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Family tells of ‘profound sadness’ after jury finds Strictly dancer took his own life https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/12/jury-finds-strictly-come-dancing-dancer-took-his-own-life #StrictlyComeDancing #EntertainmentTv #Bbc #Television #UkNews

Family tells of ‘profound sadness’ after jury finds Strictly dancer took his own life

Inquest concluded Robin Windsor was ‘vulnerable to rejection’ which was among ‘contributing factors’ that led to death

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World news | The Guardian Dec 29

Claudia Winkleman to host new BBC chatshow https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/29/claudia-winkleman-to-host-new-bbc-chatshow #ClaudiaWinkleman #TelevisionIndustry #BbcOne #Bbc #Media #EntertainmentTv #TelevisionRadio #Culture #UkNews

Claudia Winkleman to host new BBC chatshow

Strictly and Traitors presenter and ‘true national treasure’ will front The Claudia Winkleman Show from spring

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World news | The Guardian Dec 26

King Charles’s annual message is most watched TV show in UK on Christmas Day https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/26/king-charles-annual-message-most-watched-tv-show-uk-christmas-day #TvRatings #KingCharlesIii #Bbc #Itv1 #StrictlyComeDancing #ClaudiaWinkleman #Eastenders #Christmas #UkNews #Drama #EntertainmentTv #LifeAndStyle #Media #Monarchy #RealityTv #SoapOpera #Television #TelevisionRadio #TelevisionIndustry #Culture

King Charles’s annual message is most watched TV show in UK on Christmas Day

Nearly 7m tuned in to watch monarch praise ‘great diversity of our communities’ on 25 December

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Culture | The Guardian US Nov 21

Inseparable, sensuous and confident, the Kessler twins were pioneers of variety show culture https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/21/inseperable-sensuous-and-confident-the-kessler-twins-were-pioneers-of-variety-show-culture #Television&radio #EntertainmentTV #Assisteddying #Popandrock #Television #Eurovision #Culture #Dance #Music #Stage

Inseparable, sensuous and confident, the Kessler twins were pioneers of variety show culture

Alice and Ellen Kessler, who died by joint assisted suicide this week, entertained – and occasionally scandalised – Europe with their glitzy and subversive pop music and classically informed dance

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Nov 15

Chris McCausland: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Going into an undertaker’s thinking it was a barber’s’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/chris-mccausland-comedian-strictly-come-dancing-winner-interview #StrictlyComeDancing #ChrisMcCausland #EntertainmentTV #Lifeandstyle #Culture #Comedy

Chris McCausland: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Going into an undertaker’s thinking it was a barber’s’

The comedian on his geeky teenage years, cheating in an exam and why Strictly is his biggest achievement

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Nov 9

Athlete Harry Aikines-Aryeetey looks back: ‘By five, all I wanted to be was a Gladiator’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/09/athlete-harry-aikines-aryeetey-looks-back-by-five-all-i-wanted-to-be-was-a-gladiator #StrictlyComeDancing #EntertainmentTV #Lifeandstyle #Photography #Television #RealityTV #Family #BBC

Athlete Harry Aikines-Aryeetey looks back: ‘By five, all I wanted to be was a Gladiator’

The Strictly contestant on his love of sprinting, the TV show that gave him his big break, and the family values that he still holds dear

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Nov 4

‘‘I can quiz for 17 hours a day!’: how Émilien became Europe’s greatest ever gameshow winner https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/quiz-17-hours-a-day-emilien-europe-greatest-gameshow-winner #Television&radio #EntertainmentTV #Lifeandstyle #Television #Gameshows #Culture #France #Europe

‘I can quiz for 17 hours a day!’: how Émilien became Europe’s greatest ever gameshow winner

The 22-year-old history student spent almost two years on a popular French quiz show – becoming a multimillionaire in the process. He discusses the importance of curiosity, frugality and 10-11 hours sleep a night

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Culture | The Guardian US Oct 18

Shows such as Stranger Things and Yellowjackets have become bloated. I’m all for the one-and-done series | Priya Elan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/18/tv-shows-yellowjackets-stranger-things-series #Television&radio #EntertainmentTV #TVstreaming #Culture #UKnews

Shows such as Stranger Things and Yellowjackets have become bloated. I’m all for the one-and-done series

Fans who moan when a show is axed after its first season should be careful what they wish for. If only my TV obsession had ended a long time ago, says arts writer Priya Elan

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Opinion | The Guardian US Oct 18

Shows such as Stranger Things and Yellowjackets have become bloated. I’m all for the one-and-done series

Fans who moan when a show is axed after its first season should be careful what they wish for. If only my TV obsession had ended a long time ago, says arts writer Priya Elan

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Opinion | The Guardian US Sep 15

This dating show for farmers bombed in the UK, but I can see why in France it’s a runaway hit | Anne-Laure Pineau https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/15/france-reality-tv-show-dating-family-rural-urban-farmer-wants-a-wife #EntertainmentTV #Ruralaffairs #RealityTV #Society #France #Dating

This dating show for farmers bombed in the UK, but I can see why in France it’s a runaway hit

France’s take on Farmer Wants a Wife challenges assumptions and forges empathy – and yes, it’s very cute, says independent writer Anne-Laure Pineau

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