Dancing on Ice

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 …

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

01, Nov, 2022 @3:18 PM

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

Jamie Grierson

04, Oct, 2021 @10:35 AM

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

Owen Jones

06, Jan, 2020 @1:28 PM

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

Scott Bryan

09, Oct, 2019 @2:58 PM

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

Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue, Ellen E Jones, David Stubbs and Paul Howlett

10, Mar, 2019 @6:00 AM

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

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

09, Dec, 2018 @8:59 AM

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

Chitra Ramaswamy

08, Feb, 2016 @5:26 PM

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

Sophie Heawood

08, Nov, 2014 @1:00 PM

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

Stuart Heritage

10, Mar, 2014 @10:53 AM

Sherlock tracks down nearly 9 million as Dancing on Ice takes a tumble | TV ratings - 5 January

BBC1 drama attracts almost as many viewers as record return, but ITV skating contest draws its lowest launch audience to date. By John Plunkett

John Plunkett

06, Jan, 2014 @10:44 AM

Martin Shaw's favourite TV

Professional, Judge, Inspector: the versatile actor on his TV favourites

Gwilym Mumford

02, Sep, 2013 @11:00 AM

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

Jason Deans

21, May, 2013 @10:50 AM

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