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Strictly Come Dancing fans are excited for the BBC’s centenary special as the couples are dancing to some iconic theme tunes. With exciting costumes and nostalgic songs, Saturday’s instalment is a highly-anticipated one. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about what time Strictly is on tonight.
What time is Strictly Come Dancing on tonight?
The Strictly couples teased what fans can expect from the centenary special at the end of last week’s live show.
The contestants were dressed as news readers from throughout history as they helped build anticipation.
This weekend’s live show will open with a group number that sees the Strictly professionals and judges gatecrash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows.
Plus, in a series first, the couples will perform to an iconic BBC theme tune, from Blue Peter to Grange Hill.
The special BBC centenary show will air at a slightly later time of 6.40pm, this is due to the new series of Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel airing just before.
The show will run until 8.35pm and it will be followed up with an episode of Blankety Blank.
As for the results show on Sunday, it will air at an earlier time of 6.45pm and will be followed by a special episode of Doctor Who at 7.30pm.
The songs and dances for this week are as follows:
Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin – Paso Doble to Montagues and Capulets as featured in The Apprentice.
Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe – Tango to the Casualty theme tune
Fleur East and Vito Coppola – Jive to Waterloo as a tribute to Eurovision
Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez – Charleston to the Blue Peter theme tune
Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer – Charleston to The Ballad Of Barry and Freda in tribute to comedian Victoria Wood
Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima – Quickstep to Ballroom Blitz from Come Dancing
Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu – Couple’s Choice to the Grange Hill theme tune
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Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal – Quickstep to On Top Of The World for BBC Nature Programming
James Bye and Amy Dowden – Foxtrot to the EastEnders theme tune
Tony Adams and Katya Jones – Cha Cha to the Grandstand theme tune
Tyler West and Dianne Buswell – Tango to the Doctor Who theme tune
Will Mellor and Nancy Xu – Viennese Waltz to the Line of Duty titles
As for the latest odds, Tony Adams has seen his odds to win improve after he made progress last week.
William Hill has slashed his odds which are now down from 100/1 to 40/1.
Will Mellor was the bookies’ favourite to win since the start of the competition, but he was overtaken by wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin after his brilliant Salsa.
Tony Kenny, Head of Sponsorship PR at William Hill, said: “We really thought Tony Adams’s days looked numbered after the first couple of weeks, but he has massively improved with each passing show.
“If he can continue on this trajectory, he could be in the competition until the final few rounds but will find it tough to win the series.
“We also thought Will Mellor looked a certain winner for this year, but Hamza Yassin has come a long way since the first week and now looks like a very strong challenger.”
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One on Saturday at 6.40pm.
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