Book Review: Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2020

It's Strictly Come Dancing Annual time again!

Of course, the main objective of the annual is to provide profiles of the celebrities and dancers participating in the show each year. This year there are also interviews with Strictly newbies Motsi, Rylan and Nancy. But the most interesting part for me is the behind-the-scenes articles.

This year, there is an interview with warm-up man Stuart Holdham. You will have seen Stuart if you have been to see the show, or went to the first couple of arena tours. He explains how he has to be entertaining, as well as giving out health & safety information. And he talks about his now legendary array of sparkly and shiny suits, which are the envy of Craig Revel Horwood himself.

There is an interview with new executive producer Sarah James, who has been with the show for five years. The interview gives the sense that while the show has to continue evolving, she is not out to reinvent it.

There is an article introducing the whole Strictly band and singers. Most people know Dave Arch, the singers and Trevor 'The Hat' (who runs the band's Twitter account), but now you get to meet everyone else. Dave also explains that some spots change if they need particular instruments for certain songs.

There's an article on this year's The Professionals tour, which returns again in 2020, a look at lighting and more information about the couple's choice dances. And there are a few quizzes to get you thinking on Christmas Day while you're waiting for the Christmas Special to start!

As always, you could do a lot worse than buying this book as a Christmas present for the Strictly fan in your life.

The Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2020 is available now.


Disclosure: Thank you to the nice folks at Penguin Random House for supplying a copy of the annual for me to review.