Strictly Come Dancing

Dust off your dancing shoes, Strictly Come Dancing is waltzing back onto BBC One for its 16th series.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are rolling out the red carpet to welcome the star-studded celebrity class of 2018 as they begin their Strictly adventure in Strictly Come Dancing: The Launch.

Tonight the 15 celebrity contestants will make their grand entrance into the famous Strictly ballroom and discover which professional dancer they will be paired with. Once the pairings have been announced the celebrities and professionals will take to the dancefloor for the very first time for a spectacular group performance.

Get ready to start dancing! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the first live episode of this year's spectacular series. The celebrities have had two weeks to rehearse their first routine and tonight the 15 couples perform live. They're dancing to impress the viewers and our fabulous four judges, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas. The judges will score each couple but no-one leaves this week. Instead their scores will be carried over to next week when the viewers get the chance to vote for their favourite couple. It will be a show packed with entertainment and drama with plenty of first-night nerves - the quest for glitterball glory has begun!

It's the second live show and tonight viewers get their first chance to vote for their favourite couple. All 15 couples have had just a week to learn and perfect their second dance. The stakes are raised as each couple needs to impress the judges, and their scores from week one will be added to tonight's scores to give us our first leader board. Who will impress the judges and who will impress the viewers at home? No-one wants to be the first couple to leave Strictly 2018.

The first results show of the series opens with a spectacular tango-inspired group performance from the pros. Then it's time to find out which couples have made it through and which two will be in the dreaded dance-off. This is their last chance to impress the judges and no-one wants to be the first to be eliminated, but the judges can only save one of them. Plus a music performance from the amazing George Ezra.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the 14 couples perform routines inspired by some of the greatest films of all time in the Strictly Movie Special. All want to impress the judges, but they need the support of the viewers too. The show opens with a spectacular group performance from the professionals in a magical tribute to the Harry Potter movies.

The show opens with a group performance from the professionals with a modern take on the all-time classic Singin' in the Rain. Then the couples find out who has made it through to next week and who is in the dance-off. The two couples with the lowest combined judges' score and viewer vote reprise their routines in their bid to stay in the competition. Plus a performance from Gladys Knight with the Bond classic, Licence to Kill.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the remaining 13 couples try their hardest to deliver a routine worthy of praise from the judges. Who will impress, and who will slip by the wayside?

Two of the thirteen couples left in the show face each other in the dreaded dance-off, and the Backstreet Boys perform a medley of their greatest hits.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman return to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom as the battle to lift the Glitterball Trophy continues. The twelve remaining couples take to the floor in a bid to impress the judges. As the competition reaches its fifth week, the judges will be looking for the couples to really show what they are capable of. After the judges have given their scores, the public have the chance to cast their votes. The two couples with the lowest combined judges' scores and viewer votes face the dreaded dance-off on the results show. Bruno isn't on the panel this time, but sitting in is guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro, winner of Dancing with the Stars in the US and one of the stars of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal the two couples with the lowest combined scores from the judges and the public vote. Then it is down to business as the bottom two dancing duos take to the famous ballroom floor to dance for survival. Which couple will the judges save, and who will leave the competition? The remaining eleven couples go forward to the spooktacular Strictly Halloween special. This episode's musical performance comes from Paloma Faith.

It is the spookiest event in the Strictly Come Dancing calendar as this year's Halloween special sees the return of spiders, witches, broomsticks and ghosts to the Strictly ballroom. If the celebrities thought the dance floor was scary before, they're in for an even bigger fright tonight. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present what promises to be a spine-tingling show, and the remaining 11 couples enter into the spirit of Halloween. Deciding who has cast the best spell of the evening are judges Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal the results of Saturday's frighteningly fabulous Halloween special. Ballroom bigwigs Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood have cast their votes, which have been added to the viewers' votes, and now the two couples with the lowest combined votes face each other in the dance-off. Then it is down to the judges to cast their spells and decide who stays and which couple will leave the competition for good. The special musical performance comes from Rita Ora, and the judges sit down with Claudia once again for a dance debrief of Saturday night's performances.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present live from the Strictly ballroom as the remaining ten couples compete to lift the highly coveted Glitter Ball Trophy. Each couple takes to the floor in a bid to impress the judges in the studio and the audience at home. While Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood critique each pair, Claudia gets reactions from the celebrities and their professional dance partners hot off the dance floor.

It is time for another dancing duo to leave the competition, as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal which two couples face each other in the dance-off. The show opens with a very special group performance from the professional dancers as they pay tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The fabulous four - Shirley, Darcey, Bruno and Craig - then have the difficult task of deciding who will jive into next week and who will quickstep out of the competition for good. There is a musical performance from Jess Glynne, and the judges once again put the routines from the night before under the microscope.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present Strictly Come Dancing as the battle in the ballroom intensifies.

The eight remaining couples will take to the floor as they try once again to impress the judges in the studio and the viewers at home.

This week the stakes are even higher, as our couples are not only dancing to stay in the competition but also for the chance to dance on one of the world's most iconic dancefloors next weekend, when Strictly heads to Blackpool.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal the two couples facing each other in the dreaded dance-off and the fabulous judges Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood then have to decide who will be waltzing into next week and who will be leaving the competition for good. There is a musical performance from Andrea Bocelli and his son, Matteo, plus a special Remembrance Day group routine from the professional dancers - a tribute to the women who have served in the RAF.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present as Strictly visits the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Featuring a group performance celebrating the hits of Gloria Estefan.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, revealing who is in the dreaded dance-off. Take That also perform one of their new hits.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the couples dance twice. After performing their own routine, all seven pairings compete in the lindyhopathon.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the stakes are raised again, revealing who is in the dreaded dance-off. Plus Rod Stewart performs a track from his new album.

It is Musicals Week, and Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the six remaining couples take to the dance floor with routines inspired by musicals.

The professional dancers perform a routine inspired by the legend of Broadway, Bob Fosse. Then the results are in, followed by a music performance from the Queen-inspired musical `We Will Rock You', with Adam Lambert.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the semi-final as the remaining five couples perform twice to impress the judges and viewers, in a bid to make it to the grand final. There are only four places in the final and the stakes are higher than ever.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present. The two couples with the lowest overall points face each other in the dance off, plus Little Mix perform `Woman Like Me'.

The wait is finally over. After 13 amazing weeks of glitter, glamour and sensational performances, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the Strictly Come Dancing Final live on BBC One.