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Strictly Speaking: Week 10
It was so much worse than we could ever have feared. Strictly’s foray into international waters made Eurovision look positively restrained, tasteful and nuanced. Around The World In 80 Cultural Appropriation Nightmares Week made a mockery of ballroom, logic, fairness and … Continue reading
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Tagged alfie boe, andre rieu, argentine tango, around the world, ballroom, bbc, blackpool, bollywood, caroline flack, celebrity, charleston, competition, dance, dance today, dancesport, dancing, eurovision, international, jive, latin, london, magazine, review, riverdance, rumba, scd, strictly, strictly come dancing, sunetra sarker, the sound of music, tv, waltz
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Strictly Speaking
It’s been a turbulent summer. Warring nations. Deadly disease. Ferocious independence debates. And, of course, a luxuriously bearded baking hipster getting a bit cross with someone from the WI. But fear not, morose nation! Strictly is back, and we can all … Continue reading
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Tagged andy murray, ballroom, bbc, big brother, blog, bruce forsyth, burn the floor, claudia winkleman, competition, dance, dance today, dancing, dancing with the stars, dirty dancing, downton abbey, eastenders, ebola, frankie bridge, fringe, great british bake off, harry styles, independence, judy murray, latin, launch, magazine, masterchef, pixie lott, prince harry, recap, review, riverdance, scd, scotland, scottish, simon cowell, strictly, strictly come dancing, tess daly, the saturdays, this morning, towie, tumble, tv, war, x factor
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Extra time
The creators of The Beautiful Game have no truck with subtext. If there’s a point to be made, they will make it, in firm dialogue, in overt lyrics, and then in dialogue again, just to be sure. That leaves us in no doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged andrew lloyd webber, bbc, belfast, ben elton, drama, football, footie, i'd do anything, ira, ireland, irish, london, lotte wakeham, michael d higgins, musical, nancy, niamh perry, northern ireland, oliver!, play, prison, review, riverdance, soccer, the beautiful game, the troubles, theatre, union theatre, war, west side story
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