Strictly On The Silver Screen

No, not another reference to Movie Night.

The final of Strictly Come Dancing next week is being shown in 3D. But don't despair if you do not have a 3D TV, because Strictly will be shown live in 3D at 14 cinemas around the country.

Apollo locations: Torbay, London Piccadilly, Rhyl, Stroud, Altrincham, Leamington, Carmarthen and Burnley.

Odeon locations: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Dunfermline, London Covent Garden and Manchester Printworks.

Moira Ross, Strictly's executive producer said: "Watching the show in 3D will bring more of the magic of Strictly to life than ever before with viewers able to experience all of the dazzling routines as though our finalists are dancing right before their very eyes. It’s great that with these cinema broadcasts we can offer more viewers the chance to witness the spectacle up close and share the magic with fellow fans.”



I'm not sure what Bruce and Tess are planning to watch in those glasses, but it won't be the type of 3D that Strictly will be broadcast in.

I've watched rugby in 3D in the past, and because 3D requires completely different cameras, 3D viewers saw the whole match from the opposite side of the pitch to the main broadcast (the pub where I was watching had both 3D and regular televisions to we could see both). Presumably, those watching in 3D will see different camera work to those watching the normal broadcast (which will be in standard and high definition as normal).

I'm desperately upset that I won't be able to make it along to one of these cinemas (I'll be luck if I'm home in time to watch the final live - oh the horror!). I've always wanted to watch Strictly in a shared environment, such as a pub's big screen. Some gay bars in London show the show the singing corner, by sadly nowhere shows Strictly.