The glitz! The glitterballs! The fake tan! As Strictly comes to the end of its 20th season, the judges, celebrities and dancers recall how a high-risk venture became a must-watch Saturday-night staple
On Saturday 15 May 2004, a reinvention of the long-running ballroom-dancing competition Come Dancing, but with celebrities dancing with professionals, debuted on BBC One. It would go on to become one of the most successful television formats in the world, sold to more than 75 countries from Argentina to India.
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