Come Dancing

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Come Dancing
Genre
British Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release29 September 1950 (1950-09-29)[1] –
29 December 1998 (1998-12-29)
Related
(2004–present)

Come Dancing was a British

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which aired on BBC One at various intervals from 1950[2][3][4] to 1998.[2] Unlike its subsequent follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were neither celebrities nor professionals.[5]

The show was created by

home nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), with later series seeing regions of the United Kingdom going head to head for its coveted trophy.[6]

Broadcast

In 1950, Come Dancing joined Television Dancing Club, and the two programmes ran on alternate weeks until 1964, when the latter finished.[7] At its peak, in the late 1960s and 1970s, it attracted audiences of ten million.[3] The last regular series was aired in 1995[3][4] (with no series in 1982 or 1987); this was followed by International Come Dancing specials in 1996 and 1998. The final episode, a 50th anniversary special, was presented by Rosemarie Ford and broadcast on BBC One from the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 December 1998.[2][8]

In 2023, BBC Four began repeating episodes of the show from the 1970s.

Presenters

The first presenter in 1950 was

Peter Marshall,[5] Angela Rippon,[2][3][5][6][11] Frank Bough,[3] Michael Aspel,[5][6][12] David Jacobs,[2][5][6] Judith Chalmers,[2][3][5][6] Pete Murray[5][13] and Rosemarie Ford.[2][5][6] Commentators included Ray Moore,[citation needed] Bruce Hammal,[citation needed] and Charles Nove.[10]

Revival

Inspired by the resurgence in ballroom dancing in the UK following the 1992 Australian film Strictly Ballroom, a relaunched celebrity version entitled Strictly Come Dancing (affectionately known simply as Strictly)[2] debuted on BBC One in 2004, and became a major success with Saturday evening audiences.[5] Strictly paired a professional dancer together with a celebrity partner,[2] and was originally hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, assisted by Claudia Winkleman. In later years, Claudia Winkleman was promoted to full time host in 2014 after Forsyth's departure. The title is an amalgamation of the titles of Come Dancing and the film Strictly Ballroom. The format of the newer show has become an international success,[2][5] having been successfully exported to many other countries as Dancing with the Stars or similar names in local languages.

References

  1. British Broadcasting Corporation
    . Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^
    British Broadcasting Corporation
    . Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Come Dancing waltzes back". The Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group. 24 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-960519-4
    – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Come Dancing – 1950–1998 (UK)". Nostalgia Central. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^
    British Broadcasting Corporation
    . 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. British Broadcasting Corporation
    . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. British Broadcasting Corporation
    . 29 December 1998 [first published 19 December 1998]. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. ^ Foot, David (3 September 2003). "Obituary: Peter West – Sports commentator and Come Dancing compere". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ^
    British Broadcasting Corporation
    . 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  11. ^ Freestyle Dance Videos (4 January 2017). Come Dancing 1989 hosted by Angela Rippon (video). BBC Television. Retrieved 2 November 2023 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Michael Aspel: 'I'm just not a happy person'". The Independent. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  13. British Broadcasting Corporation
    . 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

External links
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