The Curse of Strictly

Great Big Owl

You've heard of the Strictly curse. Well, now it's time to hear The Curse of Strictly! Join the Guardian's Julia Raeside and Marc Haynes (host of Wrestle Me! podcast) as they take you on a frantic waltz through the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

  • 52 minutes 37 seconds
    WEEK 7 (SPOILERS): AJ takes us back to the roaring 20s, and Dan Walker captures the celluloid glamour of Cricklewood.
    SPOILERS. Only the good dancers are left now, meaning the most vulnerable are those who are living out of their natural environment, the celebrities who have been holding their breath for months now, and will inevitably have to return to their watery habitat, to live with their Caribbean crab friends under the sea.

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    9 November 2021, 11:33 am
  • 1 minute 42 seconds
    A DELAY TO THE DANCING!

    An apology from Curse Towers as illness strikes, like it did Judi Love. It's this year's theme!


    As a result, this is the first thing we've put out all year with no swearing in. ENJOY and SOZ!

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    7 November 2021, 6:05 pm
  • 37 minutes 38 seconds
    HALLOWEEN WEEK 6 (Part 2 - SPOILERS!): Dr Frankenepotism, the First 40 and De-composers A Ha Ha

    Julia and Marc are back to cover all the spooky action of Strictly's Halloween week. They didn't do the Monster Mash, despite being aware it was a graveyard smash and in the full knowledge that it caught on in a flash.


    Contains occasional bad language, like you'd hear if you passed someone who was being bitten by a werewolf.

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    31 October 2021, 8:01 pm
  • 34 minutes 4 seconds
    HALLOWEEN WEEK 6 (Part 1 - SPOILERS!): A Mummy Hug, God's Lobster and AJ ABooBoo

    BOO! Julia and Marc are back to cover all the spooky action of Strictly's Halloween week. BOO! (in case it didn't scare you the first time.)


    Contains occasional bad language, like you'd hear if you were a vampire and accidentally opened a curtain to let the sun in.

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    31 October 2021, 8:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 22 seconds
    WEEK FIVE (Part 2 - SPOILERS!): A Pub Landlady is Wet, Otty and WH Auden's Ball Bag

    Julia and Marc are back to cover all the action. Warning: contains deeply scientific discussion about cloning Katya so she can prowl about with herself.


    Contains occasional bad language, like you'd hear if a navvy dropped a hammer on his foot.

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    24 October 2021, 7:01 pm
  • 33 minutes 58 seconds
    WEEK FIVE (Part 1 - SPOILERS!): Tess's Winky Face, Joe Swash's Toilet and The Worst Covid Doctor of all Time

    It's Week 5 and Julia and Marc are back to cover all the action. Warning: some of their opinions might cause the judges to 'twitch', whatever that is.


    Contains occasional bad language, like you'd hear in any run of the mill borstal or young offender's institute.

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    24 October 2021, 7:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 3 seconds
    WEEK FOUR (Part 2 - SPOILERS!): The Wrong Heaven, MC Danner and the Return of Sex Katya

    Julia and Marc return at 100% and 20% respectively to cover the non-series-highlights of Strictly Come Dancing Week 4!


    Some language, but nothing that you won't have heard before when driving.

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    17 October 2021, 11:09 pm
  • 34 minutes 4 seconds
    WEEK FOUR (Part 1 - SPOILERS!): Gauleiter McFly, Karen's Hair Is BACK and the Russian Draco Malfoy

    It's 60% Week, so let Julia (at 100%) and Marc (at 20% to ensure everything is dragged down to 60% overall) take you through the glittering world of Strictly!


    Some language, but nothing you've not already heard down your local docks.

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    17 October 2021, 7:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 58 seconds
    WEEK THREE (Part 2 - SPOILERS!): The Real John From Bake Off is Missing. Presumed Eaten

    It's Movie Week, so let Julia (dressed up as Turner) and Marc (dressed up as Hooch) take you through the glittering world of Strictly!


    Some language, so make sure Nanna's well into the Scotch before you let her hear it.

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    10 October 2021, 7:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 33 seconds
    WEEK THREE (Part 1 - NO SPOILERS): Waffle for 2022, Please Don't Shrek Me and Dan Walker's Glorious Rapture

    It's Movie Week on the only show on TV that still pretends Avatar is a classic movie! Someone's going home at the end, but until then, Julia and Marc are here to dress you up as Shrek and make you pop out of a toilet.


    Some language, but nothing you wouldn't have already heard on Goodfellas.

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    10 October 2021, 6:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 55 seconds
    WEEK TWO (WITH SPOILERS!): Judi goes to twerk, Sara is full of surprises, and Greg brings all the human feelings, not that Craig notices.

    It's week two of the contest, and the first time the public get to send one of the dancers to The Big Dancer Mincing Machine, where they are turned into deluxe celebrity doggy dinner for Craig's Bichon Frise, probably.


    Warning: might contain some rude words (but nothing that Anton hasn't used in the past when told with which lead-footed member of parliament he will be dancing for a couple of weeks.)

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    3 October 2021, 7:00 pm
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