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Strictly Christmas Special
Former Strictly contestants Jill Halfpenny, Kelly Brook and Alesha Dixon join this year's finalists for a festive dance-off.
23 December 2008
Voting in the Christmas Special
Read the statement about what happened in the Christmas special.
Warning this story contains a spoiler.
23 December 2008
Festive fun
Find out what some of Strictly stars, inlcuding Kelly Brook and Mark Foster, have got planned over the festive period.
23 December 2008
Semi-final refund: How to claim
Find out how you can claim a refund for your semi-final vote.
16 December 2008
Semi-final: Official statement
Read the official statement about the semi-final result and find out how the final will be run.
15 December 2008
- Week 14 news
- Training update 19 Dec
- Behind the scenes at Strictly 19 Dec
- The finalists 17 Dec
- Week 13 news
- Week 13 - the result 13 Dec
- Week 13 - what the judges said 13 Dec
- Show your support 12 Dec
- Flavia's take on the Argentine Tango 12 Dec
- Week 13 sneak preview 11 Dec
- See the scores for the series 11 Dec
- Lisa kicks her way to Saturday night! 11 Dec
- Tom gets serious 10 Dec
- Rachel's in a spin 10 Dec
- Lisa gets set for the semi-final 10 Dec
- Strictly's Last Man Standing 9 Dec
- Rachel's masterclass 9 Dec
- Week 12 news
- Behind the scenes at week 12 8 Dec
- Tess' Take: Week 12 8 Dec
- Week 12 – the result 7 Dec
- Week 12 - What the judges said 6 Dec
- Stats the way! 5 Dec
- Lisa's jivin' baby! 4 Dec
- Rumba from the heart 3 Dec
- Will Rachel take Vincent to the final? 3 Dec
- Austin's hungry for the dance 3 Dec
- Tom's cursed dance studio 2 Dec
- Lisa's dream comes true 2 Dec
- Rachel's bum note in training... 2 Dec
- Austin prepares for the lift! 1 Dec
- Week 11 news
- Tess' Take: Week 11 1 Dec
- Week 11 - The result 30 Nov
- Week 11 - What the judges said 29 Nov
- Week 11 preview 28 Nov
- Dance talk with Brian Fortuna 28 Nov
- Austin's tough challenge 28 Nov
- Lifting Lisa's spirits 28 Nov
- Five Minutes with: Rachel Stevens 28 Nov
- All smiles for Christine 27 Nov
- Tom feels the emotion 27 Nov
- Rachel changes character 27 Nov
- Christine and Matt mean business 26 Nov
- Rachel learns the hardest dance yet! 26 Nov
- Tom dreams of a ten 25 Nov
- Austin chases Rachel's score 25 Nov
- Lisa's down but not out 25 Nov
- Week 10 news
- Behind the scenes at week 10 24 Nov
- Tess' Take: Week 10 24 Nov
- Week 10: the result 23 Nov
- Week 10: Judges comments 22 Nov
- Vote refund update 22 Nov
- The boys hope to progress 21 Nov
- Rachel gets a surprise in training 21 Nov
- Jodie's Jive training 21 Nov
- Christine's Cha Cha determination 21 Nov
- Week 10 preview 20 Nov
- Cha Cha challenge 20 Nov
- John Sergeant quits Strictly 19 Nov
- Lisa makes Quickstep fast start 19 Nov
- Tom's Tango training 19 Nov
- Rachel's riding high 18 Nov
- Jodie's jiving spirit 18 Nov
- Group disco dance - part one 17 Nov
- Group disco dance - part two 17 Nov
- Week 9 news
- Tess' Take - Week nine 18 Nov
- Behind the scenes at week nine 17 Nov
- Week 9: The result 16 Nov
- Week 9: What the judges said 15 Nov
- Counting down to Saturday 14 Nov
- Rachel and Cherie pick up the moves 13 Nov
- Jodie aims to impress 13 Nov
- Tom gets into the Salsa 13 Nov
- Austin and Erin get fired up 13 Nov
- Smooth operator 12 Nov
- Tango time for Austin 12 Nov
- Determined Cherie 12 Nov
- Latest steps 11 Nov
- On a high 11 Nov
- Week 8 news
- Tess' Take: Week eight 10 Nov
- Behind the scenes 10 Nov
- Week 8: The Result 9 Nov
- Week 8: What the judges said 8 Nov
