Episode 4 - Ewan Spence's Grand Unified Theory of Strictly

There’s a long and storied history of people thinking that the success of a TV show is tied to one particular aspect, like the star or the format or the location. But as we’ve found just this week with the news about the Bake Off, the success of a show generally requires the whole package. It’s the difference between buying The Great British Bake Off and spending 25 million on the concept of putting some ovens in a tent. In this episode I’m talking to Ewan Spence about Strictly as the last big in-house BBC format. We’ll talk about what makes the show we love the show it is.