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• Strictly Come Dancing 2019: week one – as it happened

  21-09-2019 22:17
  Welcome back, sparkle squad! Tonight the couples took to the floor for the first time – but who shone the brightest? We followed every step9.17pm BST And that’s the end of the first Strictly live show! Lovely to be back in the swing of things, and thank you all for joining in – am off to read your comments and rest my tired fingers.No results show tomorrow, so I’ll be back next Saturday for Week Two, and don’t forget Rhik’s GBBO liveblog on Tuesday if that&rsq
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2019: week one – live

  21-09-2019 21:53
  Welcome back, sparkle squad! Tonight the couples take to the floor for the first time – but who will shine the brightest? Follow every step along with us 8.53pm BST It’s time for WILL AND JANETTE! Their first dance is the Quickstep to ‘Pencil Full of Lead’ by Paolo Nutini. This is usually a Charleston song, interested to see how it works as a Quickstep. Of course the big question is, will this dance feature ping pong bats? I’ve yet to see Will without at least one,
  
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• The history of art … according to Steve Martin

  21-09-2019 14:30
  Two little-known American artists from the early 20th century are being championed by the comedian and film star in a new BBC radio seriesSteve Martin, the comedian and film star, is using the force of his colourful personality this autumn to champion a vivid but little-known art movement founded by two young American artists who met in Paris in the early years of the 20th century.Martin, 74, a fan of modern art, has joined forces with BBC radio to promote a neglected creative movement known as
  
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• Damian Lewis: ‘The great thing about James Bond is how bad a spy he is’

  21-09-2019 14:00
  Actor, tipped as the new Bond, tells of his new docudrama series Spy Wars– and his take on Ian Fleming’s heroHis award-winning performances have included the hit espionage drama series Homeland and he is among actors tipped to take over from Daniel Craig as James Bond. Now Damian Lewis has taken on his first role in a television docudrama about spies, whom he describes as “often quite grubby and banal”, a world away from the glamour of 007.The Hollywood star presents and
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing is in full swing – and still entirely baffling

  21-09-2019 12:00
  Still camp, still just on the edge of true glamour, and still entirely baffling to the lay viewerStrictly returns, and with it all of the traditions of autumn: conkers, stewed apples, the smell of smoke on the air, a kid turning up to school in mittens six weeks after blowing his fingers off with a firework, truffling for hedgehogs under dormant bonfire piles, wondering which celebrities are going to shag each other after a 10-week stint of rubbing up crotch-to-crotch in sequinned Lycra catsuits
  
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• What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Escaping the Nxivm Cult’ and a Bill Gates Documentary

  21-09-2019 07:00 via nytimes.com
  A mother tries to free her daughter from Keith Raniere’s group, and a Netflix documentary examines the humanitarian efforts of the co-founder of Microsoft.
  
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• TV tonight: Werner Herzog turns intrepid explorer in Nomad

  21-09-2019 07:00
  The acclaimed filmmaker retraces the wanderings of his friend and collaborator, the late Bruce Chatwin, from Patagonia to the outback. Here’s what to watch tonight Continue reading...
  
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• Renée Zellweger Is So Unfazed By Oscar Buzz for Judy Performance

  21-09-2019 02:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Renée Zellweger's priorities have shifted, and she's perfectly fine with it.
  The actress is already receiving critical acclaim for her portrayal of the late Judy Garland in...
  
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