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Strictly Come Dancing: The Final

I can't believe the outcome of this year's Strictly Come Dancing final. I'm not surprised at Tom winning because he smiles a lot and people generally like that even though he tripped over, but the shock is that it will be off our screens for six months at least - except for the Christmas Day show for those who can't get enough of it. Apart from his smiles and tap dancing background, we should have known Tom would win because he was the rank outsider for the judges last week, and knowing how popular those judges are the other two didn't stand a chance with the phone in vote deciding everything.

Caption Competition: George Bush and the Flying Shoes

If Have I Got News For You can do it, then so can we. The winner for the best caption for this picture will receive ... the praise of many.

 

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Strictly Come Dancing Voting: The semi-final that wasn't

At least the heat is off John Sergeant now that the producers have screwed up on the voting system in Strictly Come Dancing. On the other hand, if he hadn't resigned... NO - there is something strange about all this. Week after week people have been urged to ring up to vote for their favourites when those high up on the leader board obviously haven't needed the help to stay in as their place has already been secured by the judges. This cannot be the first week this has mattered, but it is the first week the BBC has said it does. I didn't think it was possible to string this show out any longer, but I've been proven wrong yet again. Perhaps next week there will be another draw because there's an r in the month, and the week after because it's nearly new year and they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. These three couples could be in a perpetual dance-off and they don't even know it; this could be their own personal Kafka nightmare as well as ours.

Coronation Street: 16 December 2008

Yeah, yeah, yeah - the credit crunch is kicking in, we know, but surely Tony Gordon can afford a new belt to strangle Maria instead of rummaging through her laundry basket.

As demonic as he is supposed to be, it is good to see trouble brewing because after all it wouldn't be Christmas without more bloodshed in soapland. Some viewers, especially those in Lincolnshire, have mentioned how they would like to see Tony kill Michelle and Carla as well and obliterate the black-haired gang for good, but I think this is a little harsh. Perhaps he could just frighten them enough so they leave and never come back, and Ryan can stay as long as he lets Audrey puts some streaks in.