{"id":24326,"date":"2022-10-22T20:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1726678"},"modified":"2022-10-22T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:35:22","slug":"strictlys-opening-routine-branded-best-ever-as-bbc-guests-join-thrilling-dance","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictlys-opening-routine-branded-best-ever-as-bbc-guests-join-thrilling-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly\u2019s opening routine branded \u201cbest ever\u201d as BBC guests join thrilling dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 22 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It was a celebratory episode of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-release-date\/&quot;\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> this evening as the dancing show pay tribute to the BBC as it turned 100.<\/p>\n<p>The special opened with an incredible number from the professional dancers which saw 14 BBC shows crashed and guest appearances from 35 stars.<\/p>\n<p>Set to the tune of Bring Me Sunshine (made famous by an iconic Morecambe and Wise routine), Huw Edwards opened the number with some breaking news.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up his ukulele, he said: \u201cSome of us are too busy to dance \u2013 we have work to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was named after me, it\u2019s a Huwulele.\u201d<\/p> <p>We then took a tour around the broadcaster\u2019s biggest hits, moving from BBC News to BBC Breakfast and A Question Of Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Antiques Roadshow, Top Gear and Match of the Day quickly followed before appearances by Live at the Apollo, University Challenge, Casualty and MasterChef.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">A brilliant <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBC100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BBC100<\/a> extravaganza, bringing fun and sunshine to the Ballroom \u2728 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Strictly<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/RGw2n88Eut&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/RGw2n88Eut<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Strictly \u2728 (@bbcstrictly) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly\/status\/1583877467227713537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The pros then took a trip to EastEnders where they were joined by fellow Strictly alums, Emma Barton and Brian Conley.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing now back in the studio, the dancers came out of the TARDIS where Owain Wyn Evans was playing the drums and beloved Pudsey Bear was on the piano.<\/p>\n<p>While there, we also had guest appearances from Graham Norton and Duggee!<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, fans loved it, with one calling it the \u201cbest intro of the series\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A second said: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">What a brilliant opening routine. Happy birthday <\/span><span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">@BBC<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">. Fabulous tribute Strictly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another commented: \u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">OMG!!!!! What an opener. I absolutely LOVED that.<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> Well done to everyone involved. Just superb.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing 2022 continues on Saturday 22nd October at 6:40pm on BBC One. 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