Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
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| Also known as | 'Strictly: It Takes Two' |
| Developed by | BBC |
| Presented by | Claudia Winkleman (2004–10) Zoë Ball (2011—) Gethin Jones (2016—) |
| Composer(s) | Dan McGrath Josh Phillips |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 720 (as of 18 December 2015) |
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| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Monday-Thursday) 60 minutes (Friday) |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 25 October 2004 – present |
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| Preceded by | Strictly Come Dancing: On Three |
| Related shows | Strictly Come Dancing |
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Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, also known as Strictly: It Takes Two or simply It Takes Two, is a British television programme, the companion show to the popular BBC One programme Strictly Come Dancing. It is broadcast on weeknights during the run of the main show on BBC Two at 6:30 pm. Claudia Winkleman originally presented the show, however she left in 2011 and now presents the main show. Since 2011, Zoë Ball has presented the show.
Before 2010, BBC Two Scotland did not broadcast the show on Thursdays, when locally produced Gaelic language programming aired in the slot instead, though during the 2008 and 2009 series the Thursday night show was carried as an alternative digital stream via BBC Red Button.
It Takes Two started to broadcast during the second series of the main show, replacing the companion show to the first series, Strictly Come Dancing: On Three, which had been broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three hosted by Justin Lee Collins.
The programme features interviews and training footage of the couples competing in the main Saturday night show, opinions from the judges on the previous Saturday show and the training footage for the next, and interviews with celebrities who have been watching the show.
The show features half-hour episodes each Monday to Thursday, with an extended one-hour episode on Friday in front of a live studio audience.
In 2016, Zoë Ball has been joined each week by regular dance experts, Ian Waite, Karen Hardy, Neil Jones and Chloe Hewitt, with former Strictly contestant Gethin Jones appearing on each Friday episode.
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