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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Posted on December 12, 2017 by mkmswain

I joined Georgey Spanswick again on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 36min) Advertisements

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Strictly Speaking: Week 12

Posted on December 11, 2017 by mkmswain

Two dances is theoretically a good test of range, growth and performance at this crucial stage, but can often make for a night of half-finished numbers – the pros’ steely ambition exceeding the knackered celebs’ execution. So it proved in … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: Semi-final

Posted on December 12, 2016 by mkmswain

Two-dance week: often a recipe for disappointing half-dances. But this was actually a decent semi-final, if inconsistent – in performance and in judging. Ah yes. Overmarked, undermarked, wandering free. The judges of Strictly, erratic are we. At this point, Bruno’s … Continue reading →

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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: Semi-final

Posted on December 15, 2014 by mkmswain

This was a long, long, looooong semi-final. It made War and Peace look like a Tweet. It made the Oscars look like a Saturday cartoon. Stars in distant galaxies went through entire lifespans. And still we came no closer to … Continue reading →

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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick

Strictly Speaking: Week 12

Strictly Speaking: Semi-final

Strictly Speaking: semi-final

Strictly Speaking: Semi-final

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