- Week 8 Preview 7 Nov
- Strictly for Pudsey 7 Nov
- Rumba talk with Olga 7 Nov
- Jodie & Rachel are ready for showtime 7 Nov
- Jive time for Christine 7 Nov
- Heather tackles the Tango 6 Nov
- Cha Cha challenge for John 6 Nov
- Back to Ballroom for Cherie 6 Nov
- Tom comes to the rescue 5 Nov
- Challenging times for Jodie and Austin 5 Nov
- Lisa and Rachel's impressive display 5 Nov
- Week 7 news
- Tess' Take: Week seven 3 Nov
- Week 7: The Result 2 Nov
- Week 7: What the judges said 1 Nov
- Week 7 preview 31 Oct
- Fun comes before a fall 31 Oct
- Jive time for Rachel 31 Oct
- Strictly scoops NTA Award 30 Oct
- Cha Cha Chat with Lilia 30 Oct
- Hayley's word on the Waltz 30 Oct
- Tom gets into character 30 Oct
- Hoping for a winner 30 Oct
- Long-limbed ladies to the floor 30 Oct
- Andrew goes for a show-stopper 29 Oct
- Picking up the new routines 29 Oct
- Cherie's recipe for success 29 Oct
- Five minutes with Jodie 29 Oct
- Christine is inspired by the movies 28 Oct
- Tom's in training for the Paso 28 Oct
- Lisa's set for the Tango 28 Oct
- Week 6 news
- Tess' Take: Week six 27 Oct
- Week six - The result 26 Oct
- Week six - what the judges said 25 Oct
- Darren talks about the Paso Doble 23 Oct
- Week 6 preview 23 Oct
- The girls get ready to act 23 Oct
- Waltzing through the honeymoon 23 Oct
- The One Show pair get aggressive 22 Oct
- Andrew & Heather raise the game 22 Oct
- Austin's feeling dizzy 22 Oct
- Mark looks for a cape 22 Oct
- Jodie and Cherie get into character 22 Oct
- Minnie the Strictly Minx 21 Oct
- Lisa's upbeat about Paso routine 21 Oct
- Week 5 news
- Tess' Take: Week five 20 Oct
- Show five - result 19 Oct
- Show five - what the judges said 18 Oct
- Anton's American Smooth talk 17 Oct
- Week 5 preview 17 Oct
- Don perfects his American Smooth 17 Oct
- Christine takes on the boys. 17 Oct
- Will Greenwood visits Austin & Erin 17 Oct
- The James Bond of the ballroom 16 Oct
- Jodie gets a lift 16 Oct
- Rachel loses her inhibitions 16 Oct
- Lisa tackles the American Smooth 16 Oct
- Heather's turning it around 16 Oct
- Following in Fred's footsteps 15 Oct
- Mark deals with his dancing nerves 15 Oct
- Andrew's having fun 15 Oct
- Aiming for a smooth performance 15 Oct
- Erin cracks the whip 15 Oct
- Mark gets acting lessons 14 Oct
- Samba Time for John 13 Oct
- Week 4 news
- Tess' Take - Week four 13 Oct
- Week 4 - The result 12 Oct
- Week 4 - What the judges said 11 Oct
- Showtime draws near for the girls 10 Oct
- Boys group dance 10 Oct
- Week 4 preview 9 Oct
- Getting set for the Quickstep 9 Oct
- Rumba roundup 8 Oct
- Rumba training 7 Oct
- Alesha returns to sing 7 Oct
- Dressing up for a group dance 7 Oct
- Cheeky girls (and boys) 6 Oct
- Rumba rivals 6 Oct
- Week 3 news
- Tess' Take - Week three 6 Oct
- Show 3 - The result 5 Oct
- Show 3 - What the judges said 4 Oct
- Time for a Tango 3 Oct
- Close to perfection 3 Oct
- Week 3 preview 3 Oct
- Girls group dance - Week Three 2 Oct
- Here come the boys (Part 2) 1 Oct
- Here come the boys (Part 1) 1 Oct
- Week 2 news
- Tess' Take - Week two 29 Sept
- Show 2 - what the judges said 26 Sept
- Oh yes, it's Ladies' Night...(part 2) 26 Sept
- Oh yes, it's Ladies' Night...(part 1) 26 Sept
- It's time to play the music 25 Sept
- Week 1 news
- Tess' Take - Week One 22 Sept
- Show 1 - what the judges said 20 Sept
- From Hokey Cokey to jokey jokey 19 Sept
- Alesha returns 18 Sept
- Time for group dance 17 Sept
- Arrows, bras and the Cha Cha 15 Sept
- Catching up with the boys 11 Sept
- New look website 11 Sept
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