2009 Specials - Strictly Dave Podmore
The behind-the-scenes story of Strictly Come Dancing series seven. Has Dave Podmore got what it takes to impress the Strictly judges?
Further details
The behind-the-scenes story of Strictly Come Dancing series seven when Dave Podmore, England's least co-ordinated cricketer, gets the nod to appear on the show, stumbling in the footsteps of Messrs Ramprakash, Gough and Tuffnell. But has journeyman Pod, never known for his footwork and timing on the field, got what it takes to impress the Strictly judges?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th October 2009
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Press
Dave Podmore is a fictional former cricketer who scrapes a shameless living in the scrubland between sport and showbiz. There are serious cricket scribes who don't find him funny. I simply adore him. The creation of Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds (who also gave birth to that peerless paradigm of the modern man of letters, Ed Reardon), his adventures mirror life closely enough for laughter, sharply enough to register. Here's how he narrowly missed out to real life former cricketer Phil Tufnell in getting onto Strictly Come Dancing.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 20th October 2009
