Strictly Come Dancing

Shake off the Christmas stodge with new dance, tragedy, razzmatazz, tango and men in motion

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Strictly Come Dancing, alongside Blue Planet and Doctor Who, is one of those indulgent, high budget shows that the BBC does so well. We love the glamour, the glitz and the sparkle of it all; but alas, outside of this bubble the professional dancers of …

Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, stars of Latin Fever If, like us, your TV last Saturday night felt a bit flat, devoid of “doddery I am not” gags, debonaire dancers, dizzying diamante and “Keeeeep Dancing” demands, don’t worry. Sadler’s Wells’ Spring / Summer schedule has …

You can’t escape Strictly Come Dancing right now. Even if you’ve never sat through it and can’t tell your Flavia from your Foxtrot, then someone you know is obsessed and gibbering on about taking up ballroom dancing as a New Year’s Resolution. Kids in Croydon …

The stars of the small-screen were out last night to honour Bruce Forsyth at the Bafta television awards. In one big, collective “Didn’t he do well?”, the generously-chinned entertainer was awarded an Academy Fellowship at the London Palladium ceremony, a tribute to nearly 60 years’ …

Strictly Come Dancing may be but a glitzy, Christmas twinkle in the memory banks but for all of you that fell in love once more with the heat and hustle of the latin section, Samba Dance Club night at Sadlers Wells is something you need …

Be there first: After all the brouhaha over the From Russia paintings, this is surely the show to see in its opening week. Stunning, inspirational works by the likes of Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Kandinsky, Tatlin and Malevich come to the Royal Academy from Saturday. …

It’s almost Christmas! Over the Christmas holidays, we’ll be here every day recommending the best of what’s on television. We’ll do the hard work, slogging through the TV listings, and let you sit back with a nice hot drink and a mince pie. Enjoy! On …

Last full week before Christmas, we expect your bank account’s feeling the strain. All that Christmas shopping and partying taking its toll? If you want to make the most of being out and about before Christmas cabin fever and complete exhaustion set in then we’re …