Behind the Glitterball: In conversation with BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing team

Join WFTV for a conversation with some of the team behind BBC One’s multi-award winning Strictly Come Dancing, made by BBC Studios. We’ll find out what goes into producing the nation’s favourite dance show, shining a spotlight on some of the amazing women making the glitter, glamour and glorious dancing happen.

In this panel discussion Sarah James, Executive Producer, Motsi Mabuse, Judge for Strictly Come Dancing, Professional Dancer and Broadcaster, Nikki Parsons, Series Director, Jo Wallace, Senior Commissioning Editor, BBC Entertainment, and Kate Jones, Production Executive will be in conversation with host, Emma Bullimore about their roles, producing such a complex live show during a pandemic, the journey of the 2021 series and the joys and challenges of creating one of the UK’s favourite TV shows.

Biographies

Sarah James – Executive Producer

Sarah has been Executive Producer for Strictly since 2019 before which she was the Series Producer from 2014.…