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Come Dancing

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First episode dateSeptember 29, 1950
Final episode dateDecember 29, 1998
GenresTalent Show
Presented by Peter West
Terry Wogan
Peter Marshall
David Jacobs
Angela Rippon
Rosemarie Ford
Networks BBC
BBC One
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Come Dancing


Come Dancing is a British ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off on the BBC from 1950 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running shows. Unlike its follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were not celebrities.

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Claudia Winkleman quits BBC Radio 2 show

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... The Strictly Come Dancing host told listeners she loved Radio 2 and that it was " an absolute privilege" being on the show every Saturday...

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Top Gear: Two decades of the show from Jeremy Clarkson to Freddie Flintoff

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Nov 21,2023 7:41 am

... The prominence is a reflection of how much the show means to the corporation - a tentpole series which, along with the likes of Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing, is considered one of the core BBC brands...

Ed Balls conducts chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral

Ed Balls conducts chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral
Nov 17,2023 2:11 am

... Mr Balls, who won admirers for his valiant efforts on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, added that learning to conduct was " really hard"...

Amy Dowden's Strictly hopes dashed after breaking foot

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Nov 16,2023 4:51 pm

...Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden s hopes of returning to the show this year have been dashed by a broken foot...

Shirley Ballas lost marks in competition for having 'revolting' stretch marks

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Nov 13,2023 10:11 pm

...By Emma SaundersEntertainment reporterStrictly Come Dancing s Shirley Ballas has revealed she was told her stretch marks were " revolting" by a dance judge, six weeks after giving birth...

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special winner crowned

Nov 12,2023 12:21 am

Debbie Mcgee has been crowned The Winner of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

The Widow of magician Paul Daniels and her professional partner Kevin Clifton scored 40 points for a ski-themed quickstep to Jingle Bells.

McGee, who got to The Final of the Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, said she "wasn't expecting" to win.

"It's just amazing but you know, everybody has been fantastic," She Said .

Speaking about The Show 's star-shaped trophy, She Said : "I think it's everybody's, because we all had a great time, everyone did such great dances. "

Strictly 2018 competitors Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell on The Dance floor Actress Chizzy Akudolu made an appearance with her professional partner Graziano Di Prima Mark Wright finished in fourth place in 2014 Debbie Mcgee and Kevin Clifton were told they were "a Class Act "

McGee was up against fellow former contestants Chizzy Akudolu , Gemma Atkinson , Joe Sugg , Mark Wright and Richard Arnold .

The festive show on Bbc One was hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse , Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas .

Scoring McGee's performance 10 points, Horwood said it was "a Class Act ".

During The Event in Leeds Castle in Kent, each couple performed their routines in front of a studio audience, who voted for their favourite. Those votes were combined with the judges' Scores .



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