yellow or trying to jam … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, TV
Tagged affair, an officer and a gentleman, ashley roberts, back to the future, bbc, blog, blue, bruno tonioli, celebrity, cha cha, charles venn, claudia winkleman, dance, dance off, dancer, dancing, dancing times, dirty dancing, faye tozer, foxtrot, grease, katya jones, kiss, lee ryan, movie week, paso doble, quickstep, recap, review, seann walsh, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly curse, strictly speaking, tess daly, the matrix, tv
Leave a comment
Strictly Speaking: Week 1
Hello, new young people viewers to Strictly Come Dancing! Snapchat this on your Tide Pod slime, amiright? Yes, in Joe Sugg’s honour, the BBC has – I’m sorry to say – decided it must be totally hip to the kids … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, blog, bodyguard, celebrity, cha cha, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dancer, dancing, dancing times, danny john-jules, dr ranj singh, faye tozer, graeme swann, jive, joe sugg, kate silverton, latin, lauren steadman, lee ryan, quickstep, recap, review, seann walsh, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, susannah constantine, tango, tess daly, tv, waltz, week 1
Leave a comment
Strictly Speaking: Launch Show
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
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged anton du beke, ashley roberts, ballroom, bbc, blog, celebrity, claudia winkleman, craig david, dance, dancing, dancing times, danny john-jules, darcey bussell, faye tozer, graeme swann, joe sugg, kate silverton, katie piper, latin, launch, lee ryan, pro, Ranj Singh, recap, review, seann walsh, series 16, shirley ballas, stacey dooley, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tess daly, tv
Leave a comment
Why do Strictly viewers hate Ashley Roberts?
This weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final saw a third consecutive trip to the dreaded dance-off for ex-Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts – despite topping the leaderboard with pro partner Pasha Kovalev after notching four nines for a fierce Paso Doble and a perfect … Continue reading →