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Come Dancing was a BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running shows.

The show was created by Eric Morley
Eric Morley

Eric Douglas Morley was born in Holborn, London, England. He was the founder of the Miss World pageant. He was married to now head of the pageant Julia Morley....
, the founder of Miss World
Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the second beauty pageant in importance just after Miss Universe and is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in Miss World 1951....
, and began in 1949 by broadcasting from regional ballroom studios, with professional dancers Syd Perkins and Edna Duffield on hand to offer teaching.

In 1953 the format changed to become a competition, with later series seeing regions of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 going head to head for the coveted trophy.

The many presenters over the years included Peter West
Peter West

Peter Anthony West was a BBC presenter and sports commentator best known for his work on the corporation's cricket, Lawn Tennis and Rugby union coverage as well as occasionally commentating on field hockey....
, McDonald Hobley
McDonald Hobley

McDonald Hobley was one of the first BBC Television continuity announcers appearing from 1946 to 1956....
, Charles Nove
Charles Nove

Charles Clive Alexis Nove is a long standing news and continuity voiceover announcer for BBC radio and television. In recent years he has provided holiday relief for BBC Radio 2 and what used to be Saga Radio in Scotland, however since John Marsh 's retirement in February 2007 he has now become one of the regular newsreaders on the flagship b...
, Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenant more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish people radio and television broadcaster, who has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career....
, Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston

Brian Alexander Johnston Order of the British Empire, Military Cross was a cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his death....
, Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon

Angela Rippon, OBE , is a well-known England television journalist, News presenter and presenter....
, Michael Aspel
Michael Aspel

Michael Terence Aspel, Order of the British Empire is an England journalist and television presenter. He has been a high-profile TV personality in the United Kingdom since the 1960s, presenting programmes such as Crackerjack, Aspel and Company, This is Your Life, Strange But True? and Antiques Roadshow....
, Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds

Noel Ernest Edmonds, Deputy Lieutenant is an English television presenter, Senior management and philanthropist, who made his name as a disc jockey on BBC Radio 1 in the UK....
, David Jacobs
David Jacobs (disc jockey)

David Jacobs CBE is a United Kingdom actor and broadcaster, best known as former presenter of the BBC programmes Juke Box Jury and Any Questions....
, Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers

Judith Chalmers Order of the British Empire is an England television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? during its initial heyday of the 1970s and 1980s....
, Pete Murray
Pete Murray (disc jockey)

Peter Murray Order of the British Empire, is a United Kingdom radio and television presenter and a stage and screen actor. His broadcasting career spanned over 50 years....
, and Rosemarie Ford
Rosemarie Ford

Rosemarie Ford is an England dancer, actress and television presenter.She has appeared in such stage shows as Cats , but is best known for her stint as the female host on the BBC TV game show The Generation Game with Bruce Forsyth in the early 1990s....
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Come Dancing was a BBC TV ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off from 1949 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running shows.

The show was created by Eric Morley
Eric Morley

Eric Douglas Morley was born in Holborn, London, England. He was the founder of the Miss World pageant. He was married to now head of the pageant Julia Morley....
, the founder of Miss World
Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the second beauty pageant in importance just after Miss Universe and is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in Miss World 1951....
, and began in 1949 by broadcasting from regional ballroom studios, with professional dancers Syd Perkins and Edna Duffield on hand to offer teaching.

In 1953 the format changed to become a competition, with later series seeing regions of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 going head to head for the coveted trophy.

The many presenters over the years included Peter West
Peter West

Peter Anthony West was a BBC presenter and sports commentator best known for his work on the corporation's cricket, Lawn Tennis and Rugby union coverage as well as occasionally commentating on field hockey....
, McDonald Hobley
McDonald Hobley

McDonald Hobley was one of the first BBC Television continuity announcers appearing from 1946 to 1956....
, Charles Nove
Charles Nove

Charles Clive Alexis Nove is a long standing news and continuity voiceover announcer for BBC radio and television. In recent years he has provided holiday relief for BBC Radio 2 and what used to be Saga Radio in Scotland, however since John Marsh 's retirement in February 2007 he has now become one of the regular newsreaders on the flagship b...
, Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenant more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish people radio and television broadcaster, who has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career....
, Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston

Brian Alexander Johnston Order of the British Empire, Military Cross was a cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his death....
, Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon

Angela Rippon, OBE , is a well-known England television journalist, News presenter and presenter....
, Michael Aspel
Michael Aspel

Michael Terence Aspel, Order of the British Empire is an England journalist and television presenter. He has been a high-profile TV personality in the United Kingdom since the 1960s, presenting programmes such as Crackerjack, Aspel and Company, This is Your Life, Strange But True? and Antiques Roadshow....
, Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds

Noel Ernest Edmonds, Deputy Lieutenant is an English television presenter, Senior management and philanthropist, who made his name as a disc jockey on BBC Radio 1 in the UK....
, David Jacobs
David Jacobs (disc jockey)

David Jacobs CBE is a United Kingdom actor and broadcaster, best known as former presenter of the BBC programmes Juke Box Jury and Any Questions....
, Judith Chalmers
Judith Chalmers

Judith Chalmers Order of the British Empire is an England television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme Wish You Were Here...? during its initial heyday of the 1970s and 1980s....
, Pete Murray
Pete Murray (disc jockey)

Peter Murray Order of the British Empire, is a United Kingdom radio and television presenter and a stage and screen actor. His broadcasting career spanned over 50 years....
, and Rosemarie Ford
Rosemarie Ford

Rosemarie Ford is an England dancer, actress and television presenter.She has appeared in such stage shows as Cats , but is best known for her stint as the female host on the BBC TV game show The Generation Game with Bruce Forsyth in the early 1990s....
. Commentators included Ray Moore
Ray Moore

There are several notable people called Ray Moore:*Ray Moore , comic strip artist and co-creator of The Phantom*Ray Moore , British broadcaster...
 and Bruce Hammal
Bruce Hammal

Bruce Hammal is a television voiceover artist,Born on 13 August 1951, Hammal who can currently be heard making the announcements at the top of each hour on Sky News and on many Sky Sports promotions....
.

In 2004, a re-launched celebrity version entitled Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom dance and Latin dancing dances....
, hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth

'Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson' Order of the British Empire is a British people BAFTA award-winning showman and entertainer, who achieved celebrity status on the series Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and became a household name in the UK, going on to present the television series The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, ...
 and Tess Daly
Tess Daly

Helen Elizabeth Tess Daly , is a British television presenter, and is married to the presenter Vernon Kay....
, debuted on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
, and became a popular hit on Saturday evenings. The format of the newer show has been successfully exported to other countries under the name Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of a group of international television series based on the format of the United Kingdom series Strictly Come Dancing, distributed by BBC Worldwide the commercial arm of the BBC....
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External links

  • at UKGameshows.com
    UKGameshows.com

    UKGameshows.com is a website dedicated to United Kingdom game shows. The site currently provides information on more than 1,500 British game show formats from 1938 to the present day, over 500 mini-biographies of hosts, along with numerous other background articles....
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