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Strictly couples to dance to iconic BBC theme tunes

Strictly Come Dancing is celebrating 100 years of the BBC
Strictly Come Dancing is celebrating 100 years of the BBC

This weekend Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 100 years of the BBC with the competing couples dancing to iconic BBC theme tunes including EastEnders, Grange Hill and Doctor Who.

The show will open with a group number that see the Strictly professionals and judges gate crash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows.

Plus, for the first time ever, the couples will perform to either an iconic BBC theme tune or dance in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services.

Here's what the line-up looks like:

Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin will be dancing a Pasa Doble to Montagues and Capulets which is the theme tune to The Apprentice.

Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe will be dancing a Tango to the Casualty theme tune.

Fleur East and Vito Coppola are doing a Jive to Waterloo by Abba in tribute to the Eurovision.

Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez are doing a Charleston to The Ballad Of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It) by Victoria Wood in honour of BBC Comedy.

Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer are also doing a Charleston to the Blue Peter theme tune.

Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima will dance a Quick step to Ballroom Blitz in honour of Come Dancing.

It's Couple's Choice week for Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu who will be dancing to the Grange Hill theme tune.

Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal are dancing the Quickstep to On Top Of The World by Imagine Dragons in tribute BBC Nature Programming.

James Bye and Amy Dowden will dace a Foxtrot to the EastEnders theme tune.

Tony Adams and Katya Jones are doing the Cha Cha to the Grandstand theme tune.

Tyler West and Dianne Buswell will do a Tango to the Doctor Who theme tune.

Will Mellor and Nancy Xu will do a Viennese Waltz to the Line of Duty theme tune.

You can catch all the action this Saturday on BBC One from 6.40pm.

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