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All the classic TV themes BBC Strictly stars are dancing to this week including Grange Hill and The Apprentice

This weekend, Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 100 years of the BBC. The show will open with a group number that sees the Strictly professionals and judges gate crash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows.

For the first time ever, the couples will perform to either an iconic BBC theme tune or dance, bosses have revealed. A spokeswoman for the BBC said: "It is in tribute to one of the BBC’s most loved services. It promises to be an unforgettable night of celebration and dance."

It comes after Matt Goss was the latest contestant to be sent home from the dance competition. The Bros singer and his partner Nadiya Bychkova left after the judges chose to save Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima in the dreaded dance-off, which aired on BBC One on Sunday, October 16. And there were tears.

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They followed Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice who became the second duo to be voted off by the judges last Sunday. Taking to the dance floor again following the public vote, Matt and Nadiya, who have been in the dance-off once before, performed the Jive to Paul McCartney's version of 'All Shook Up, while Kym and Graziano performed their Samba to Volare by Gipsy Kings.

Here are the TV theme tunes being celebrated on Saturday, october 23 and who will be dancing to them:

Ellie Simmonds & Nikita

(Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)

Dance: Paso Doble

Song: Montagues and Capulets Sergei Prokofiev’s Ballet

Theme to...The Apprentice.

Ellie T & Johannes

Dance: Tango

Song: Casualty Theme Tune Ken Freeman

Theme to...Casualty

Fleur & Vito

(BBC screengrab)

Dance: Jive

Song: Waterloo by Abba

Theme of...Eurovision

Helen & Gorka

Helen Skelton and her dance partner Gorka Marquez (BBC)

Dance: Charleston

Song: Blue Peter Theme Tune Mike Oldfield

Theme to...Blue Peter

Jayde & Karen

(Jayde Adams / Instagram)

Dance: Charleston

Song: The Ballad Of Barry and Freda (Let’s Do It)

Theme to...Victoria Wood BBC Comedy – Victoria Wood

Kym & Graziano

Graziano Di Prima and Kym Marsh during the live show. (Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)

Dance: Quickstep

Song: Ballroom Blitz by Sweet

Theme to...Come Dancing

Molly & Carlos

Strictly Come Dancing's Molly and Carlos (BBC)

Dance: Couples’ Choice

Song: Grange Hill Theme Tune Alan Hawkshaw

Theme to...BBC Children’s – Grange Hill

Hamza & Jowita

Hamza and Jowita's salsa had everyone on their feet! (PA)

Dance: Quickstep

Song: On Top Of The World Imagine Dragons

Theme to...BBC Nature Programming

James & Amy

Dance: Foxtrot

Song: Julia’s Theme

Theme to...EastEnders

Tony & Katya

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: Grandstand Theme Tune by Keith Mansfield

Theme to...BBC Sport – Grandstand

Tyler & Dianne

Tyler West and Dianne Buswell during the live show of Strictly Come Dancing (Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)

Dance: Tango

Song: Doctor Who Theme Tune Segun Akinola

Theme to...Doctor Who

Will & Nancy

Dance: Viennese Waltz

Song: Line Of Duty End Titles by Carly Paradis

Theme to...Line Of Duty

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