Thank you and a glittery goodnight (for now)
Phew, my sequin-spangled friends. What a final. What a worthy winner. That concludes tonight’s livebloggery-pokery but thanks for being such wise, witty, wonderful company all series.
Don’t go getting dance withdrawal symptoms just yet. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman take their final bow in the Christmas Special at 5.30pm on Christmas Day. There won’t be a full liveblog because, probably like you, I’ll be face down in a pile of Paxo and pigs-in-blankets. However, we will publish an article and have an open comments thread, so our sparkly community can discuss the action live and wish each other a glittery Christmas. Please rejoin us then for festive fabulosity .
In the meantime, I’m @michaelhogan on the platform formerly known as Twitter and @michaelhogan100 pretty much everywhere else, so please feel free to say hi and give me a follow. I post TV and film recommendations for every evening, much like those on these blogs.
Thanks for watching along with me this year. It’s been a blast again. Merry Strictmas, a lindyhoppy New Year and hope to see you on Christmas Day. In the meantime, for the final time this series: keeeeeep dancing! Nighty night and stay sparkly.
Furry Christmas and a Waggy New Year
Finally, a couple of self-indulgent comments from you lovely people. sweetiepudding says: “We thought BTL would never be the same without Queen Heidi. We were wrong. Michael is doing a great job and it will be the same for SCD and new presenters. I want La Voix. Please pray that we get neither Alan Carr nor Rylan.”
paperview adds: “Michael (Sparklemeister Supreme), one of the unintended consequences of your fabbo Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency book (which I recommend to everyone) is that I’m going to get myself a nice middle-aged, companionable dog from a rescue agency in the New Year. Your book reminded me how much I missed having a dog . It’ll make me a happier, healthier person. I won’t be investigating any murders, though. I live in South East London and there’s only so much I can afford in bus fares to visit crime scenes.”
Paperview, thank you. This is the greatest review I could ever imagine. Best of luck to you and your prospective new arrival.
One last reminder before I disappear back up the cyber-chimney that my debut novel, The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency, makes an ideal stocking filler or Secret Santa gift for anyone who loves dogs, cosy crime, jokes and seaside towns. Still five days to get your paws on it before Christmas. Maxi-thanks for all the kind comments about it so far (and for tolerating my frankly undignified plugging).
