I stripped myself of clothes and shame. Then – on stage – I started to dance
Kris Kneen
After 55 years of self-hatred, Kris Kneen took up burlesque. If their body makes people uncomfortable, that’s exactly the point
November 2022
Making a Splash! The politicians who couldn’t say no to reality TV
Several current and former UK MPs have risked derision by appearing on shows such as I’m a Celebrity …
October 2021
John Barrowman will not return to Dancing on Ice, ITV announces
Actor to leave show several months after he apologised over allegations of flashing on set of Doctor Who
February 2021
Rufus Hound quits Dancing on Ice after positive Covid test
Comedian was in quarantine and now has had to withdraw from the ITV celebrity ice-skating show
January 2020
Shortcuts
Dancing on Ice’s first same-sex partnership is a milestone we should celebrate
H from Steps brought tears to the judges’ eyes with his performance. Now, more than ever, we must cherish these moments of LGBTQ visibility
October 2019
Shortcuts
Dancing on Ice has its first same-sex couple – why is Strictly so out of step?
ITV’s Dancing on Ice will pair H from Steps with a male partner – the first time a UK dancing show will have a same-sex pairing
March 2019
TV tonight
TV tonight: a rebel history of Britain with a Portishead soundtrack
From remarkable rave-and-rituals documentary Arcadia to Torvill and Dean impersonations in the Dancing on Ice final, here’s all the best TV to tune in for
December 2018
Christopher Dean: ‘I thought I’d end up working down the pit – then I got skates for Christmas’
As their life story is told in a new TV drama, Torvill and Dean tell how passion and discipline led to victory on the ice
February 2016
Shortcuts
Dislocated shoulders and blood clots: TV's most dangerous reality shows
There have been calls for Channel 4’s celebrity winter sports show The Jump to be axed following a spate of injuries. But it’s far from the first programme to put its contestants in danger
November 2014
The Do Something challenge
A first-timer's guide to ice dancing: 'My first lift is a swirling vortex of chaos'
Sophie Heawood: It’s not all about sparkles and showing off – taking a lesson in dancing on skates can be a strangely emotional experience
March 2014
TV and radio blog
Dancing on Ice bids farewell with retrospection and so much Bolero
Stuart Heritage: Dancing on Ice finished its eight-year run last night with a three-way skate-off, constant recapping, a shameless number of perfect scores – and Bolero on a loop
January 2014
Sherlock tracks down nearly 9 million as Dancing on Ice takes a tumble
Victoria Pendleton to star in Great Sport Relief Bake Off
September 2013
Watch television with …
Martin Shaw's favourite TV
Professional, Judge, Inspector: the versatile actor on his TV favourites
May 2013
Dancing on Ice to end in 2014
ITV announces axing of celebrity skating contest as Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announce their departure. By Jason Deans
March 2013
Tony Gubba obituary
Dancing on Ice final pulls in 6.9m viewers
February 2013
Dancing on Ice continues slide after Pamela Anderson exit
TV and radio blog
Dancing on the Edge: episode four
January 2013
ITV's Dancing on Ice loses viewers but stays on top
Dancing on Ice attracts average of 7.4 million viewers to main programme, down almost 700,000 on last week's launch. By Mark Sweney
